Canada’s Forests
https://www.cjhn.ca/en/permalink/cjhn76290
- Collection
- MONTREAL HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL CENTRE (MHMC-01)
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Format
- book
- Physical Description
- Book : Paper, Cardboard : Printed, Handwritten : Ink : Beige, Green, Black ; Ht: 4 1/2 in. x W: 3 in.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
1 image
- Collection
- MONTREAL HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL CENTRE (MHMC-01)
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Format
- book
- Physical Description
- Book : Paper, Cardboard : Printed, Handwritten : Ink : Beige, Green, Black ; Ht: 4 1/2 in. x W: 3 in.
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- 1940
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Language
- English
- Notes
- 64 pages, green flexible cardboard cover, bound with staples. Notebook issued by the Department of Mines and Resources Canada with information on preventing forest fires, Canadian National Parks, first aid, weights and measures, etc. Pages 27-28 contain notes taken by Gustave Bauer: some information on blankets from Simpson's on page 27, and the address of Mr. Jack Wechsler ?, c/o Palca Company, Spadina Avenue, Toronto, on page 28. Pages 29-54 are blank. Pages 64 and inside back cover contain calendars for the years 1939-40. Narrative: This document was donated by Eudice Bauer, the wife of Gustave Bauer. It was issued to him in 1940 during his internment in Camp B, New Brunswick, where he worked in the forest. Gustave was born in 1924 in Hamburg, Germany, and was on vacation in Denmark with his mother Anna and brother Werner when the Nuremberg Laws of 1935 were passed. They decided not to return to Germany, and went to stay with Anne's sister in Brussels, Belgium. Gustave's father Manfred was arrested for smuggling money out of Germany and spent the next two years in prison. Manfred joined his family in Brussels when he was released from prison in 1937. In 1940, immediately before Germany occupied Belgium, all German males born before 1924 were ordered to register. Manfred and Werner were sent to France, where they were interned. On their way to France to join them, Gustave and his mother were arrested and sent to England on the last boat to leave Belgium before it was occupied. In England, Gustave spent time in Folkestone, Pentonville Prison, Kempton Park, and Douglas, Isle of Man. He was in England from May 19 to July 4, 1940. IOn July 4, 1940 he was sent to Canada on the S.S. Sobiesky with other German nationals as prisoners of war.He was in Camp T, in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, from July 15 to August 12, 1940. He was thenmoved to Camp B, in New Brunswick, and then in 1941 was sent with other Jewish internees to Camp I, Île aux Noix, Quebec. He was sponsored for release in 1942, and his mother joined him in Canada in 1947. His father was deported from Drancy to Majdanek in 1943. It is unknown what happened to Gustave's brother Werner once he was sent to France. Neither man survived the war.
- Accession No.
- 2011X.49.11
- Name Access
- Bauer, Eudice
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Memorial Centre
Images
Certificate of identity
https://www.cjhn.ca/en/permalink/cjhn76297
- Collection
- MONTREAL HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL CENTRE (MHMC-01)
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Certificate of identity : Paper : Printed, Handwritten : Ink : B&W ; Ht: 32,5 cm x W: 20,5 cm
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
2 images
- Collection
- MONTREAL HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL CENTRE (MHMC-01)
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Certificate of identity : Paper : Printed, Handwritten : Ink : B&W ; Ht: 32,5 cm x W: 20,5 cm
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- January 13, 1947-March 07, 1947
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Language
- English
- Notes
- Folder, double-sided. 1 large page folded vertically in centre. First page is numbered page 3, indicates that document is part of a certificate of identity. This part contains visas and endorsements. Inner pages are blank. On back page, numbered page 2, are a series of stamps and handwritten endorsements relating to an immigration in February-March 1947 from the United Kingdom to Canada. Narrative: Document was donated by Eudice Bauer, the wife of Gustave Bauer. This document was part of the certificate of identity used by Gustave's mother, Anna Rosemann Bauer, when she immigrated from the United Kingdom to Canada in 1947 to join her son. Gustave was born in 1924 in Hamburg, Germany, and was on vacation in Denmark with his mother Anna and brother Werner when the Nuremberg Laws of 1935 were passed. They decided not to return to Germany, and went to stay with Anne's sister in Brussels, Belgium. Gustave's father Manfred was arrested for smuggling money out of Germany and spent the next two years in prison. Manfred joined his family in Brussels when he was released from prison in 1937. In 1940, immediately before Germany occupied Belgium, all German males born before 1924 were ordered to register. Manfred and Werner were sent to France, where they were interned. On their way to France to join them, Gustave and his mother were arrested and sent to England on the last boat to leave Belgium before it was occupied. In England, Gustave spent time in Folkestone, Pentonville Prison, Kempton Park, and Douglas, Isle of Man. He was in England from May 19 to July 4, 1940. IOn July 4, 1940 he was sent to Canada on the S.S. Sobiesky with other German nationals as prisoners of war.He was in Camp T, in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, from July 15 to August 12, 1940. He was thenmoved to Camp B, in New Brunswick, and then in 1941 was sent with other Jewish internees to Camp I, Île aux Noix, Quebec. He was sponsored for release in 1942, and his mother joined him in Canada in 1947. His father was deported from Drancy to Majdanek in 1943. It is unknown what happened to Gustave's brother Werner once he was sent to France. Neither man survived the war.
- Accession No.
- 2011X.49.24
- Name Access
- Bauer, Eudice
- Places
- London, England, Europe
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Memorial Centre
Images
Consent Form
https://www.cjhn.ca/en/permalink/cjhn76287
- Collection
- MONTREAL HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL CENTRE (MHMC-01)
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Consent Form : Paper : Typed : Ink : Beige, Black ; Ht: 17,5 cm x W: 21,5 cm
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
1 image
- Collection
- MONTREAL HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL CENTRE (MHMC-01)
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Consent Form : Paper : Typed : Ink : Beige, Black ; Ht: 17,5 cm x W: 21,5 cm
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- [Prior to 1943]
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Language
- English
- Notes
- 1 page, single-sided. Folded once vertically. Blank form for individuals interned in Canada to refuse consent to return voluntarily to the United Kingdom. A reason for refusal must be provided. Narrative: This document was donated by Eudice Bauer, the wife of Gustave Bauer. Document issued in an internment camp in Canada: either Camp B, New Brunswick, or Camp I, Île aux Noix, Quebec. Gustave was born in 1924 in Hamburg, Germany, and was on vacation in Denmark with his mother Anna and brother Werner when the Nuremberg Laws of 1935 were passed. They decided not to return to Germany, and went to stay with Anne's sister in Brussels, Belgium. Gustave's father Manfred was arrested for smuggling money out of Germany and spent the next two years in prison. Manfred joined his family in Brussels when he was released from prison in 1937. In 1940, immediately before Germany occupied Belgium, all German males born before 1924 were ordered to register. Manfred and Werner were sent to France, where they were interned. On their way to France to join them, Gustave and his mother were arrested and sent to England on the last boat to leave Belgium before it was occupied. In England, Gustave spent time in Folkestone, Pentonville Prison, Kempton Park, and Douglas, Isle of Man. He was in England from May 19 to July 4, 1940. IOn July 4, 1940 he was sent to Canada on the S.S. Sobiesky with other German nationals as prisoners of war.He was in Camp T, in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, from July 15 to August 12, 1940. He was thenmoved to Camp B, in New Brunswick, and then in 1941 was sent with other Jewish internees to Camp I, Île aux Noix, Quebec. He was sponsored for release in 1942, and his mother joined him in Canada in 1947. His father was deported from Drancy to Majdanek in 1943. It is unknown what happened to Gustave's brother Werner once he was sent to France. Neither man survived the war.
- Accession No.
- 2011X.49.07
- Name Access
- Bauer, Eudice
- Places
- Canada, North America
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Memorial Centre
Images
Consent form
https://www.cjhn.ca/en/permalink/cjhn76288
- Collection
- MONTREAL HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL CENTRE (MHMC-01)
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Consent form : Paper : Typed : Ink : Beige, Black ; Ht: 17 cm x W: 21,5 cm
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
1 image
- Collection
- MONTREAL HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL CENTRE (MHMC-01)
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Consent form : Paper : Typed : Ink : Beige, Black ; Ht: 17 cm x W: 21,5 cm
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- [Prior to 1943]
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Language
- English
- Notes
- 1 page, single-sided. Folded once vertically. Blank form for individuals interned in Canada to provide consent to return voluntarily to the United Kingdom. Narrative: This document was donated by Eudice Bauer, the wife of Gustave Bauer. Document issued in an internment camp in Canada: either Camp B, New Brunswick, or Camp I, Île aux Noix, Quebec. Gustave was born in 1924 in Hamburg, Germany, and was on vacation in Denmark with his mother Anna and brother Werner when the Nuremberg Laws of 1935 were passed. They decided not to return to Germany, and went to stay with Anne's sister in Brussels, Belgium. Gustave's father Manfred was arrested for smuggling money out of Germany and spent the next two years in prison. Manfred joined his family in Brussels when he was released from prison in 1937. In 1940, immediately before Germany occupied Belgium, all German males born before 1924 were ordered to register. Manfred and Werner were sent to France, where they were interned. On their way to France to join them, Gustave and his mother were arrested and sent to England on the last boat to leave Belgium before it was occupied. In England, Gustave spent time in Folkestone, Pentonville Prison, Kempton Park, and Douglas, Isle of Man. He was in England from May 19 to July 4, 1940. IOn July 4, 1940 he was sent to Canada on the S.S. Sobiesky with other German nationals as prisoners of war.He was in Camp T, in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, from July 15 to August 12, 1940. He was thenmoved to Camp B, in New Brunswick, and then in 1941 was sent with other Jewish internees to Camp I, Île aux Noix, Quebec. He was sponsored for release in 1942, and his mother joined him in Canada in 1947. His father was deported from Drancy to Majdanek in 1943. It is unknown what happened to Gustave's brother Werner once he was sent to France. Neither man survived the war.
- Accession No.
- 2011X.49.08
- Name Access
- Bauer, Eudice
- Places
- Canada, North America
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Memorial Centre
Images
Education certificate
https://www.cjhn.ca/en/permalink/cjhn76293
- Collection
- MONTREAL HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL CENTRE (MHMC-01)
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Education certificate : Cardstock : Ink : Beige, Black ; Ht: 3 1/8 in. x W: 4 3/4 in.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
1 image
- Collection
- MONTREAL HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL CENTRE (MHMC-01)
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Education certificate : Cardstock : Ink : Beige, Black ; Ht: 3 1/8 in. x W: 4 3/4 in.
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- 1942-1943
- Physical Condition
- Excellent
- Language
- English
- Notes
- 1 page, single-sided. Certificate from the Montreal Technical School attesting that Gustave Bauer followed an evening course in pattern-making during the 1942-1943 school year. He assisted at 22 lessons out of 40, and obtained 91% in the examinations. Narrative: Document was donated by Eudice Bauer, the wife of Gustave Bauer. Gustave was born in 1924 in Hamburg, Germany, and was on vacation in Denmark with his mother Anna and brother Werner when the Nuremberg Laws of 1935 were passed. They decided not to return to Germany, and went to stay with Anne's sister in Brussels, Belgium. Gustave's father Manfred was arrested for smuggling money out of Germany and spent the next two years in prison. Manfred joined his family in Brussels when he was released from prison in 1937. In 1940, immediately before Germany occupied Belgium, all German males born before 1924 were ordered to register. Manfred and Werner were sent to France, where they were interned. On their way to France to join them, Gustave and his mother were arrested and sent to England on the last boat to leave Belgium before it was occupied. In England, Gustave spent time in Folkestone, Pentonville Prison, Kempton Park, and Douglas, Isle of Man. He was in England from May 19 to July 4, 1940. IOn July 4, 1940 he was sent to Canada on the S.S. Sobiesky with other German nationals as prisoners of war.He was in Camp T, in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, from July 15 to August 12, 1940. He was thenmoved to Camp B, in New Brunswick, and then in 1941 was sent with other Jewish internees to Camp I, Île aux Noix, Quebec. He was sponsored for release in 1942, and his mother joined him in Canada in 1947. His father was deported from Drancy to Majdanek in 1943. It is unknown what happened to Gustave's brother Werner once he was sent to France. Neither man survived the war.
- Accession No.
- 2011X.49.18
- Name Access
- Bauer, Eudice
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Memorial Centre
Images
Ein Tag Der Internierung
https://www.cjhn.ca/en/permalink/cjhn59352
- Collection
- MONTREAL HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL CENTRE (MHMC-01)
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Manuscript : Paper : Handwritten : graphite pencil : Yellow, grey ; Ht: 27,5 cm x W: 21,5 cm
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
2 images
- Collection
- MONTREAL HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL CENTRE (MHMC-01)
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Manuscript : Paper : Handwritten : graphite pencil : Yellow, grey ; Ht: 27,5 cm x W: 21,5 cm
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- 1940-1942
- Creator
- Bauer, Gustav
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Language
- German
- Notes
- Three yellowing pages, two are double-sided and the third is half a page. Each page is numbered with a Roman numeral on TR corner. Writing is concise, but becomes increasingly looser, with more errors. Signed by "Spirou" at 17 years old. This could be a pseudonym of Gustav's during his second year as an intern. Narrative: Document was donated by Eudice Bauer, the wife of Gustave Bauer. Gustave was born in 1924 in Hamburg, Germany, and was on vacation in Denmark with his mother Anna and brother Werner when the Nuremberg Laws of 1935 were passed. They decided not to return to Germany, and went to stay with Anne's sister in Brussels, Belgium. Gustave's father Manfred was arrested for smuggling money out of Germany and spent the next two years in prison. Manfred joined his family in Brussels when he was released from prison in 1937. In 1940, immediately before Germany occupied Belgium, all German males born before 1924 were ordered to register. Manfred and Werner were sent to France, where they were interned. On their way to France to join them, Gustave and his mother were arrested and sent to England on the last boat to leave Belgium before it was occupied. In England, Gustave spent time in Folkestone, Pentonville Prison, Kempton Park, and Douglas, Isle of Man. He was in England from May 19 to July 4, 1940. IOn July 4, 1940 he was sent to Canada on the S.S. Sobiesky with other German nationals as prisoners of war.He was in Camp T, in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, from July 15 to August 12, 1940. He was thenmoved to Camp B, in New Brunswick, and then in 1941 was sent with other Jewish internees to Camp I, Île aux Noix, Quebec. He was sponsored for release in 1942, and his mother joined him in Canada in 1947. His father was deported from Drancy to Majdanek in 1943. It is unknown what happened to Gustave's brother Werner once he was sent to France. Neither man survived the war.
- Accession No.
- 2011X.49.25
- Name Access
- Bauer, Eudice
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Memorial Centre
Images
File folder
https://www.cjhn.ca/en/permalink/cjhn47804
- Collection
- MONTREAL HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL CENTRE (MHMC-01)
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Format
- object
- Physical Description
- File folder : covered, glued, cut, bound : blue, red, brown
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
2 images
- Collection
- MONTREAL HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL CENTRE (MHMC-01)
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Format
- object
- Physical Description
- File folder : covered, glued, cut, bound : blue, red, brown
- Other Title Information
- Written Communication T&E
- Date
- 1940-1942
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Notes
- Cardboard folder covered in blue denim with one vertical and two horizontal stripes on the front; red and cardboard triangle patch is located in the corner, where the horiztonal and vertical stripes meet. The inside is covered with brown felt, with a pocket on the right side. Narrative: Made in Camp B; the fabric came from a uniform.
- Accession No.
- 2011X.49.26
- Name Access
- Bauer, Eudice
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Memorial Centre
Images
- Collection
- MONTREAL HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL CENTRE (MHMC-01)
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Form : Paper : Printed, Typed : Ink : Beige, Black
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
1 image
- Collection
- MONTREAL HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL CENTRE (MHMC-01)
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Form : Paper : Printed, Typed : Ink : Beige, Black
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- February 3, 1953-February 13, 1953
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Language
- English
- Notes
- 1 page, single-sided. Folded three times horizontally. Form dated February 3, 1953, addressed to Anna Rosemann Bauer, notifying her that there will be a hearing to consider her petition to obtain Canadian citizenship. She must present herself at the Montreal Magistrate's Court on February 13, 1953. At bottom, further details are provided - she must bring a witness, have the witness fill in the required form, and bring her passport and proof of legal entry into Canada. Narrative: Anna Rosemann Bauer was the mother of Gustave Bauer. The document was donated by Eudice Bauer, Gustave's wife. Anna was interned in England during the war, and came to Canada to join her son in 1947.Gustave was born in 1924 in Hamburg, Germany, and was on vacation in Denmark with his mother Anna and brother Werner when the Nuremberg Laws of 1935 were passed. They decided not to return to Germany, and went to stay with Anne's sister in Brussels, Belgium. Gustave's father Manfred was arrested for smuggling money out of Germany and spent the next two years in prison. Manfred joined his family in Brussels when he was released from prison in 1937. In 1940, immediately before Germany occupied Belgium, all German males born before 1924 were ordered to register. Manfred and Werner were sent to France, where they were interned. On their way to France to join them, Gustave and his mother were arrested and sent to England on the last boat to leave Belgium before it was occupied. In England, Gustave spent time in Folkestone, Pentonville Prison, Kempton Park, and Douglas, Isle of Man. He was in England from May 19 to July 4, 1940. IOn July 4, 1940 he was sent to Canada on the S.S. Sobiesky with other German nationals as prisoners of war.He was in Camp T, in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, from July 15 to August 12, 1940. He was thenmoved to Camp B, in New Brunswick, and then in 1941 was sent with other Jewish internees to Camp I, Île aux Noix, Quebec. He was sponsored for release in 1942, and his mother joined him in Canada in 1947. His father was deported from Drancy to Majdanek in 1943. It is unknown what happened to Gustave's brother Werner once he was sent to France. Neither man survived the war.
- Accession No.
- 2011X.49.12
- Name Access
- Bauer, Eudice
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Memorial Centre
Images
Hitler persecuted them: Canada jailed them
https://www.cjhn.ca/en/permalink/cjhn90303
- Collection
- MONTREAL HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL CENTRE (MHMC-01)
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Magazine : Paper : Printed ; Ht: 30,3 cm x W: 26,6 cm
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
2 images
1 document
- Collection
- MONTREAL HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL CENTRE (MHMC-01)
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Magazine : Paper : Printed ; Ht: 30,3 cm x W: 26,6 cm
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- October 18, 1980
- Creator
- Koch, Eric
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Language
- English
- Notes
- 31 page magazine made of newspaper paper, stapled twice on spine. Contains an article on Canadian Internment Camps written by a former internee. The article is on pages 6, 7, 10, and 11. The article is in black and white only but the magazine is in colour. Narrative: This document was donated by Eudice Bauer, the wife of Gustave Bauer, who was also an internee at a Canadian internment camp. Gustave was born in 1924 in Hamburg, Germany, and was on vacation in Denmark with his mother Anna and brother Werner when the Nuremberg Laws of 1935 were passed. They decided not to return to Germany, and went to stay with Anne's sister in Brussels, Belgium. Gustave's father Manfred was arrested for smuggling money out of Germany and spent the next two years in prison. Manfred joined his family in Brussels when he was released from prison in 1937. In 1940, immediately before Germany occupied Belgium, all German males born before 1924 were ordered to register. Manfred and Werner were sent to France, where they were interned. On their way to France to join them, Gustave and his mother were arrested and sent to England on the last boat to leave Belgium before it was occupied. In England, Gustave spent time in Folkestone, Pentonville Prison, Kempton Park, and Douglas, Isle of Man. He was in England from May 19 to July 4, 1940. IOn July 4, 1940 he was sent to Canada on the S.S. Sobiesky with other German nationals as prisoners of war.He was in Camp T, in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, from July 15 to August 12, 1940. He was thenmoved to Camp B, in New Brunswick, and then in 1941 was sent with other Jewish internees to Camp I, Île aux Noix, Quebec. He was sponsored for release in 1942, and his mother joined him in Canada in 1947. His father was deported from Drancy to Majdanek in 1943. It is unknown what happened to Gustave's brother Werner once he was sent to France. Neither man survived the war.
- Accession No.
- 2011X.49.09
- Name Access
- Bauer, Eudice
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Identification card
https://www.cjhn.ca/en/permalink/cjhn76292
- Collection
- MONTREAL HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL CENTRE (MHMC-01)
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Identification card : Paper : Printed, Handwritten : Ink : Beige, Black, Red ; Ht: 4 5/8 in. x W: 2 7/8 in.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
2 images
- Collection
- MONTREAL HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL CENTRE (MHMC-01)
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Identification card : Paper : Printed, Handwritten : Ink : Beige, Black, Red ; Ht: 4 5/8 in. x W: 2 7/8 in.
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- January 20, 1939-July 18, 1940
- Physical Condition
- Poor
- Language
- French
- Dutch
- Notes
- 1 page, double-sided. 3 graphic panels on each side, intended to be folded and carried as a booklet. Folded vertically 2 times. Square b&w photograph of cardholder stapled to document in bottom left corner. Fiscal postage stamps had been affixed at right and left bottom corners, were subsequently cut out. Certificate of entry on population register of foreigners in Belgium. Belgian coat of arms on front cover, red diagonal stripe running length of verso. Document issued in Schaerbeek on January 20, 1939, valid until July 18, 1939. Renewed twice at 6-month increments - on July 19, 1939 until January 18, 1940, and on January 18, 1940, until July 18, 1940. Narrative: Document was donated by Eudice Bauer, the wife of Gustave Bauer. Gustave was born in 1924 in Hamburg, Germany, and was on vacation in Denmark with his mother Anna and brother Werner when the Nuremberg Laws of 1935 were passed. They decided not to return to Germany, and went to stay with Anne's sister in Brussels, Belgium. Gustave's father Manfred was arrested for smuggling money out of Germany and spent the next two years in prison. Manfred joined his family in Brussels when he was released from prison in 1937. In 1940, immediately before Germany occupied Belgium, all German males born before 1924 were ordered to register. Manfred and Werner were sent to France, where they were interned. On their way to France to join them, Gustave and his mother were arrested and sent to England on the last boat to leave Belgium before it was occupied. In England, Gustave spent time in Folkestone, Pentonville Prison, Kempton Park, and Douglas, Isle of Man. He was in England from May 19 to July 4, 1940. IOn July 4, 1940 he was sent to Canada on the S.S. Sobiesky with other German nationals as prisoners of war.He was in Camp T, in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, from July 15 to August 12, 1940. He was thenmoved to Camp B, in New Brunswick, and then in 1941 was sent with other Jewish internees to Camp I, Île aux Noix, Quebec. He was sponsored for release in 1942, and his mother joined him in Canada in 1947. His father was deported from Drancy to Majdanek in 1943. It is unknown what happened to Gustave's brother Werner once he was sent to France. Neither man survived the war.
- Accession No.
- 2011X.49.15
- Name Access
- Bauer, Eudice
- Places
- Schaerbeek, Belgium, Europe
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Memorial Centre
Images
