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  1. Szyf family. Collection

    This collection comprises an array of materials chronicling the lives of the Szyf family, particularly Moszko and Leiba Ber Szyf, along with Sluwa Gus and the children Paul and Marie (Annie) Szyf, and some of their extended family members. The collection spans from the early 20th century through the mid-20th century and offers insight into their experiences before, during, and after World War II. Photographs form a significant portion of the collection. These include portraits of Moszko and Leiba Ber Szyf at different stages of their lives, ranging from the 1920s to the 1950s. Additionally,...

  2. Salomon van Dam. Collection

    This collection includes: the diploma of dentist issued to Salomon alias Edmond van Dam, 1901 ; the marriage booklet of Salomon van Dam and Yvonne Flamme, 1933 ; identity cards issued to Salomon van Dam and to Yvonne Flamme by the Borgerhout municipality, 1935 ; a wing (with photograph) of an identity card issued to Yvonne Flamme by the Blaton municipality, 1941 ; three photos of Hadelin van Dam taken in Blaton, 1941-1942 ; documents concerning the car in the possession of Salomon van Dam, 1940 ; attestation concerning the exercise of the profession of dentist by Salomon van Dam, 1942 ; cor...

  3. Haber-Low family. Collection

    This collection contains : a compilation of colourised studio portraits of Sender (Alexander) and Frimet (Frida) Haber-Low and their daughter Sonja Haber ; a wartime studio portrait of Berta Low and her children Arthur and Dwora Hochberger.

  4. Safar-ova family. Collection

    This collection contains : an extract of the Czechoslovakian birth certificate of Frantiska (Fani) Safar-ova ; the pre-war Czechoslovakian passport used by Frantiska (Fani) Safar-ova to emigrate from Czechoslovakia to Belgium ; two wartime photos of the Jewish women, relocated from Antwerp to Limburg in February 1941, who were housed at the Terlaemen castle in Zolder, including Frantiska (Fani), Roza and Ruzena (Jeanne) Safar-ova ; a photo of the Terlaemen castle in Zolder, Limburg, were Jewish girls were housed from February 1941 onwards ; the false wartime identity card of Frantiska (Fani...

  5. Weinreb-Weinreb family. Collection

    This collection contains: a pre-war studio portrait of Majer and Rosa Weinreb-Weinreb ; the wartime foreigners’ identity cards of Rosa and Scheindla Weinreb, 1942 ; wartime certificates confirming that Majer and Rosa Weinreb-Weinreb and their children Scheindla and Jacob Weinreb were members of the Association of Jews in Belgium, 1942 ; an envelope used to store the documents of Rosa and Scheindla Weinreb in the camp administration of the SS-Sammellager Mecheln (Dossin barracks), 1943 ; the displaced person registration record of Scheindla Weinreb, 1945 ; an administrative birth certificate...

  6. Herbert Stellman. Collection

    This collection contains: a group photo of the members of Jewish sports club Maccabi Antwerp, posing in uniform at the occasion of the second anniversary of the club’s foundation, 1922 ; a studio portrait of the Stellman-Rubin family, ca. 1922 ; three telegrams exchanged via the British Red Cross between Herbert Stellman in London, United Kingdom, and his parents Heinrich alias Henri and Lea Stellman-Rubin in Antwerp, 1941 ; two postcards sent by Lea Rubin-Stellman in Antwerp to her son Herbert Stellman in Lisbon, Portugal, and forwarded to London, thanking Herbert for the cans of sardines ...

  7. Consistoire central israélite de Belgique - Centraal Israëlitisch Consistorie van België. Collection

    This collection contains: a long uniform coat or dress in grey and blue striped fabric, worn by an unidentified female inmate in an unidentified concentration camp ; uniform trousers in grey and blue striped fabric, with a red triangle on the right thigh, marked with a B in the center, and the inmate number 30049 shown on a rectangle of white fabric below the triangle, worn by an unidentified male inmate in an unidentified concentration camp ; uniform cap in blue and grey striped fabric, lined with grey fabric, worn by an unidentified male inmate in an unidentified concentration camp ; a wa...

  8. De Vleeshouwer-Obbels family. Collection

    This collection contains : a commemorative pin with the inscription “62596 – Ravensbruck”, issued post-war to political prisoner Leonie Obbels, former inmate of Ravensbrück ; a studio portrait of Eva Berkovic, daughter of Irene Rozett, who received help from Jan and Leonie De Vleeshouwer-Obbels during the occupation of Belgium by Nazi-Germany.

  9. Houthalen municipality. Collection

    This collection contains: a letter from Jan Born, municipal clerk in Overpelt, to Lode Franssens, mayor of Houthalen-Helchteren, informing Franssens about the living conditions of Jewish forced labourers at the Op den Holven work camp in Overpelt in 1941, 1986 ; Photocopy made in 1986 of the pages of the Houthalen register of foreigners, containing information on Jewish inhabitants Herman and Marie Rottenberg- Kompa and their son Heinz, Hersz and Lea Leiner-Feit, Florimond De Pauw, and Chaja Penner ; A 1986 photocopy of a list of thirty-five female and underage foreigners (mainly Jews) that...

  10. Drielsma-Wolf family. Collection

    This collection contains: pre-war portraits and family photos of Hessel and Josephine alias Fien Drielsma-Wolf and their children René, Sophia Jeanne and Marschel alias Marcel Drielsma ; a postcard sent by Hessel and Josephine Drielsma-Wolf in Liège to their son-in-law and daughter Jean and Sophia Reydams-Drielsma in Zwartberg, regarding their grandson Robert Reydams who was staying with his grandparents in Liège, 1942 ; a postcard from Josephine Wolf, detained at the SS-Sammellager Mecheln (Dossin barracks), to Gaston Reydams, father of her son-in-law Jean Reydams, 1942 ; two letters and t...

  11. Jan Van Calsteren. Collection

    This collection contains: the booklet ‘Jakob tekent een stad’ [Jakob draws a city], a story for young readers about a Jewish boy in Prague and the Theresienstadt ghetto during the occupation, written by Jan Van Calsteren ; a photocopy of the English translation of the booklet ‘Jakob tekent een stad’, entitled ‘The Golden City’.

  12. Mozes (Maurice) Fink. Collection

    This collection contains: one videotaped testimony by Mozes (Maurice) Fink, in which are also shown 24 photos of him, his family and others as well as one letter written to Mr. Fink.

  13. Ettinger-Scheiner family. Collection

    This collection contains : a studio portrait of siblings Dora and Mozes Ettinger ; a studio portrait of siblings Dora and Mozes Ettinger, and their mother Cznana (Chana or Anna) Scheiner.

  14. Kligsberg family. Collection

    This collection contains : two group photos of father Lucien Rausch, priest in Felenne, surrounded by people among whom Szlama alias Salomon Kligsberg and his children Wolf Josef, Szaja alias Charles and Sura alias Regine Kligsberg (no identification of the exact persons on the photo) ; a photo of a group of persons (unidentified) holding a Righteous among the Nations medal, presumably at the award ceremony for Ernest and Josephine Gehenot or for father Lucien Rausch who helped to rescue the Kligsberg family.

  15. Abraham Charles Rozental. Collection

    This collection contains : a pre-war studio portrait of Marie Gerszman ; a group photo of Izrael and Ruchla Gerszman-Rutmanowicz, their daughter Marie Gerszman, and Pessa Choch and her son Abraham Charles Rozental.

  16. Aaron Joseph Luks. Collection

    This collection contains: a postcard from Fernand, a neighbour and/or friend of the Luks-Wellner family in Antwerp, to Aaron Joseph alias Jos Luks in Switzerland, informing him about the ‘sudden disappearance’ of his ‘friends’, meaning Jos’ father Juda alias Isidore Luks, his mother Tauba alias Tonia Wellner and his youngest brother Marcel Salomon Luks, 1942 ; a letter from the Belgian Red Cross formally informing brothers Aaron Joseph alias Jos Luks and Michel Henri Luks in Switzerland about the arrest and deportation of their parents and youngest brother, 1944.

  17. Wejnberg-Dymensztajn family. Collection

    This collection contains: a pre-war promotional card of the moving company owned by Nizel Wejnberg (also Weinberg) ; a newspaper article on the filming of a Jewish family in Antwerp's Somersstraat by a Nazi film crew, 1942 ; two postcards sent by Laja Dymensztajn and her son Joseph Wajnberg (also Wejnberg), held at the SS-Sammellager Mecheln (Dossin barracks) to their husband and father Nizel Wejnberg (also Weinberg) in Antwerp, 1942 ; a letter sent by Mr. Bruggeman in Antwerp to Bina Wejnberg, hidden in Ecaussinnes, regarding the sealing of the apartment of Bina’s parents and the ‘departur...

  18. Lotte Katscher. Collection

    This collection contains: pre-war photos of Lotte Katscher and her siblings ; a photo of Lotte Katscher and friend Sara Eckmann while detained as nurses at the Dossin barracks in Mechelen ; post-war photos of Lotte Katscher including photos taken during a skiing trip, her wedding photo, family portraits and a photo of Lotte Katscher's tomb.

  19. Rozenberg-Lipszyc family. Collection

    This collection contains 4 photographs showing the Rozenberg-Lipszyc family (Tauba Rela Rozenberg, Nuchem Lipszyc and François Lipszyc/Hollants), 1 medal for fighting in the Spanish resistance, 5 identity papers of François Lipszyc/Hollants and a lot of correspondence concerning the recognition of Nuchem and Tauba Rela as resistance fighters through testimony by Felix Vinikas, as political prisoners, on confirmation of their deaths, on reparations, and on the adoption of the orphan François Lipszyc into the Hollants-Lievens family.

  20. David Neiman. Collection

    This collection comprises a diverse array of artifacts illuminating the life story of David Neiman and his family. Among its contents are significant photographs, including one capturing David Neiman as a one-year-old infant in 1939, providing a glimpse into his early years. Another notable image depicts "mama" Augusta / Gusta and "papa" Louis De Wilde alongside David Neiman, donning a marine uniform post-1944. Additionally, an official identity photo of David Neiman offers a formal record of his identity during that period. Pre-war moments are encapsulated in a photograph documenting the w...