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Country: Belgium

  1. Lewkowicz-Bot family. Collection

    This collection contains : a photo of Simon and Chana Guittel Lewkowicz-Bot and their children Henriette Berthe alias Betty, Izak Maurice and Rachel at the beach, ca. 1939 ; a photocopy of a postcard written by Rachel Lewkowicz while held at the SS-Sammellager Mechelen and sent to her older sister Henriette Berthe alias Betty Lewkowicz in Brussels, on behalf of Rachel herself, their parents Simon and Chana Guittel Lewkowicz-Bot, and their brother Izak Maurice Lewkowicz, 1942.

  2. Renunciation deed of undivided shares by non-Jewish co-owners. Collection

    This collection contains a notarial renunciation deed of undivided shares, dated 9 February 1943, in a co-owned property at 4 Van Hersteenstraat, Borgerhout (Antwerp), by non-Jewish co-owners Franciscus J.M. De Ridder and Andreas F.M. De Ridder. The deed includes an assumption of debt in favor of Eduard Goevaerts and Joseph Lemmens, both residing in Schelle. In the conclusion of the document it is explicitly stated that neither of the involved parties are subject to the regulation on Jews. This statement was a legal safeguard, ensuring compliance with occupation policies and protecting the ...

  3. Dany Wajnman. Collection

    This collection contains : a photocopy of a declaration signed by François Dupont, leader of the former resistance network Solidarité in the Charleroi region, in which he certifies the wartime activities of Jewish resistance fighter Dany Wajnman, 1950 ; a commemorative armband with the Belgian flag and the number 7415W as worn by Dany Wajnman during post-war ceremonies and commemorations.

  4. Georges Censer. Collection

    This collection contains: a framed diploma and Silver Laureate of Labour medal issued to Georges Censer for his contribution to the Belgian diamond industry as a master diamond clover, 1963 ; a framed diploma and Special Badge of Honour First Class for promoters of professional associations issued to Georges Censer for his contribution to the Belgian economy, 1974 ; a framed diploma and the Cross of Knight in the Order of King Leopold II issued to Georges Censer for his services to Belgium during the Second World War, 1978 ; thirteen post-war commemorative medals, including medals issued by...

  5. Finder-Schwarz family. Collection

    This collection contains 1 photograph of Gerda Schwarz, married to Henri Finder, from the 1930's. Gerda Schwarz was deported from the Dossin Barracks with Transport XIV.

  6. Veerle Vanden Daelen. Collection

    This collection contains a 1939 political map of Europe, reflecting the significant territorial changes that occurred following the German annexations of Austria, Czechoslovakia, and the invasion of Poland at the outset of World War II. The map, likely used in Belgian schools, illustrates the redrawn borders in Central and Eastern Europe, including the incorporation of Austria into the German Reich (Anschluss), the disintegration of Czechoslovakia, and the partitioning of Poland between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union under the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. The map serves as a primary historic...

  7. M. Szuster. Collection

    This collection contains : five forged Belgian identity cards (false IDs) issued by the municipalities of Charleroi and Jumet to Juliette Dandois, Marie-Louise Timmermans, and Pierre Mertens, presumably Jews in hiding whose true identity remains unknown ; a work certificate issued by Hupin-Brichot confections to Leonard Bayet, temporarily protecting Bayet (which might be a false identity) against deportation.

  8. Krijn-Dreyfuss family. Collection

    This collection contains: a letter from Clementine Krijn (Kryn) in Antwerp to her brother and sister-in-law Alexander and Frances Krijn-Cohen in New York, announcing the death of their father Salomon Krijn (Kryn), his struggle during the last days of his life and the state of their mother Bertha Dreyfuss, 1941 ; the envelope with censorship markings containing the letter regarding the death of Salomon Krijn (Kryn), 1941 ; an empty wartime envelope with censorship markings, used by Clementine Krijn (Kryn) in Antwerp to send a letter to her brother Alexander Krijn (Kryn) in New York ; two imm...

  9. Natan Ramet. Collection

    This collection contains the following items: Documents: a pre-war Warsaw Diamond Exchange membership card issued to Judka Ramet ; an abstract from the Antwerp population register issued to Wolf alias Willem Klausner, 1939 ; a wartime ration card and ration stamps issued to Anna Stern ; a photocopy of an envelope used by Judka Ramet to hand over diamonds to the Diamantcontrole, 1941 ; a letter from the Association of Jews in Belgium – Special Aid to Mechelen regarding the payment of doctor Franz Parnes, 1944 ; a photocopy of a post-war permit issued by the mayor of Berchem, Antwerp, to Feli...

  10. Wajnacht-Jamajka family. Collection

    This collection contains: two studio portraits of Rachel Wajnacht, 1940 and 1943 ; a studio portrait of Sura Dwora Jamajka and her son Israel (also Izrael or Izraël) Wajnacht, ca. 1928.

  11. Isy Angel. Collection

    This collection contains: a grey and blue striped camp uniform (jacket and pants) from camp Auschwitz-Birkenau and a photo portrait of Isy (Isaac) Angel taken shortly after his repatriation.

  12. Schickler-Feig family. Collection

    This collection contains : a studio portrait of Max Schickler as a baby, 1936 ; two false identity cards used by Hani Feig (married Schickler) during the war, 1942-1943 ; a letter written by David Schickler while detained at the SS-Sammellager Mecheln (Dossin barracks), 1944.

  13. Jacques Czapnik. Collection

    This collection contains : two wartime letters from Jacques Czapnik, held captive in an internment camp in Poitiers, France, to his parents Chaim and Jochweta Czapnik-Rozencwaig living in Mons, Belgium, describing living conditions in the camp and announcing Jacques’ departure for Drancy, France ; a fragment of a wartime postcard from Jacques Czapnik, held captive in an internment camp in Poitiers, France, to his parents Chaim and Jochweta Czapnik-Rozencwaig living in Mons, Belgium.

  14. Lajzerowicz-Goldstein family. Collection

    This collection contains : a studio portrait of siblings Malka and Cecilia Lajzerowicz, ca. 1938 ; a wedding photo of Israel Szaja Lajzerowicz and his second wife Chaja Goldstein, 1942.

  15. Théodore Kornblum. Collection

    This collection includes a video testimony recorded in Knokke-Heist on 18 September 2024, conducted by Veerle Vanden Daelen and Jarno Maertens of Kazerne Dossin, in which Kornblum recounts his experiences of survival and hiding during the Holocaust. Accompanying this are several photographs that trace his family history, including prewar images of his parents, Salomon Kornblum and Rywka Szwarcfuter, on their wedding day, and early images of their family with baby Théodore, as well as a personal photograph of Salomon flexing his muscles before the war and a photo of Théodore and his brother ...

  16. Leiser-Kanner family. Collection

    This collection contains: two letters sent by Aron Leiser in Krosno, Poland, to his brother Pinkas alias Paul Leiser (also Lesser) in New York, United States of America, 1941 ; nine postcards sent by Hersch and Henny Leiser-Kanner (also Leizer-Kanner) and their son Mojzes alias Maurice Leiser in Liège, Belgium, to their son and brother Pinkas alias Paul Leiser in New York, United States of America, 1941 ; a photo of Pinkas alias Paul Leiser in his American army uniform, 1945.

  17. Hirsch-Zugman family. Collection

    This collection contains: a pre-war photo of Leopold alias Leon and Czipa Hirsch-Zugman walking down a street ; a photo of Leopold alias Leon and Czipa Hirsch-Zugman with their eldest child Charles in the Antwerp city park, 1939 ; a photo of Leopold alias Leon and Czipa Hirsch-Zugman with their eldest children Charles and Rita in Luchon, France, 1940 ; a post-war photo of siblings Charles, Helene and Rita Hirsch ; a photo of a memorial stone for the deported and murdered members of the Zugman family, as placed in the Elah vally in Israel (Memorial to the Deportation of Jews from France) ; a...

  18. Reig-Landskroner family. Collection

    This collection contains : pre-war studio portraits of Berta Landskroner ; wartime photos of the religious and the municipal wedding of Leib (Leon) Reig and Berta Landskroner, 1942 ; a photocopy of the civil marriage certificate of Leib (Leon) Reig and Berta Landskroner ; a torn star of David, worn by Leib (Leon) Reig, 1942 ; a photocopy of a certificate indicating that Holocaust survivor Berta Landskroner is entitled to medical care ; a photocopy of a certificate certifying that Berta Landskroner, repatriated from Ravensbruck, had presented herself at the office of the Jewish community in ...

  19. Hugo Neirinckx. Collection

    This collection contains: a publication on Belgian banned books, banned authors and banned publishers entitled “Tegen ophitsing en wanorde. Lijst der aan den verkoop onttrokken en verboden boeken in België - Contre l'excitation à la haine et au désordre. Liste des ouvrages retirés de la circulation et interdits en Belgique" [Against incitement and disorder. List of books withdrawn from sale and banned in Belgium], created as a tool for book professionals in Belgium in September 1941 ; the post-war publication “Zwart Vlaanderen II” on Flemish Activism and collaboration (Germinal series, 13 (...

  20. Stein-Sasserath family. Collection

    This collection contains : a pre-war photo of Alexandre and Lucienne Stein-Sasserath and their children Jeannine and Robert Stein at the beach, ca. 1938 ; a letter sent to Mrs. Renard, in which the anonymous author describes the rumours circulating about the raid on Belgian Jews (Aktion Iltis), the actions undertaken by the author to save Jews that night, and the author’s inability to rescue a specific family which was being taken away upon the author’s arrival at their address (presumably referencing to the Stein-Sasserath family), 1943 ; a postcard addressed to Lucienne Deberghes, written...