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Card, identification
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn75263
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- Montreal Holocaust Museum
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- Card, identification : Paper : Printed, Handwritten : Ink : Blue, Black, Beige, Purple ; Ht: 6 in. x W: 4,25 in.
- Date
- September 22, 1942-September 22, 1945
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Card, identification : Paper : Printed, Handwritten : Ink : Blue, Black, Beige, Purple ; Ht: 6 in. x W: 4,25 in.
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- September 22, 1942-September 22, 1945
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Language
- German
- French
- Italian
- Notes
- 17 pages. Soft cover, paper bound with staples. Cover is blue cardboard; title and coat of arms are printed in the centre in black. Issued for Chaim Karasin, born in 1913 in Warsaw. His nationality is described as stateless, civil status as married, and profession as leatherworker. Physical description found of page 2, photograph and signature on page 3. Document issued September 22, 1943 for 1 year, renewed on September 22, 1944 for another year. Stamp on page 6 attesting that cardholder was interned from January 26, 1943. Work permit stamp on page 6, allowing cardholder to work as leatherworker in Geneva. Address and subsequent address changes on pages 6 and 7. Pages 8 - 13 blank. Pages 14 and 15 contain food rations from November 1943 to May 1945. Stamps at top of page 17 indicates on October 13, 1944, cardholder received 40 ration points for fabric and 60 ration points for shoes Narrative: Chaim Karasin was the father of the donor. He obtained refugee status in Switzerland in 1943, which had very strict asylum laws. Chaim, his wife Ruchla Hasfeld, and Beatrice, born in 1941, all survived the war. From 1933 to 1944, Swiss asylum was only granted to those who were under threat due to their political activities. Only 252 people were granted full asylum and refugee status during WWII and were allowed to work in Switzerland. The details are unknown, but the work permit in this identification card indicates that Chaim was one of these 252 refugees.
- Accession No.
- 1996.27.30
- Name Access
- Barzilai (Karasin), Beatrice
- Places
- Bern, Switzerland, Europe
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
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- Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Certificate
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn59578
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Certificate : paper : Typewritten : ink : Beiige, black ; Ht: 21 cm x W: 14 cm
- Date
- October 05, 1948
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Certificate : paper : Typewritten : ink : Beiige, black ; Ht: 21 cm x W: 14 cm
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- October 05, 1948
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Language
- French
- Dutch
- Notes
- Letter has two binder holes in right edge, a Brussels coat of arms stamped top center, and official stamp bottom left. Dated 5 October 1948. This is a Restitution of War Damages. It belongs to Chaim and Ruchla Karasin. This document was found by B. Barzilai in her mother’s home. Narrative: Chaim Karasin is a Russian refugee. He was born 3 December 1913 in Warsaw, Poland, to Abraham Karasin and Beila (Baijla) Fridman (who had both died by 22 June 1942). Chaim was married to Ruchla Hasfield on 22 June 1942 (she was born 18 May 1910). She was the daughter of Joseph and Malis Hindel. Chaim and Ruchla had for children; Beatrix (donor) (4 May 1941), Helene-Mayriane (15 Mai 1946) Ruth (9 July 1947) and Joseph Ruben (4 December 1949). In 1944, Chaim was described as being 175 cm tall, small, with short hair. He was a Polish refugee, arriving in Geneva on 9 October 1943. Ruchla's parents had been deported to Sobibor on 6 July 1943 shortly before half of the camp was killed in an uprising. Chaim's parents seem to have been discharged from Westerbork holding camp on 12 January 1943. Ruchla's brother Jacob died in Sobibor May 21 1943.
- Accession No.
- 1996.27.32
- Name Access
- Barzilai (Karasin), Beatrice
- Places
- Brussels, Belgium, Europe
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Death certificate
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn45494
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Death certificate : paper : typed : ink : beige, black ; Ht: 11 1/2 in. x W: 8 in.
- Date
- January 4, 1949
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Death certificate : paper : typed : ink : beige, black ; Ht: 11 1/2 in. x W: 8 in.
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- January 4, 1949
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Language
- French
- Dutch
- Notes
- Dutch Red Cross death certificate for Jozef R. Hasfeld. It is a form certificate with the appropriate information typed in or corrected as needed. It states that Jozef Hasfeld was deported from Westerbork (The Netherlands) to Auschwitz concentrataion camp (Poland) on 1943-01-18 and was murdered on or about 1943-01-21.
- Accession No.
- 1996.27.03
- Name Access
- Barzilai (Karasin), Beatrice
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Death certificate
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn76160
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Death certificate : Paper : Printed, Typed : Ink : Beige, Black ; Ht: 11 1/2 in. x W: 8 in.
- Date
- January 4, 1949
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Death certificate : Paper : Printed, Typed : Ink : Beige, Black ; Ht: 11 1/2 in. x W: 8 in.
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- January 4, 1949
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Language
- French
- Dutch
- Notes
- 1 page, single-sided. Folded 3 times horizontally. 2 vertical holes punched on left side. Document dated January 4, 1949 from the Dutch Red Cross attesting that Mozes Jacob Hasfeld was deported from Westerbork to Sobibór on May 18, 1943. Since no news was heard from him since, the official conclusion is that he was gassed on or around May 21, 1943. Information was based on the testimonies of 3 individuals living in the Netherlands who had survived deportation to Sobibór. Narrative: Moses (Mozes) Jacob (Jakob) Hasfeld was the maternal uncle of the donor, Beatrice Barzilai (Karasin). He was born in Warsaw, Poland on June 7, 1907. He married Ida Wilk in The Hague on November 12, 1941.
- Accession No.
- 1996.27.01
- Name Access
- Barzilai (Karasin), Beatrice
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
Death certificate
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn76161
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Death certificate : Paper : Printed, Typed ; Ht: 11 1/2 in. x W: 8 in.
- Date
- January 4, 1949
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Death certificate : Paper : Printed, Typed ; Ht: 11 1/2 in. x W: 8 in.
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- January 4, 1949
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Language
- Dutch
- French
- Notes
- 1 page, single-sided. Folded once horizontally. 2 vertical holes punched on left side.Document dated January 4, 1949 from the Dutch Red Cross attesting that Ida Hasfeld-Wilk was deported from Westerbork to Sobibór on July 6, 1943. Since no news was heard from her since, the official conclusion is that she was gassed on or around July 9, 1943. Information was based on the testimonies of 3 individuals living in the Netherlands who had survived deportation to Sobibór. Narrative: Ida Hasfeld-Wilk was married to Moses (Mozes) Jacob (Jakob) Hasfeld, the maternal uncle of the donor, Beatrice Barzilai (Karasin). She was born in the Hague, the Netherlands on November 29, 1914. The couple married on November 12, 1941.
- Accession No.
- 1996.27.02
- Name Access
- Barzilai (Karasin), Beatrice
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
Death certificate
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn76162
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Death certificate : Paper : Printed, Typed : Ink : Beige, Black ; Ht: 11 1/2 in. x W: 8 in.
- Date
- January 4, 1949
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Death certificate : Paper : Printed, Typed : Ink : Beige, Black ; Ht: 11 1/2 in. x W: 8 in.
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- January 4, 1949
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Language
- French
- Dutch
- Notes
- 1 page, single-sided. Folded once horizontally. 2 vertical holes punched on left side. Document dated January 4, 1949 from the Dutch Red Cross attesting that Gendla Hasfeld-Malis was deported from Westerbork to Auschwitz on January 18, 1943. She was number 292 on a German list of Jews deported from the Netherlands. Since no news was heard from her since, the official conclusion is that she was gassed on or around January 21, 1943 Narrative: Gendla Hasfeld-Malis was the maternal grandmother of the donor, Beatrice Barzilai (Karasin). She was born on March 18, 1881 in Warsaw, Poland.
- Accession No.
- 1996.27.04
- Name Access
- Barzilai (Karasin), Beatrice
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
Death Certificate
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn76164
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Death Certificate : Paper : Printed, Typed : Ink; Graphite pencil : Beige, Black, Red ; Ht: 11 1/2 in. x W: 8 in.
- Date
- April 28, 1947
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Death Certificate : Paper : Printed, Typed : Ink; Graphite pencil : Beige, Black, Red ; Ht: 11 1/2 in. x W: 8 in.
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- April 28, 1947
- Physical Condition
- fragile
- Language
- Dutch
- Notes
- 1 page, single-sided. Folded once horizontally and once vertically. 1 page, single-sided. Folded once horizontally. 2 vertical holes punched on left side. Illegible handwritten text in pencil in bottom left corner. Printed on letterhead with Red Cross insignia at top left. Document dated April 28, 1947 from the Dutch Red Cross attesting that Ida Hasfeld-Wilk was deported from Westerbork to Sobibór on July 6, 1943. Since no news was heard from her since, the official conclusion is that she was gassed on or around July 9, 1943. Information was based on the testimonies of 3 individuals living in the Netherlands who had survived deportation to Sobibór. Narrative: Ida Hasfeld-Wilk was married to Mozes Jakob Hasfeld, the maternal uncle of the donor, Beatrice Barzilai (Karasin). She was born in the Hague, the Netherlands on November 29, 1914. The couple married on November 12, 1941.
- Accession No.
- 1996.27.07
- Name Access
- Barzilai (Karasin), Beatrice
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Death certificate
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn76168
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Death certificate : Paper : Printed, Typed : Ink : Beige, Black ; Ht: 11 1/2 in. x W: 8 in.
- Date
- January 10, 1949
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Death certificate : Paper : Printed, Typed : Ink : Beige, Black ; Ht: 11 1/2 in. x W: 8 in.
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- January 10, 1949
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Language
- Dutch
- Notes
- 1 page, single-sided. Folded 3 times horizontally and 1 time vertically. Document is a transcript from the records of the city of the Hague, stating that Mozes Jakob Hasfeld was deported to Sobibór and died there at the age of 35. Narrative: Moses (Mozes) Jacob (Jakob) Hasfeld was the maternal uncle of the donor, Beatrice Barzilai (Karasin). He was born in Warsaw, Poland on June 7, 1907. He married Ida Wilk in the Hague, the Netherlands on November 12, 1941.
- Accession No.
- 1996.27.15
- Name Access
- Barzilai (Karasin), Beatrice
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Deportation certificate
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn76163
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Deportation certificate : Paper : Printed, Typed : Ink : B&W ; Ht: 8 in. x W: 5 3/4 in.
- Date
- February 1, 1949
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Deportation certificate : Paper : Printed, Typed : Ink : B&W ; Ht: 8 in. x W: 5 3/4 in.
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- February 1, 1949
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Language
- Dutch
- Notes
- 1 page, double-sided. Folded 3 times horizontally and twice vertically. Printed on letterhead of the Town Clerk, the Hague. Document dated February 1, 1949 attests that Joseph Rubin Hasfeld was interned in Westerbork on December 31, 1942; his wife, Gendla Ajdla Malis was interned there on January 12, 1943; their son Mozes Jakob Hasfeld, who married Ida Wilk on November 12, 1941, was sent to Westerbork with her on December 31, 1942; and their daughter Ruchla Hasfeld was deported to France on Jnauary 9, 1942. Compensation for postage fees are requested from the addressee, Mrs. Karasin-Hasfeld, living in Brussels. Narrative: Ruchla Hasfeld was the mother of the donor, Beatrice Barzilai (Karasin). She was born on May 18, 1910 in Warsaw, Poland. She survived the war with her husband and Beatrice, who was born in France in 1941. Her parents, Joseph and Gendla, and her brother Mozes Jacob and his wife Ida were all deported from Westerbork to either Sobibór or Auschwitz, where they were murdered.
- Accession No.
- 1996.27.05
- Name Access
- Barzilai (Karasin), Beatrice
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
Deportation certificate
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn76165
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Deportation certificate : Paper : Printed, Typed : Ink : Beige, Black, Purple, Grey ; Ht: 8 1/8 in. x W: 5 3/4 in.
- Date
- October 14, 1946
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Deportation certificate : Paper : Printed, Typed : Ink : Beige, Black, Purple, Grey ; Ht: 8 1/8 in. x W: 5 3/4 in.
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- October 14, 1946
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Language
- Dutch
- Notes
- 1 page, single-sided. Folded twice horizontally. Printed on letterhead with insignia of city coat of arms at top centre. 2 holes punched vertically on left side. 'Sent' handwritten in pencil at top right corner. Document issued from the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of The Hague, dated October 14, 1946. Document attests that Joseph Rubin Hasfeld was removed from the municipal population register when he was sent to Westerbork on December 31, 1942. Narrative: Joseph Rubin Hasfeld was the maternal grandfather of the donor, Beatrice Barzilai (Karasin). He was born on August 14, 1884 in Warsaw, Poland and was sent to Westerbork from the Hague, the Netherlands on December 31, 1942. He was deported to Auschwitz on January 18, 1943, where he was murdered upon arrival.
- Accession No.
- 1996.27.09
- Name Access
- Barzilai (Karasin), Beatrice
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
Deportation certificate
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn76166
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Deportation certificate : Paper : Printed, Typed : Ink : Beige, Black, Purple ; Ht: 8 1/8 in. x W: 5 3/4 in.
- Date
- October 14, 1946
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Deportation certificate : Paper : Printed, Typed : Ink : Beige, Black, Purple ; Ht: 8 1/8 in. x W: 5 3/4 in.
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- October 14, 1946
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Language
- Dutch
- Notes
- 1 page, single-sided. Folded twice horizontally. Printed on letterhead with insignia of city coat of arms at top centre. 2 holes punched vertically on left side. Document issued from the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of The Hague, dated October 14, 1946. Document attests that Mozes Jakob Hasfeld was removed from the municipal population register when he was sent to Westerbork on December 31, 1942. Narrative: Moses (Mozes) Jacob (Jakob) Hasfeld was the maternal uncle of the donor, Beatrice Barzilai (Karasin). He was born in Warsaw, Poland on June 7, 1907. He married Ida Wilk in The Hague on November 12, 1941.
- Accession No.
- 1996.27.10
- Name Access
- Barzilai (Karasin), Beatrice
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
Deportation certificate
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn76167
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Deportation certificate : Paper : Printed, Typed : Ink : Beige, Black, Purple ; Ht: 8 in. x W: 5 3/4 in.
- Date
- October 14, 1946
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Deportation certificate : Paper : Printed, Typed : Ink : Beige, Black, Purple ; Ht: 8 in. x W: 5 3/4 in.
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- October 14, 1946
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Language
- Dutch
- Notes
- 1 page, single-sided. Folded twice horizontally. Printed on letterhead with insignia of city coat of arms at top centre. 2 holes punched vertically on left side. Document issued from the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of The Hague, dated October 14, 1946. Document attests that Ida Wilk was removed from the municipal population register when she was sent to Germany on March 22, 1943. Narrative: Ida Hasfeld-Wilk was married to Moses (Mozes) Jacob (Jakob) Hasfeld, the maternal uncle of the donor, Beatrice Barzilai (Karasin). She was born in the Hague, the Netherlands on November 29, 1914. The couple married on November 12, 1941. It is probable that the date and location of her deportation on this document are incorrect, as per Red Cross documentation that she was deported from Westerbork to Sobibór on July 6, 1943 (1996.27.02; 1996.27.05)
- Accession No.
- 1996.27.11
- Name Access
- Barzilai (Karasin), Beatrice
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
Family register
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn75264
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Family register : Paper : Printed, Handwritten : Ink : Brown, Black, Red, Purple ; Ht: 6,5 in. x W: 4,25 in.
- Date
- June 22, 1942-November 18, 1950
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Family register : Paper : Printed, Handwritten : Ink : Brown, Black, Red, Purple ; Ht: 6,5 in. x W: 4,25 in.
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- June 22, 1942-November 18, 1950
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Language
- French
- Notes
- 12 pages, Bound with staples, brown cardboard cover. Document registering the civil status of the Karasin-Hasfeld family. Dated 1942, numbered 26. Page 3 contains details of the marriage of Chaim Karasin and Ruchla Hasfeld, in Graulhet, France, on June 22, 1942. Pages 5 and 6 contain information about their children: Béatriex (Beatrice) Luba; Hélène-Myriame; Ruth; and Joseph Ruben. Beatrice was born in France in 1941, the other three children were born in Belgium after the war. Narrative: This document was the family register of the donor, her parents and her three siblings. The family survived the war in Belgium, France and Switzerland.
- Accession No.
- 1996.27.16
- Name Access
- Barzilai (Karasin), Beatrice
- Places
- Graulhet, France, Europe
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
Identification Card
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn59577
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Identification Card : paper : Print ; Ht: 16 cm x W: 10,2 cm
- Date
- 1948-1954
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Identification Card : paper : Print ; Ht: 16 cm x W: 10,2 cm
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- 1948-1954
- Physical Condition
- Fragile
- Language
- French
- Dutch
- Notes
- Identification form with printed border, hand written information added. This was page one of thirty-two original pages. It belonged to Chaim Karasin, a Russian immigrant in Belgium. Narrative: Chaim Karasin is a Russian refugee. He was born 3 December 1913 in Warsaw, Poland, to Abraham Karasin and Beila (Baijla) Fridman (who had both died by 22 June 1942). Chaim was married to Ruchla Hasfield on 22 June 1942 (she was born 18 May 1910). She was the daughter of Joseph and Malis Hindel. Chaim and Ruchla had for children; Beatrix (donor) (4 May 1941), Helene-Mayriane (15 Mai 1946) Ruth (9 July 1947) and Joseph Ruben (4 December 1949). In 1944, Chaim was described as being 175 cm tall, small, with short hair. He was a Polish refugee, arriving in Geneva on 9 Oct 1943. Ruchla's parents had been deported to Sobibor on 6 July 1943 shortly before half of the camp was killed in an uprising. Chaim's parents seem to have been discharged from Westerbork holding camp on 12 January 1943. Ruchla's brother Jacob died in Sobibor May 21 1943.
- Accession No.
- 1996.27.29
- Name Access
- Barzilai (Karasin), Beatrice
- Places
- Brussels, Belgium, Europe
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
Identification Card
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn59579
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Identification Card : Paper : Print ; Ht: 28 cm x W: 20,5 cm
- Date
- March 27, 1946
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Identification Card : Paper : Print ; Ht: 28 cm x W: 20,5 cm
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- March 27, 1946
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Language
- French
- German
- Italian
- Notes
- Yellowing paper folded vertically and horizontally. One quarter segment is reinforced with a card, which is brittle and delaminating. There is a photograph of the card holder on the lower right segment, stamped with two stamps from the Department of Federal Justice and Police. There is an ink stamp BL. Form is filled in by hand. This is the Swiss ID card (No. 6784) of Chaim Karasin This id card would become invalid if the holder left Switzerland. It was issued 27 March 1946. C. Karasin was the father of Beatrice Barzilai. This document was found by B. Barzilai in her mother’s home. Narrative: Chaim Karasin is a Russian refugee. He was born 3 December 1913 in Warsaw, Poland, to Abraham Karasin and Beila (Baijla) Fridman (who had both died by 22 June 1942). Chaim was married to Ruchla Hasfield on 22 June 1942 (she was born 18 May 1910). She was the daughter of Joseph and Malis Hindel. Chaim and Ruchla had four children; Beatrix (donor) (4 May 1941), Helene-Mayriane (15 Mai 1946) Ruth (9 July 1947) and Joseph Ruben (4 December 1949). In 1944, Chaim was described as being 175 cm tall, small, with short hair. At this point he was a Polish refugee, arriving in Geneva on 9 Oct 1943. Ruchla's parents had been deported to Sobibor on 6 July 1943 shortly before half of the camp was killed in an uprising. Chaim's parents seem to have been discharged from Westerbork holding camp on 12 January 1943. Ruchla's brother Jacob died in Sobibor May 21 1943. Chaim immigrated to Canada in April 1951.
- Accession No.
- 1996.27.34
- Name Access
- Barzilai (Karasin), Beatrice
- Places
- Berne, Switzerland, Europe
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
Identification Card
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn59613
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Identification Card : Cardstock : Print, Handwritten : Ink : Orange, black ; Ht: 12 cm x W: 16,5 cm
- Date
- October 08, 1944
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Identification Card : Cardstock : Print, Handwritten : Ink : Orange, black ; Ht: 12 cm x W: 16,5 cm
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- October 08, 1944
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Language
- French
- Dutch
- Notes
- Folded with two holes punched in the bottom. Photo of card holder stapled to front with date of arrival in Geneva (1943-11-2). On back are twin forms in French and Dutch. This identity card given by the Refugee Department of the Legation for Dutch people in Switzerland was issued to Ruchla Karasin in November 1944. It could only be used in Switzerland and was not a passport. Narrative: Chaim Karasin is a Russian refugee. He was born 3 December 1913 in Warsaw, Poland, to Abraham Karasin and Beila (Baijla) Fridman (who had both died by 22 June 1942). Chaim was married to Ruchla Hasfield on 22 June 1942 (she was born 18 May 1910). She was the daughter of Joseph and Malis Hindel. Chaim and Ruchla had four children; Beatrix (donor) (4 May 1941), Helene-Mayriane (15 Mai 1946) Ruth (9 July 1947) and Joseph Ruben (4 December 1949). In 1944, Chaim was described as being 175 cm tall, small, with short hair. At this point he was a Polish refugee, arriving in Geneva on 9 Oct 1943. Ruchla's parents had been deported to Sobibor on 6 July 1943 shortly before half of the camp was killed in an uprising. Ruchla's brother Jacob died in Sobibor 21 May 1943.
- Accession No.
- 1996.27.17
- Name Access
- Barzilai (Karasin), Beatrice
- Places
- Bern, Switzerland, Europe
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
Identification card
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn59614
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Identification card : Cardstock : Print : ink : Yellow, Red, Black ; Ht: 12 cm x W: 21 cm
- Date
- September 13, 1949
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Identification card : Cardstock : Print : ink : Yellow, Red, Black ; Ht: 12 cm x W: 21 cm
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- September 13, 1949
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Language
- French
- Dutch
- Notes
- Card with red horizontal line across exterior. Two vertical folds divide card in three. Photo of card holder and 6 fiscal stamps are stapled to the first interior page. Form is filled out by hand. This is an identification and registration card for foreigners, and was issued by the Belgian government permitting Ruchla Hasfeld to live in Belgium for two years, September 13, 1949 to September 10, 1951. At this time she was unemployed and had multiple children. Narrative: Ruchla Hasfield was born 18 May 1910, and married Chaim Karasin on 22 June 1942. She was the daughter of Joseph and Malis Hindel. Chaim and Ruchla had four children; Beatrix (donor) (4 May 1941), Helene-Mayriane (15 Mai 1946) Ruth (9 July 1947) and Joseph Ruben (4 December 1949). Ruchla's parents had been deported to Sobibor on 6 July 1943 shortly before half of the camp was killed in an uprising. Ruchla's brother Jacob died in Sobibor 21 May 1943. Ruchla died 3 May 2005.
- Accession No.
- 1996.27.18
- Name Access
- Barzilai (Karasin), Beatrice
- Places
- Brussels, Belgium, Europe
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
Identification card
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn59615
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Identification card : cardstock : Printed, handwritten ; Ht: 12 cm x W: 21 cm
- Date
- May 27, 1951
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Identification card : cardstock : Printed, handwritten ; Ht: 12 cm x W: 21 cm
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- May 27, 1951
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Language
- French
- Dutch
- Notes
- Card with red horizontal line across exterior. Two vertical folds divide card in three. Photo of card holder and 4 fiscal stamps are stapled to the first interior page. Form is filled out by hand. Identification and registration card for foreign citizens issued to Chaim Karasin, allowing him to live in Brussels from 1951 to 1953. Narrative: Chaim Karasin is a Russian refugee. He was born 3 December 1913 in Warsaw, Poland, to Abraham Karasin and Beila (Baijla) Fridman (who had both died by 22 June 1942). Chaim was married to Ruchla Hasfield on 22 June 1942 (she was born 18 May 1910). She was the daughter of Joseph and Malis Hindel. Chaim and Ruchla had four children; Beatrix (donor) (4 May 1941), Helene-Mayriane (15 Mai 1946) Ruth (9 July 1947) and Joseph Ruben (4 December 1949). In 1944, Chaim was described as being 175 cm tall, small, with short hair. At this point he was a Polish refugee, arriving in Geneva on 9 Oct 1943. Ruchla's parents had been deported to Sobibor on 6 July 1943 shortly before half of the camp was killed in an uprising. Chaim's parents seem to have been discharged from Westerbork holding camp on 12 January 1943. Ruchla's brother Jacob died in Sobibor May 21 1943.
- Accession No.
- 1996.27.19
- Name Access
- Barzilai (Karasin), Beatrice
- Places
- Brussels, Belgium, Europe
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
Identification certificate
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn59616
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Identification certificate : Paper, cardstock : Print, stamp, handwritten : Ink : Grey, yellow, black ; Ht: 14,5 cm x W: 10 cm
- Date
- February 28, 1951
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Identification certificate : Paper, cardstock : Print, stamp, handwritten : Ink : Grey, yellow, black ; Ht: 14,5 cm x W: 10 cm
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- February 28, 1951
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Language
- French
- Dutch
- Notes
- Light gray booklet, spine closed with two silver grommets, with 'Certificat D'Identite des Refugies Russe' written on cover. Inside, a photo of the booklet's owner is stapled to a page containing a handwritten form. Proceeding pages contain stamps and signatures from various destination authorities. This is the personal refugee visa of Chaim Karasin, a Russian refugee. It documents his journey from Brussels, Belgium, to Halifax, Canada, in 11 April 1951. Narrative: Chaim Karasin is a Russian refugee. He was born 3 December 1913 in Warsaw, Poland, to Abraham Karasin and Beila (Baijla) Fridman (who had both died by 22 June 1942). Chaim was married to Ruchla Hasfield on 22 June 1942 (she was born 18 May 1910). She was the daughter of Joseph and Malis Hindel. Chaim and Ruchla had four children; Beatrix (donor) (4 May 1941), Helene-Mayriane (15 Mai 1946) Ruth (9 July 1947) and Joseph Ruben (4 December 1949). In 1944, Chaim was described as being 175 cm tall, small, with short hair. At this point he was a Polish refugee, arriving in Geneva on 9 Oct 1943. Chaim's parents seem to have been discharged from Westerbork holding camp on 12 January 1943. Chaim immigrated to Canada in April 1951.
- Accession No.
- 1996.27.20
- Name Access
- Barzilai (Karasin), Beatrice
- Places
- Brussels, Belgium, Europe
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
Marriage Certificate
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn59618
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Marriage Certificate : Paper : Ink : Antique white, yellow, black ; Ht: 20,5 cm x W: 13 cm
- Date
- June 22, 1942
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Marriage Certificate : Paper : Ink : Antique white, yellow, black ; Ht: 20,5 cm x W: 13 cm
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- June 22, 1942
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Language
- French
- Notes
- Civil marriage certificate printed on one side. There is one fiscal stamp, to the value of 6 francs, on TR, and two officiating stamps. The coat of arms of Graulhet, France, occupies the TR corner. This certificate of marriage bound Chaim Karasin and Ruchla Hasfield in marriage, and was signed by the town mayor on 22 June 1942. Narrative: Graulhet is a community in the Tarn department of southern France. During WW2 it was the centre of tanning and leather work, making it an appealing professional home for Chaim, who received various permits to work by punching holes, glazing, and embossing leather. Chaim Karasin was a Russian refugee. He was born 3 December 1913 in Warsaw, Poland, to Abraham Karasin and Beila (Baijla) Fridman (who had both died by 22 June 1942). Chaim was married to Ruchla Hasfield on 22 June 1942 (she was born 18 May 1910). She was the daughter of Joseph and Malis Hindel. Chaim and Ruchla had for children; Beatrix (donor) (4 May 1941), Helene-Mayriane (15 Mai 1946) Ruth (9 July 1947) and Joseph Ruben (4 December 1949). In 1944, Chaim was described as being 175 cm tall, small, with short hair. He was a Polish refugee, arriving in Geneva on 9 Oct 1943. Ruchla's parents had been deported to Sobibor on 6 July 1943 shortly before half of the camp was killed in an uprising. Chaim's parents seem to have been discharged from Westerbork holding camp on 12 January 1943. Ruchla's brother Jacob died in Sobibor May 21 1943. Ruchla died in Canada on 3 May 2005
- Accession No.
- 1996.27.22
- Name Access
- Barzilai (Karasin), Beatrice
- Places
- Graulhet, France, Europe
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
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