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https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn76247
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- Montreal Holocaust Museum
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- Letter : Paper : HandwrInkitten : Graphite pencil : Beige, Grey ; Ht: 3 3/8 in. x W: 5 1/4 in.
- Date
- [Prior to 1943]
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- Montreal Holocaust Museum
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- Letter : Paper : HandwrInkitten : Graphite pencil : Beige, Grey ; Ht: 3 3/8 in. x W: 5 1/4 in.
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- [Prior to 1943]
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Language
- German
- Notes
- 1 page, single-sided. Document is a short, undated note from Heinz Mises to his Aunt Anny and Uncle Ylan (Tuwja and Chana Bercovicz). Narrative: Chana (Chane, Annie) (Trompeter) Berkowicz was the mother of the donor, Jack (Jacques) Berkowicz. Her sister Esther Mises (Mieses) was deported from the Drancy transit camp to Auschwitz-Birkenau on September 4, 1942, on Transport 28 with her two sons, Heinrich (Heinz), born in 1932, and Hermann, born in 1933. Born in Mielec, Poland, Chana was living in Vienna, Austria with her parents and two sisters. In 1938, after the German annexation of Austria, the family fled, driving to France via Belgium. Tuwja (Tuwyas, Tuwia, Tuvia, Tobias) Bercowicz (Berkowicz) was the donor's father. Born in Vilna, Tuwyas immigrated to Belgium in 1933 and when Belgium fell to Nazi Germany in 1940, he fled to France, hoping to reach Morocco by boat from Marseilles. Tuwyas and Chana met in Lyon, France in 1941 and married. Their daughter Dorothée was born in 1942. The family attempted to flee France by boat in Marseilles, but were stopped by Vichy police. They fled Marseilles and went south, into the Pyrenees region, living in various small vilages. Their son Jack was born in Bernac-Dessus in 1944. The family survived the war and returned to Brussels from 1945-1948, and then immigrated to Canada with the help of the American Joint Distribution Committee. They were sponsored by Tuwyas' sister Luba, who was already living in Halifax. The Berkowicz family settled in Montreal.
- Accession No.
- 2005.01.30
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- Berkowicz, Jack
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- , Europe
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- Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Letter
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn76248
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- Montreal Holocaust Museum
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- textual record
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- Letter : Paper : Handwritten : Ink : Beige, Blue ; Ht: 10 3/4 in. x W: 8 1/4 in.
- Date
- [Later than 1944]
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
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- Material Type
- textual record
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- Letter : Paper : Handwritten : Ink : Beige, Blue ; Ht: 10 3/4 in. x W: 8 1/4 in.
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- [Later than 1944]
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Language
- German
- Notes
- 1 page, double-sided. Lined paper. Folded once vertically and once horizontally. Document appears to be a letter, undated, sender and addressee are unknown. Signature illegible. Document contains the address of Yehuda Halevi in Tel Aviv. Narrative: Tuwja (Tuwyas, Tuwia, Tuvia, Tobias) Bercowicz (Berkowicz) was the father of the donor, Jack (Jacques) Berkowicz. Born in Vilna, Tuwyas immigrated to Belgium in 1933 and when Belgium fell to Nazi Germany in 1940, he fled to France, hoping to reach Morocco by boat from Marseilles. The donor's mother, Chana (Chane, Annie) (Trompeter) Berkowicz, born in Mielec, Poland, was living in Vienna, Austria with her parents and two sisters. In 1938, after the German annexation of Austria, the family fled, driving to France via Belgium. Tuwyas and Chana met in Lyon, France in 1941 and married. Their daughter Dorothée was born in 1942. The family attempted to flee France by boat in Marseilles, but were stopped by Vichy police. They fled Marseilles and went south, into the Pyrenees region, living in various small vilages. Their son Jack was born in Bernac-Dessus in 1944. The family survived the war and returned to Brussels from 1945-1948, and then immigrated to Canada with the help of the American Joint Distribution Committee. They were sponsored by Tuwyas' sister Luba, who was already living in Halifax. The Berkowicz family settled in Montreal.
- Accession No.
- 2005.01.31
- Name Access
- Berkowicz, Jack
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- Europe
- Archival / Genealogical
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- Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Letter
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn76249
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- Montreal Holocaust Museum
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- textual record
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- Letter : Paper : Handwritten : Ink : Beige, Blue, Grey ; Ht: 8 7/8 in. x W: 5 5/8 in.
- Date
- [Prior to 2000]
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- Montreal Holocaust Museum
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- Letter : Paper : Handwritten : Ink : Beige, Blue, Grey ; Ht: 8 7/8 in. x W: 5 5/8 in.
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- [Prior to 2000]
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Language
- German
- Notes
- 1 page, single-sided. Folded once horizontally and once vertically. Document is a letter. Handwritten on graph paper, no year provided, sender is named 'Heinrich' Narrative: Tuwja (Tuwyas, Tuwia, Tuvia, Tobias) Bercowicz (Berkowicz) was the father of the donor, Jack (Jacques) Berkowicz. Born in Vilna, Tuwyas immigrated to Belgium in 1933 and when Belgium fell to Nazi Germany in 1940, he fled to France, hoping to reach Morocco by boat from Marseilles. The donor's mother, Chana (Chane, Annie) (Trompeter) Berkowicz, born in Mielec, Poland, was living in Vienna, Austria with her parents and two sisters. In 1938, after the German annexation of Austria, the family fled, driving to France via Belgium. Tuwyas and Chana met in Lyon, France in 1941 and married. Their daughter Dorothée was born in 1942. The family attempted to flee France by boat in Marseilles, but were stopped by Vichy police. They fled Marseilles and went south, into the Pyrenees region, living in various small vilages. Their son Jack was born in Bernac-Dessus in 1944. The family survived the war and returned to Brussels from 1945-1948, and then immigrated to Canada with the help of the American Joint Distribution Committee. They were sponsored by Tuwyas' sister Luba, who was already living in Halifax. The Berkowicz family settled in Montreal.
- Accession No.
- 2005.01.32
- Name Access
- Berkowicz, Jack
- Places
- Europe
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
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- Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Letter
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn76250
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- Montreal Holocaust Museum
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- textual record
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- Letter : Paper : Handwritten : Ink : Beige, Blue, Black, Green, Red ; Ht: 8 in. x W: 5 3/4 in.
- Date
- [Prior to 1946]
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- Montreal Holocaust Museum
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- Material Type
- textual record
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- Letter : Paper : Handwritten : Ink : Beige, Blue, Black, Green, Red ; Ht: 8 in. x W: 5 3/4 in.
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- [Prior to 1946]
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Language
- German
- French
- Notes
- 1 page, single-sided. Folded 3 times horizontally, once verticaly. Document is an unsigned, undated letter addressed to 'dear Father'. Anna (probably Chana Bercovicz) is mentioned as sending her love, and an address in Herault. The last 3 lines of the letter are written in different inks and different handwritings. The final line is in French and states that 'the children will leave with me' (trad.) Narrative: Tuwja (Tuwyas, Tuwia, Tuvia, Tobias) Bercowicz (Berkowicz) was the father of the donor, Jack (Jacques) Berkowicz. Born in Vilna, Tuwyas immigrated to Belgium in 1933 and when Belgium fell to Nazi Germany in 1940, he fled to France, hoping to reach Morocco by boat from Marseilles. The donor's mother, Chana (Chane, Annie) (Trompeter) Berkowicz, born in Mielec, Poland, was living in Vienna, Austria with her parents and two sisters. In 1938, after the German annexation of Austria, the family fled, driving to France via Belgium. Tuwyas and Chana met in Lyon, France in 1941 and married. Their daughter Dorothée was born in 1942. The family attempted to flee France by boat in Marseilles, but were stopped by Vichy police. They fled Marseilles and went south, into the Pyrenees region, living in various small vilages. Their son Jack was born in Bernac-Dessus in 1944. The family survived the war and returned to Brussels from 1945-1948, and then immigrated to Canada with the help of the American Joint Distribution Committee. They were sponsored by Tuwyas' sister Luba, who was already living in Halifax. The Berkowicz family settled in Montreal.
- Accession No.
- 2005.01.33
- Name Access
- Berkowicz, Jack
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Letter
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn76251
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- Montreal Holocaust Museum
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- textual record
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- Letter : Paper : Handwritten : Ink : B&W ; Ht: 10 3/4 in. x W: 8 1/2 in.
- Date
- March 05, 1940
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
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- Material Type
- textual record
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- Letter : Paper : Handwritten : Ink : B&W ; Ht: 10 3/4 in. x W: 8 1/2 in.
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- March 05, 1940
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Language
- German
- French
- Yiddish
- Notes
- 1 page, double-sided. Folded 3 times horizontally. Document is a letter addressed to Anna (probably Chana Trompeter, before she married Tuwja Bercowicz.) Written on lined paper, many words are underlined and many exclamation marks. On verso, the words 'Je t'aime' (I love you, trad. from French) are written in large letters and circled. Letter is signed by Jack ... (unknown). Narrative: Chana (Chane, Annie) (Trompeter) Berkowicz was the mother of the donor, Jack (Jacques) Berkowicz. Born in Mielec, Poland, was living in Vienna, Austria with her parents and two sisters. In 1938, after the German annexation of Austria, the family fled, driving to France via Belgium. Tuwja (Tuwyas, Tuwia, Tuvia, Tobias) Bercowicz (Berkowicz) was the donor's father. Born in Vilna, Tuwyas immigrated to Belgium in 1933 and when Belgium fell to Nazi Germany in 1940, he fled to France, hoping to reach Morocco by boat from Marseilles. Tuwyas and Chana met in Lyon, France in 1941 and married. Their daughter Dorothée was born in 1942. The family attempted to flee France by boat in Marseilles, but were stopped by Vichy police. They fled Marseilles and went south, into the Pyrenees region, living in various small vilages. Their son Jack was born in Bernac-Dessus in 1944. The family survived the war and returned to Brussels from 1945-1948, and then immigrated to Canada with the help of the American Joint Distribution Committee. They were sponsored by Tuwyas' sister Luba, who was already living in Halifax. The Berkowicz family settled in Montreal.
- Accession No.
- 2005.01.34
- Name Access
- Berkowicz, Jack
- Places
- Antwerp, Belgium, Europe
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
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- Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Letter
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn76252
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- Montreal Holocaust Museum
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- textual record
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- Letter : Paper : Printed, Typed : Ink : Beige, Black, Blue ; Ht: 8 7/8 in. x W: 6 in.
- Date
- May 1, 1940
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
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- Material Type
- textual record
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- Letter : Paper : Printed, Typed : Ink : Beige, Black, Blue ; Ht: 8 7/8 in. x W: 6 in.
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- May 1, 1940
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Language
- French
- Notes
- 1 page, single-sided. Folded once horizontally. Printed on letterhead of Ernest Oury, in Brussels. Document is a letter to Tuwja Bercovicz (spelled Bercovitch here), regarding his naturalization. Mr. Oury asks that they meet so that he can examine Mr. Berkowicz's file. Narrative: Tuwja (Tuwyas, Tuwia, Tuvia, Tobias) Bercowicz (Berkowicz) was the father of the donor, Jack (Jacques) Berkowicz. Born in Vilna, Tuwyas immigrated to Belgium in 1933 and when Belgium fell to Nazi Germany in 1940, he fled to France, hoping to reach Morocco by boat from Marseilles. The donor's mother, Chana (Chane, Annie) (Trompeter) Berkowicz, born in Mielec, Poland, was living in Vienna, Austria with her parents and two sisters. In 1938, after the German annexation of Austria, the family fled, driving to France via Belgium. Tuwyas and Chana met in Lyon, France in 1941 and married. Their daughter Dorothée was born in 1942. The family attempted to flee France by boat in Marseilles, but were stopped by Vichy police. They fled Marseilles and went south, into the Pyrenees region, living in various small vilages. Their son Jack was born in Bernac-Dessus in 1944. The family survived the war and returned to Brussels from 1945-1948, and then immigrated to Canada with the help of the American Joint Distribution Committee. They were sponsored by Tuwyas' sister Luba, who was already living in Halifax. The Berkowicz family settled in Montreal.
- Accession No.
- 2005.01.35
- Name Access
- Berkowicz, Jack
- Places
- Brussels, Belgium, Europe
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Letter
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn76254
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- Montreal Holocaust Museum
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- textual record
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- Letter : Paper : Printed, Typed : Ink : Beige, Black ; Ht: 12 3/4 in. x W: 8 in.
- Date
- April 2, 1948
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
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- Material Type
- textual record
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- Letter : Paper : Printed, Typed : Ink : Beige, Black ; Ht: 12 3/4 in. x W: 8 in.
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- April 2, 1948
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Language
- English
- Notes
- 1 page, single-spaced. Folded once vertically and three times horizontally. Document is a letter authorizing the emigration of the Berkowicz famiy, sent from the Emigration Service of the American Joint Distribution Committee from their Brussels office to the New York and Montreal offices. Letter states that Tuwia, Chana, Dorothée and Jacques will depart from Antwerp, Belgium, pass through New York, stay with Mrs. J. Allen in Halifax upon arrival in Canada, and then proceed to Montreal. Narrative: Tuwja (Tuwyas, Tuwia, Tuvia, Tobias) Bercowicz (Berkowicz) was the father of the donor, Jack (Jacques) Berkowicz. Born in Vilna, Tuwyas immigrated to Belgium in 1933 and when Belgium fell to Nazi Germany in 1940, he fled to France, hoping to reach Morocco by boat from Marseilles. The donor's mother, Chana (Chane, Annie) (Trompeter) Berkowicz, born in Mielec, Poland, was living in Vienna, Austria with her parents and two sisters. In 1938, after the German annexation of Austria, the family fled, driving to France via Belgium. Tuwyas and Chana met in Lyon, France in 1941 and married. Their daughter Dorothée was born in 1942. The family attempted to flee France by boat in Marseilles, but were stopped by Vichy police. They fled Marseilles and went south, into the Pyrenees region, living in various small vilages. Their son Jack was born in Bernac-Dessus in 1944. The family survived the war and returned to Brussels from 1945-1948, and then immigrated to Canada with the help of the American Joint Distribution Committee. They were sponsored by Tuwyas' sister Luba, who was already living in Halifax. The Berkowicz family settled in Montreal.
- Accession No.
- 2005.01.37
- Name Access
- Berkowicz, Jack
- Places
- Brussels, Belgium, Europe
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Letter
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn76259
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
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- Material Type
- textual record
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- Letter : Paper : Printed, Typed : Ink : Beige, Black, Red ; Ht: 10 7/8 in. x W: 8 1/2 in.
- Date
- April 1, 1949
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
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- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
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- Letter : Paper : Printed, Typed : Ink : Beige, Black, Red ; Ht: 10 7/8 in. x W: 8 1/2 in.
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- April 1, 1949
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Language
- English
- Notes
- 1 page, single-sided. Folded once horizontally and twice vertically. Printed on letterhead of the American Friends Service Committee with logo of a black 4-pointed star with 2 small holes at centre, askew over a straight red 4-pointed star. Document is a letter from American Friends Service Committee, sent to Annie (Chana) Berkowicz in Montreal. Letter states that their office in Paris has a ring that belonged to her sister, Esther Mises. The ring will be sent to them, and they will get it to her Narrative: Chana (Chane, Annie) (Trompeter) Berkowicz was the mother of the donor, Jack (Jacques) Berkowicz. Her sister Esther Mises (Mieses) was deported from the Drancy transit camp to Auschwitz-Birkenau on September 4, 1942, on Transport 28 with her two sons, Heinrich (Heinz), born in 1932, and Hermann, born in 1933. Born in Mielec, Poland, Chana was living in Vienna, Austria with her parents and two sisters. In 1938, after the German annexation of Austria, the family fled, driving to France via Belgium. Tuwja (Tuwyas, Tuwia, Tuvia, Tobias) Bercowicz (Berkowicz) was the donor's father. Born in Vilna, Tuwyas immigrated to Belgium in 1933 and when Belgium fell to Nazi Germany in 1940, he fled to France, hoping to reach Morocco by boat from Marseilles. Tuwyas and Chana met in Lyon, France in 1941 and married. Their daughter Dorothée was born in 1942. The family attempted to flee France by boat in Marseilles, but were stopped by Vichy police. They fled Marseilles and went south, into the Pyrenees region, living in various small vilages. Their son Jack was born in Bernac-Dessus in 1944. The family survived the war and returned to Brussels from 1945-1948, and then immigrated to Canada with the help of the American Joint Distribution Committee. They were sponsored by Tuwyas' sister Luba, who was already living in Halifax. The Berkowicz family settled in Montreal.
- Accession No.
- 2005.01.42
- Name Access
- Berkowicz, Jack
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Letter
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn76260
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
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- textual record
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- Letter : Paper : Printed, Typed : Ink : Beige, Black, Red ; Ht: 10 7/8 in. x W: 8 1/2 in.
- Date
- June 1, 1949
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
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- Letter : Paper : Printed, Typed : Ink : Beige, Black, Red ; Ht: 10 7/8 in. x W: 8 1/2 in.
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- June 1, 1949
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Language
- English
- Notes
- 1 page, single-sided. Folded twice vertically and once horizontally. Printed on letterhead of the American Friends Service Committee with logo of a black 4-pointed star with 2 small holes at centre, askew over a straight red 4-pointed star. Document is a typed copy of a letter addressed to Annie Berkowicz in Monreal. The letter, from the Individual Services Unit of the organization, states that a ring that was previously discussed is now in their office and that they will be sending it with Dr. Feguson who will be coming to Montreal to work. The letter is regarding Esther Mises, file number 21389. Narrative: Chana (Chane, Annie) (Trompeter) Berkowicz was the mother of the donor, Jack (Jacques) Berkowicz. Her sister Esther Mises (Mieses) was deported from the Drancy transit camp to Auschwitz-Birkenau on September 4, 1942, on Transport 28 with her two sons, Heinrich (Heinz), born in 1932, and Hermann, born in 1933. Born in Mielec, Poland, Chana was living in Vienna, Austria with her parents and two sisters. In 1938, after the German annexation of Austria, the family fled, driving to France via Belgium. Tuwja (Tuwyas, Tuwia, Tuvia, Tobias) Bercowicz (Berkowicz) was the donor's father. Born in Vilna, Tuwyas immigrated to Belgium in 1933 and when Belgium fell to Nazi Germany in 1940, he fled to France, hoping to reach Morocco by boat from Marseilles. Tuwyas and Chana met in Lyon, France in 1941 and married. Their daughter Dorothée was born in 1942. The family attempted to flee France by boat in Marseilles, but were stopped by Vichy police. They fled Marseilles and went south, into the Pyrenees region, living in various small vilages. Their son Jack was born in Bernac-Dessus in 1944. The family survived the war and returned to Brussels from 1945-1948, and then immigrated to Canada with the help of the American Joint Distribution Committee. They were sponsored by Tuwyas' sister Luba, who was already living in Halifax. The Berkowicz family settled in Montreal.
- Accession No.
- 2005.01.43
- Name Access
- Berkowicz, Jack
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Passport
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn76240
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
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- Material Type
- textual record
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- Passport : Printed, Bound, Handwritten : Beige, Black, Red, Blue, ; Ht: 5 1/2 in. x W: 3 7/8 in.
- Date
- October 31, 1947
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Passport : Printed, Bound, Handwritten : Beige, Black, Red, Blue, ; Ht: 5 1/2 in. x W: 3 7/8 in.
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- October 31, 1947
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Language
- Polish
- French
- Notes
- 40 pages, bound with two staples. Polish passport issued to Tuwja Berkowicz by the Polish Consulate in Brussels, Belgium. Occupation and physical description on page 2. Small b&w photograph of subject affixed on page 3 with 4 staples. Issued October 31, 1947. Valid for 1 year, only in Canada. Other information and visa stamps throughout passport relate to subject's emigration to Canada. in April 1948. Narrative: Tuwja (Tuwyas, Tuwia, Tuvia, Tobias) Bercowicz (Berkowicz) was the father of the donor, Jack (Jacques) Berkowicz. Born in Vilna, Tuwyas immigrated to Belgium in 1933 and when Belgium fell to Nazi Germany in 1940, he fled to France, hoping to reach Morocco by boat from Marseilles. The donor's mother, Chana (Chane, Annie) (Trompeter) Berkowicz, born in Mielec, Poland, was living in Vienna, Austria with her parents and two sisters. In 1938, after the German annexation of Austria, the family fled, driving to France via Belgium. Tuwyas and Chana met in Lyon, France in 1941 and married. Their daughter Dorothée was born in 1942. The family attempted to flee France by boat in Marseilles, but were stopped by Vichy police. They fled Marseilles and went south, into the Pyrenees region, living in various small vilages. Their son Jack was born in Bernac-Dessus in 1944. The family survived the war and returned to Brussels from 1945-1948, and then immigrated to Canada with the help of the American Joint Distribution Committee. They were sponsored by Tuwyas' sister Luba, who was already living in Halifax. The Berkowicz family settled in Montreal.
- Accession No.
- 2005.01.21
- Name Access
- Berkowicz, Jack
- Places
- Brussels, Belgium, Europe
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Permit
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn76257
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
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- Permit : Paper : Printed, Handwritten : Ink; Graphite Pencil : Beige, Black, Blue, Purple ; Ht: 5 3/8 in. x W: 8 1/4 in.
- Date
- December 22, 1942
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Permit : Paper : Printed, Handwritten : Ink; Graphite Pencil : Beige, Black, Blue, Purple ; Ht: 5 3/8 in. x W: 8 1/4 in.
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- December 22, 1942
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Language
- French
- Notes
- 1 page, double-sided. Folded once horizontally and once vertically. Document is a permit allowing Tuwyas Berkowicz to do agricultural work for Mr. Despalanque in Bernac-Dessus. Issued by 'Commissariat à la lutte contre le chomage' (Commission to Fight Unemployment, trad,). On verso, addresses and other illegible notes handwritten in pencil. Narrative: Tuwja (Tuwyas, Tuwia, Tuvia, Tobias) Bercowicz (Berkowicz) was the father of the donor, Jack (Jacques) Berkowicz. Born in Vilna, Tuwyas immigrated to Belgium in 1933 and when Belgium fell to Nazi Germany in 1940, he fled to France, hoping to reach Morocco by boat from Marseilles. The donor's mother, Chana (Chane, Annie) (Trompeter) Berkowicz, born in Mielec, Poland, was living in Vienna, Austria with her parents and two sisters. In 1938, after the German annexation of Austria, the family fled, driving to France via Belgium. Tuwyas and Chana met in Lyon, France in 1941 and married. Their daughter Dorothée was born in 1942. The family attempted to flee France by boat in Marseilles, but were stopped by Vichy police. They fled Marseilles and went south, into the Pyrenees region, living in various small vilages. Their son Jack was born in Bernac-Dessus in 1944. The family survived the war and returned to Brussels from 1945-1948, and then immigrated to Canada with the help of the American Joint Distribution Committee. They were sponsored by Tuwyas' sister Luba, who was already living in Halifax. The Berkowicz family settled in Montreal.
- Accession No.
- 2005.01.40
- Name Access
- Berkowicz, Jack
- Places
- Bagnères, France, Europe
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
Postcard
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn76225
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
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- Postcard : paper : Printed, handwritten : Ink : beige, green, red ; Ht: 3 1/2 in. x W: 5 1/2 in.
- Date
- July 1, 1946
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Postcard : paper : Printed, handwritten : Ink : beige, green, red ; Ht: 3 1/2 in. x W: 5 1/2 in.
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- July 1, 1946
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Language
- French
- Notes
- 1 page, double-sided. Beige postcard with 50-cent Belgian postal stamp with heraldic lion printed at top right corner of verso. Handwritten on both sides in green ink. Sent to T. Berkowicz in Brussels from M. Szynberg in Selzaete (Zelzate). He writes that he was happy to learn that Mr. Berkowicz was in Brussels, and that he, his wife and his young son have been back since February. He adds that David is missing, that he was deported from Drancy on March 4, 1943 and has not been heard from since. Mr. Szynberg writes that he was also deported in September 1942, and he was extremely lucky to be able to come back from there and reunite with his family. Narrative: Tuwja (Tuwyas, Tuwia, Tuvia, Tobias) Bercowicz (Berkowicz) was the father of the donor, Jack (Jacques) Berkowicz. Born in Vilna, Tuwyas immigrated to Belgium in 1933 and when Belgium fell to Nazi Germany in 1940, he fled to France, hoping to reach Morocco by boat from Marseilles. The donor's mother, Chana (Chane, Annie) (Trompeter) Berkowicz, born in Mielec, Poland, was living in Vienna, Austria with her parents and two sisters. In 1938, after the German annexation of Austria, the family fled, driving to France via Belgium. Tuwyas and Chana met in Lyon, France in 1941 and married. Their daughter Dorothée was born in 1942. The family attempted to flee France by boat in Marseilles, but were stopped by Vichy police. They fled Marseilles and went south, into the Pyrenees region, living in various small vilages. Their son Jack was born in Bernac-Dessus in 1944. The family survived the war and returned to Brussels from 1945-1948, and then immigrated to Canada with the help of the American Joint Distribution Committee. They were sponsored by Tuwyas' sister Luba, who was already living in Halifax. The Berkowicz family settled in Montreal.
- Accession No.
- 2005.01.06
- Name Access
- Berkowicz, Jack
- Places
- Brussels, Belgium, Europe
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
Postcard
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn76238
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Postcard : Cardboard : Printed, Handwritten : Ink : Beige, Grey, Red ; Ht: 4 in. x W: 5 7/8 in.
- Date
- June 29, 1942
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Postcard : Cardboard : Printed, Handwritten : Ink : Beige, Grey, Red ; Ht: 4 in. x W: 5 7/8 in.
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- June 29, 1942
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Language
- French
- German
- Notes
- 1 page, double-sided. On verso, red-and-white postal stamp affixed at top right corner with image of Marshal Philippe Pétain and value of 1F20. Postcard sent from Pinkas Mieses, in Les Mées, to Tuwja and Chana Berkowicz, in Bernac-Dessus, France. Pinkas writes that he has been in a labour camp since the 22 [of May], working all day in the mountains near a small town, loading timber. He struggles to keep his religious obligations. It has not been long since Bertha arrived in unoccupied territory. The communication between brothers and father has been severed at the worst time since father has been severely ill for some months. All should think about him and hope to see him healthy again. From Els. ? Punkas has received post and sent her 100 Francs. He is interested in how things are doing, especially with the child. He mentions that Mrs. Schlein has often supported him, and that the Brafm. are on the way to Aus. He sends his best wishes and kisses.. Narrative: The donor's mother, Chana (Chane, Annie) (Trompeter) Berkowicz, born in Mielec, Poland, was living in Vienna, Austria with her parents and two sisters. In 1938, after the German annexation of Austria, the family fled, driving to France via Belgium. It is likely that Pinkas was her brother-in-law, the husband of Esther Mieses. He was deported from Drancy to Auschwitz on August 20, 1942, where he was murdered. Esther and her sons Heinrich and Hermann were also deported to Auschwitz, on September 4 of the same year. They were murdered there. Tuwja (Tuwyas, Tuwia, Tuvia, Tobias) Bercowicz (Berkowicz) was the father of the donor, Jack (Jacques) Berkowicz. Born in Vilna, Tuwyas immigrated to Belgium in 1933 and when Belgium fell to Nazi Germany in 1940, he fled to France, hoping to reach Morocco by boat from Marseilles. Tuwyas and Chana met in Lyon, France in 1941 and married. Their daughter Dorothée was born in 1942. The family attempted to flee France by boat in Marseilles, but were stopped by Vichy police. They fled Marseilles and went south, into the Pyrenees region, living in various small vilages. Their son Jack was born in Bernac-Dessus in 1944. The family survived the war and returned to Brussels from 1945-1948, and then immigrated to Canada with the help of the American Joint Distribution Committee. They were sponsored by Tuwyas' sister Luba, who was already living in Halifax. The Berkowicz family settled in Montreal.
- Accession No.
- 2005.01.19
- Name Access
- Berkowicz, Jack
- Places
- Les Mées, France, Europe
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
Postcard
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn76241
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Postcard : Paper : Printed, Handwritten : Ink : Beige, Grey, Red, Black ; Ht: 4 1/4 in. x W: 5 3/4 in.
- Date
- 1939-July 24, 1942
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Postcard : Paper : Printed, Handwritten : Ink : Beige, Grey, Red, Black ; Ht: 4 1/4 in. x W: 5 3/4 in.
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- 1939-July 24, 1942
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Language
- German
- French
- Notes
- 1 page, double-sided. On verso, red-and-white postal stamp affixed at top right corner with image of Marshal Philippe Pétain and value of 1F20. Postcard sent from Pinkas Mieses, in Les Mées, to Chana Bercowicz, then undergoing treatment for breast cancer in Toulouse. Narrative: The donor's mother, Chana (Chane, Annie) (Trompeter) Berkowicz, born in Mielec, Poland, was living in Vienna, Austria with her parents and two sisters. In 1938, after the German annexation of Austria, the family fled, driving to France via Belgium. It is likely that Pinkas was her brother-in-law, the husband of Esther Mieses. He was deported from Drancy to Auschwitz on August 20, 1942, where he was murdered. Esther and her sons Heinrich and Hermann were also deported to Auschwitz, on September 4 of the same year. They were murdered there. Tuwja (Tuwyas, Tuwia, Tuvia, Tobias) Bercowicz (Berkowicz) was the father of the donor, Jack (Jacques) Berkowicz. Born in Vilna, Tuwyas immigrated to Belgium in 1933 and when Belgium fell to Nazi Germany in 1940, he fled to France, hoping to reach Morocco by boat from Marseilles. Tuwyas and Chana met in Lyon, France in 1941 and married. Their daughter Dorothée was born in 1942. The family attempted to flee France by boat in Marseilles, but were stopped by Vichy police. They fled Marseilles and went south, into the Pyrenees region, living in various small vilages. Their son Jack was born in Bernac-Dessus in 1944. The family survived the war and returned to Brussels from 1945-1948, and then immigrated to Canada with the help of the American Joint Distribution Committee. They were sponsored by Tuwyas' sister Luba, who was already living in Halifax. The Berkowicz family settled in Montreal.
- Accession No.
- 2005.01.22
- Name Access
- Berkowicz, Jack
- Places
- Les Mees, France, Europe
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
Ship's log
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn76253
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Ship's log : Paper : Typed, Hand drawn : Ink : B&W ; Ht: 8 1/2 in. x W: 10 7/8 in.
- Date
- April 9, 1948-April 17, 1948
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Ship's log : Paper : Typed, Hand drawn : Ink : B&W ; Ht: 8 1/2 in. x W: 10 7/8 in.
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- April 9, 1948-April 17, 1948
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Language
- English
- Notes
- 1 page, single-sided. Folded once horizontally and once vertically. Hand-drawn at top right and left corners, small insignia of a flag with a bird on it. Document is a souvenir abstract of the ship's log of the S. S. " Marine Tiger ", voyage #34 from Cobh, Eire (Cork, Ireland) to New York, U.S.A. Narrative: Tuwja (Tuwyas, Tuwia, Tuvia, Tobias) Bercowicz (Berkowicz) was the father of the donor, Jack (Jacques) Berkowicz. Born in Vilna, Tuwyas immigrated to Belgium in 1933 and when Belgium fell to Nazi Germany in 1940, he fled to France, hoping to reach Morocco by boat from Marseilles. The donor's mother, Chana (Chane, Annie) (Trompeter) Berkowicz, born in Mielec, Poland, was living in Vienna, Austria with her parents and two sisters. In 1938, after the German annexation of Austria, the family fled, driving to France via Belgium. Tuwyas and Chana met in Lyon, France in 1941 and married. Their daughter Dorothée was born in 1942. The family attempted to flee France by boat in Marseilles, but were stopped by Vichy police. They fled Marseilles and went south, into the Pyrenees region, living in various small vilages. Their son Jack was born in Bernac-Dessus in 1944. The family survived the war and returned to Brussels from 1945-1948, and then immigrated to Canada with the help of the American Joint Distribution Committee. They were sponsored by Tuwyas' sister Luba, who was already living in Halifax. The Berkowicz family settled in Montreal.
- Accession No.
- 2005.01.36
- Name Access
- Berkowicz, Jack
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
Sponsorship card
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn76255
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Sponsorship card : Paper : Printed, Typed, Handwritten : Ink; Graphite Pencil : Blue, Black ; Ht: 5 in. x W: 4 1/4 in.
- Date
- March 18, 1942
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Sponsorship card : Paper : Printed, Typed, Handwritten : Ink; Graphite Pencil : Blue, Black ; Ht: 5 in. x W: 4 1/4 in.
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- March 18, 1942
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Language
- French
- Notes
- 1 page, double-sided. Folded once horizontally. Logo at top right corner of a boy and girl looking up at a cross with an olive branch. Document is a sponsorship card from the Lyon branch of the Swiss Red Cross Relief for Children (Croix-Rouge Suisse Secours aux Enfants, trad.). Issued to Dorothée Berkowicz, born March 18, 1942 in Tarbes, France, living in Lyon. Her sponsor was Miss Silvia Ruffenacht in Koniz (Bern), Switzerland. Table at bottom of card shows that money was sent in March, April, and then from July until the following February (continued on verso). On verso, handwritten notations at centre: '75' and '500 francs'. Card is not dated, but probably refers to 1942 or 1943, as the Bercowicz family was no longer in Lyon by 1944. Narrative: Tuwja (Tuwyas, Tuwia, Tuvia, Tobias) Bercowicz (Berkowicz) was the father of the donor, Jack (Jacques) Berkowicz. Born in Vilna, Tuwyas immigrated to Belgium in 1933 and when Belgium fell to Nazi Germany in 1940, he fled to France, hoping to reach Morocco by boat from Marseilles. The donor's mother, Chana (Chane, Annie) (Trompeter) Berkowicz, born in Mielec, Poland, was living in Vienna, Austria with her parents and two sisters. In 1938, after the German annexation of Austria, the family fled, driving to France via Belgium. Tuwyas and Chana met in Lyon, France in 1941 and married. Their daughter Dorothée was born in 1942. The family attempted to flee France by boat in Marseilles, but were stopped by Vichy police. They fled Marseilles and went south, into the Pyrenees region, living in various small vilages. Their son Jack was born in Bernac-Dessus in 1944. The family survived the war and returned to Brussels from 1945-1948, and then immigrated to Canada with the help of the American Joint Distribution Committee. They were sponsored by Tuwyas' sister Luba, who was already living in Halifax. The Berkowicz family settled in Montreal.
- Accession No.
- 2005.01.38
- Name Access
- Berkowicz, Jack
- Places
- Lyon, France, Europe
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
Ticket
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn76261
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Ticket : Paper : Printed, Typed : Ink : B&W, Purple, Red ; Ht: 12 3/4 in. x W: 8 1/2 in.
- Date
- March 23, 1948
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Ticket : Paper : Printed, Typed : Ink : B&W, Purple, Red ; Ht: 12 3/4 in. x W: 8 1/2 in.
- Other Title Information
- Exchange Medium
- Date
- March 23, 1948
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Language
- English
- Notes
- 1 page, double-sided. Folded 3 times horizontally. Document is a passenger ticket for the Bercowicz family: Tuwja (Tobias), Chana, Dorothy and Albert. The trip, from Antwerp to New York on the S.S. "Marine Tiger", was scheduled for about April 7, 1948. Narrative: Tuwja (Tuwyas, Tuwia, Tuvia, Tobias) Bercowicz (Berkowicz) was the father of the donor, Jack (Jacques) Berkowicz. Born in Vilna, Tuwyas immigrated to Belgium in 1933 and when Belgium fell to Nazi Germany in 1940, he fled to France, hoping to reach Morocco by boat from Marseilles. The donor's mother, Chana (Chane, Annie) (Trompeter) Berkowicz, born in Mielec, Poland, was living in Vienna, Austria with her parents and two sisters. In 1938, after the German annexation of Austria, the family fled, driving to France via Belgium. Tuwyas and Chana met in Lyon, France in 1941 and married. Their daughter Dorothée was born in 1942. The family attempted to flee France by boat in Marseilles, but were stopped by Vichy police. They fled Marseilles and went south, into the Pyrenees region, living in various small vilages. Their son Jack was born in Bernac-Dessus in 1944. The family survived the war and returned to Brussels from 1945-1948, and then immigrated to Canada with the help of the American Joint Distribution Committee. They were sponsored by Tuwyas' sister Luba, who was already living in Halifax. The Berkowicz family settled in Montreal.
- Accession No.
- 2005.01.44
- Name Access
- Berkowicz, Jack
- Places
- Brussels, Belgium, Europe
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
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