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Country: Belgium
Holding Institution: Kazerne Dossin: Memoriaal, Museum en Onderzoekscentrum over Holocaust en Mensenrechten / Kazerne Dossin: Mémorial, Musée et Centre de Recherche sur la Shoah et les Droits Humains

  1. Borisewitz family. Collection

    This collection consists of the following files: KD_00577_0001 : Belgian passport used by Robert Borisewitz for fleeing to Brazil in 1940 KD_00577_0002: documents regarding the military career of pilot Oscar Borisewitz ; correspondence between brothers Oscar and Robert Borisewitz ; documents regarding the death of Oscar Borisewitz in Rabat, Morocco, in July 1942 ; photos of the headstone and aviator monument with Oscar Borisewitz’s name ; documents regarding the repatriation of Oscar’s body to Belgium after the war KD_00577_0003: the charter granting pilot Oscar Borisewitz the title of chev...

  2. Gathering of child survivors of the Holocaust housed in Belgian orphanages. Collection

    This recording contains the exchange between 11 child survivors of the Holocaust during a zoom meeting held on 17 January 2021. All participants and their siblings were housed in Jewish and/or non-Jewish orphanages in Belgium during the war. These institutes included the Meisjeshuis and Good Engels (the Meisjeshuis department for babies and toddlers), the Jongenshuis and Pennsylvania Foundation orphanage, the Wezembeek-Oppem children's home, the Baron de Castro children's home in Etterbeek and the Les Moineaux children's home in Uccle. The following survivors participated in the discussion:...

  3. Betti Blaugrund. Collection

    This collection contains : a children's desk and chair used by Aline and Jacques Klajn before their deportation in October 1942 ; clogs carved for Betti Blaugrund by Louis Ceulemans while she was in hiding at the Ceulemans-Gryson farm in Aarschot ; a pre-war suitcase used by Betti Blaugrund’s family to store photos ; photos of the extended Blaugrund-Berlinski family, including photos of the Klajn-Berlinski family, the Berlinski-Frenkiel family and the Guzy-Berlinski family ; pre-war photos of family vacations at the Belgian coast ; wartime photos of Betti Blaugrund with Louis and Odile Ceul...

  4. Mickey Gliksberg. Collection

    This collection contains the following documents: the ketubah of Meyer Gliksberg and Sura Blumenkranz, 1919 ; photocopies of two letters from the National Railway Company of Belgium (NMBS/SNCB) to Meyer Gliksberg regarding luggage lost during the flight in May 1940 ; a file (6 documents and 6 photos) concerning the hiding of Mickey (Michla) Gliksberg at the pensionnat Saint-Charles in Herseaux, including photos of the site, the nuns and post-war photos of Mickey Gliksberg with other Jewish girls hidden at the convent ; a photocopy of a note dated 1943, sent by Henri, a fellow-prisoner of Mi...

  5. Fridland-Frydland family. Collection

    This collection contains one video-interview by Arnold Fridland and two photos showing the family and rescuers of Arnold Fridland. The people shown are Zysla (Cécile) Blajwas, boyfriend of Suzanne Blajwas, Ruchla (Rachelle) Blajwas, Suzanne Blajwas, Tauba Frydland, Arnold Fridland, Catherine Frydland and Arthur Langerman. The rescuers of Arnold Fridland shown are Edmond and Emilia Houyoux-Sevrin.

  6. Fischman-Weiser family

    This collection contains a file on Salomon Fischman, a file on his wife Helena Weiser and a file on his niece Sara Fischmann. The file on Salomon Fischman contains: photos of Salomon Fischman, including photos of him in front of his barber shop, and photos of him with his first wife Elli Hirsch and their son Emiel ; a photo of Salomon Fischman’s mother Rachel Wasserbach ; pre-war documents regarding the nationality of Salomon Fischman ; the prenuptial agreement of Salomon Fischman and Elli Hirsch ; the ketubah (deed of marriage) and documents regarding the municipal marriage of Salomon Fisc...

  7. Shifra Senderowicz. Collection

    This collection contains one video-interview with Shifra Senderowicz recorded at Kazerne Dossin, one wedding book dating from 1940 of Jenö (Jano) Grünberger and Cecilia Stern, one Belgian passport of Shifra Senderowicz and fifteen photographs of her family members including Jenö (Jano) Grünberger, Cecilia Stern, Chaskel Stern, Miriam Brohner, Marie Grünberger and others.

  8. Silberman-Holzer family. Collection

    This collection contains: an audio-visual testimony by Myriam Silberman in which she recounts her life during the war, including the experiences of her father Efraim Silberman who was sent to a work camp in Northern France run by Organisation Todt and who escaped transport XVI taking him to Auschwitz-Birkenau, the help Myriam, her sister Anna alias Annie Silberman and their mother Euga alias Augusta Holzer received from their former housekeeper Marie in Antwerp and from Righteous amongst the Nations Charles Ollinger and Odon Dubois who hid the family in Mons under the false name “Steurs”, l...

  9. Charles Benedictus. Collection

    This collection contains: the birth certificate of Esther Benedictus (paternal grandmother of Charles Benedictus), 1840 ; a municipal certificate issued to Samson and Esther Benedictus (paternal grandparents of Charles Benedictus), 1868 ; the wedding booklet of Samson and Esther Benedictus, 1868 ; a Dutch passport issued to Esther Benedictus, 1918 ; pre-war promotional material for cigar factory Primus inter Pares, owned by the Benedictus family, including a deck of cards, a brochure and a catalogue ; a collage of the I. [Isaac] Benedictus - Primus inter Pares brand cigar bands ; a municipa...

  10. Gross-Limonik family

    This collection contains: a written testimony drafted by Rosette Gross-Becker entitled "Tu n'as pas souffert (You did not suffer)" on the history of the Gross-Limonik family in Belgium before, during and after the Holocaust; one audio-visual testimony of Rosette Gross-Becker and one audio-visual testimony of Denise Gross-Feibusch and Monique Gross-Banne, in which they address the life of their family before the war, the anti-Jewish decrees in Belgium, the deportation of their father Baruch alias Bernard Gross to northern France as a slave labourer for organization Todt, the hiding of their ...

  11. Apsel-Szulchan family. Collection

    This collection contains the following documents: a Jewish calendar for the year 1942-1943 ; six Polish Zloty bank notes ; a letter regarding the delivery of a uniform to a member of a the Flemish SS ; a photocopy of an Ausweis exempting Moses Pinkas alias Maurice Apsel, his wife Fanni Szulchan, their children Paula and Renée Apsel, and Fanni’s mother Chaja Richter from the anti-Jewish decrees as their names occurred on a list with candidates for the German-Palestinian exchange ; a press clipping regarding the post-war trial of the gang of Lucie Delchambre who had denounced Jews during the ...

  12. Membership forms of the Vereeniging der Joden in België - Association des Juifs en Belgique. Series

    The collection "membership forms of the Association of Jews in Belgium" contains digitised copies of ca. 12,000 registration forms filled in by Jewish families in Belgium, which became members of this organisation as was required after the decree of 25 November 1941. Each form consists of the names of every family member living under the same roof, their dates and places of birth, their date of immigration, their faith, their profession, the family address, the number of rooms in the house and the property owner.

  13. Rochman-Malberg family. Collection

    This collection contains: pre-war photos of Syma Tema Malberg and her children Chaim Rochman, Szaja alias Charles Rochman, Ruchla Rochman and Bernard Rochman ; pre-war photos of Chaim Rochman, his wife Brajna Mejerzon, their son Joseph Abraham Rochman and other relatives ; pre-war photos of Szaja alias Charles Rochman with comrades such as Emile Lovenvirth and Aba Arhimovici ; two pre-war albums with photos of Szaja alias Charles Rochman and his wife Laja (also Loli or Liliane) Celmanska, including holiday pictures and photos taken during outings with fiends ; pre-war photos of Laja Celmans...

  14. "Mijn oorlogsarchief" - Salomon-Vieyra family. Collection

    The collection is divided into six folders. KD_00104_0001 : This file contains documents from 1940 regarding the Salomon family flight to France, including the diary of father Hyman Salomon as a soldier during the Battle of Belgium and a give way allowing members of the Salomon family to cross the border into France. KD_00104_0002 : This file contains documents from 1940-1944 regarding the anti-Jewish measures in Belgium and the hiding and deportation of Salomon family members, including documents regarding the family business, family trees, letters from Salomon and Blits family members in ...

  15. Reichman-Lipschitz family. Collection

    This collection contains: a pre-war class photograph of the Tachkemoni school ; pre-war wedding photos of the Reichman siblings and the Lipschitz siblings ; pre-war photos of the Reichman siblings and Lipschitz siblings with their spouses, children and friends ; a pre-war photo of Israel Lipschitz playing the violin ; wartime photos of Israel Lipschitz and his wife Rachel Mandel recta Kwadrat, including a photo of them wearing the yellow star ; a wartime photo of Jacob Marcovici, future husband of the donor, with the group of children he was hidden with ; wartime photos of Sam Lipschitz whi...

  16. Norbert Vos-Obstfeld. Collection

    This collection contains: the French ID card of Chuma Rajzel Galant-Holcman ; pre-war family photos of the extended Obstfeld-Fleischer and Zwaaf-Vos families, including childhood, wedding and vacation photos ; photos of the Obstfeld-Zwaaf family after fleeing to France during the war; photos of Norbert Vos and his mother Lea Zwaaf while hiding in Kortrijk with the Verhage family ; photos of Elisabeth alias Lilly Zwaaf and her husband Maurice Da Cunha living in India during the war ; post-war photos of Norbert, his mother Lea Zwaaf and his stepfather Emiel Vos ; photos of Emiel Vos’s deporte...

  17. Reisdorf-Eskenazi family. Collection

    This collection contains: a demobilization and travel permit issued to lieutenant-medic Joseph Reisdorf after the Belgian surrender, 1940 ; photocopies of two photos of the friends of Habib alias Robert Eskenazi demanding his release from the Saint-Cyprien internment camp by holding a sign, 1940 ; a wartime ID issued to doctor Joseph Reisdorf by the Red Cross of Belgium, 1944 ; a post-war ID issued to Joseph Reisdorf by ‘Organisation sanitaire belge resistante – Belgische gezondheidsweerstandsorganisatie’ (OSBR) [Resilient Belgian health organization], 1944 ; a post-war ID issued to Joseph ...

  18. Goldberg-Goldberg family. Collection

    This collection contains: pre-war and wartime pictures of Sarah Goldberg’s family, and a group photo of repatriated female Auschwitz survivors ; a testimony written post-war by Sarah Goldberg, documenting her experiences in the concentration camps ; documents regarding the wartime and post-war life of the family of Jacques Goldberg, future husband of Sarah Goldberg, in hiding as the Goffin family, including several fake Belgian IDs ; propaganda leaflets ; three worn yellow stars ; photocopy of a letter sent by Sarah Goldberg and her fiancée Henri Wajnberg after their arrest to Henri’s famil...

  19. Comité Hommage aux sauveurs - Comité Huldebetoon aan de redders. Collection

    This collection consists of fourteen files dedicated to different aspects of the organisation of a tribute to Belgian rescuers organised by the Comité Hommage aux sauveurs - Comité Huldebetoon aan de redders [Tribute to the rescuers Committee] at Forest National in Brussels on 12 October 1980. These files contain: circulars and newspaper clippings concerning the objectives and financial support of the committee’s umbrella organisation, the Comité d'Hommage des Juifs de Belgique à leurs Héros et Sauveurs (1940-1945) - Huldecomité van de Joden van België aan hun Helden en Redders (1940-1945) ...

  20. Ehrenfeld family. Collection

    This collection contains: one portrait of the extended Ehrenfeld family ; five photos of Anna Lambrechts walking down a street or at the Antwerp Stadspark (city park) in the company of Marcel and/or Sylvain Ehrenfeld, sons of her employer Jacques Ehrenfeld ; a photo of brothers Marcel and Sylvain Ehrenfeld walking down a street ; a wartime ID card of Anna Lambrechts' husband August Bosmans