name:"Basch, Eva" found 3 records - The Canadian Jewish Heritage Network

Notes: 263 pages, hardcover book with blue cover. Dust jacket is dark yellow with green and white writing. On the dust jacket cover is a sketched image of a woman lying in bed looking at six young boys at the foot of her bed. Image of the author on inside flap of dust jacket. Narrative: Donor is Eva Basch, the daughter of Eliezer Basch and Blanka Wiener. Eliezer and Blanka were engaged and escaped together in 1940 to the USSR where they were arrested as political opponents and separated. Eliezer was sent to Siberia (he was liberated in 1948), Blanka was sent to Kazakhstan (liberated 1947). They reunited in Budapest in 1948 where one of Eliezer’s brothers still lived.They later went to DP camp in Münich where they got new ID papers (changed birth dates and official location of wedding). Eliezer and Blanka Immigrated to Canada via Halifax in 1950. They stayed in Montreal for a short time (Eliezer had a sister there), then moved to Kingston where Eliezer’s brother had a store and lived in Napanee until 1953. In 1953, they moved back to Montreal where Eva could have access to Jewish education. Blanka was a waitress and Eliezer worked different jobs including in an insurance company. Eliezer was the Executive Director of the Labour Zionist organization. They bought a yarn store on St. Laurent bvd, called “Magasin de fibres L.B” (now La Bobineuse on Mont-Royal East) which they managed until they retired.

Accession No.: 2013.15.02

Name Access: Basch, Eva

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Repository: Montreal Holocaust Museum

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Manual typewriter

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Collection: Montreal Holocaust Museum

Description Level: Item

Material Type: object

Physical Description: Manual typewriter : Typed, printed, handwritten : Green, Gold, White ; Ht: 29.5 cm x W: 30 cm

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Collection: Montreal Holocaust Museum

Description Level: Item

Material Type: object

Physical Description: Manual typewriter : Typed, printed, handwritten : Green, Gold, White ; Ht: 29.5 cm x W: 30 cm

Other Title Information: Written Communication T&E

Physical Condition: Good

Language: English; Hebrew; Yiddish

Notes: Dark green typewriter in wooden, gold-colored case which closes with clamps and lock. Case has a covered handle for transport. Letter keys are in Hebrew/Yiddish. A small black brush is attached to the top inside of the case. The logo for Hermes 2000 is printed on the front in red and silver lettering. Manufacturing information is printed on the back in white letters. Narrative: Donor is Eva Basch, the daughter of Eliezer Basch and Blanka Wiener. The Yiddish-Hebrew typewriter was used by Eliezer to write his memoirs after the war. Eliezer and Blanka were engaged and escaped together in 1940 to the USSR where they were arrested as political opponents and separated. Eliezer was sent to Siberia (he was liberated in 1948), Blanka was sent to Kazakhstan (liberated 1947). They reunited in Budapest in 1948 where one of Eliezer’s brothers still lived.They later went to DP camp in Münich where they got new ID papers (changed birth dates and official location of wedding). They Immigrated to Canada via Halifax in 1950; stayed in Montreal for a short time (Eliezer had a sister there), then moved to Kingston where Eliezer’s brother had a store and lived in Napanee until 1953. In 1953, they moved back to Montreal where Eva could have access to Jewish education. Blanka was a waitress and Eliezer worked different jobs including in an insurance company. Eliezer was the Executive Director of the Labour Zionist organization. They bought a yarn store on St. Laurent bvd, called “Magasin de fibres L.B” (now La Bobineuse on Mont-Royal East) which they managed until they retired.

Accession No.: 2013.12.01

Name Access: Basch, Eva

Archival / Genealogical: Archival Descriptions

Repository: Montreal Holocaust Museum

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Unter Stalin's Yoch

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Collection: Montreal Holocaust Museum

Description Level: Item

Material Type: book

Physical Description: Book : printed, bound, graphic arts : blue, red, grey, white ; Ht: 22.4 cm x W: 14.8 cm

Date: 1980

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Collection: Montreal Holocaust Museum

Description Level: Item

Material Type: book

Physical Description: Book : printed, bound, graphic arts : blue, red, grey, white ; Ht: 22.4 cm x W: 14.8 cm

Other Title Information: Documentary Artifact

Date: 1980

Creator: Basch, Eliezer

Physical Condition: Good

Language: Yiddish

Notes: 376 pages, hardcover book with blue cover. Dust jacket is white with a sketched image on the cover in blue and grey. The cover image shows five men gathered around a fire inside an enclosure with a barbed-wire fence. Photo of the author on an inside page, after title page. Narrative: Donor is Eva Basch, the daughter of Eliezer Basch and Blanka Wiener. Eliezer and Blanka were engaged and escaped together in 1940 to the USSR where they were arrested as political opponents and separated. Eliezer was sent to Siberia (he was liberated in 1948), Blanka was sent to Kazakhstan (liberated 1947). They reunited in Budapest in 1948 where one of Eliezer’s brothers still lived.They later went to DP camp in Münich where they got new ID papers (changed birth dates and official location of wedding). Eliezer and Blanka Immigrated to Canada via Halifax in 1950. They stayed in Montreal for a short time (Eliezer had a sister there), then moved to Kingston where Eliezer’s brother had a store and lived in Napanee until 1953. In 1953, they moved back to Montreal where Eva could have access to Jewish education. Blanka was a waitress and Eliezer worked different jobs including in an insurance company. Eliezer was the Executive Director of the Labour Zionist organization. They bought a yarn store on St. Laurent bvd, called “Magasin de fibres L.B” (now La Bobineuse on Mont-Royal East) which they managed until they retired.

Accession No.: 2013.15.01

Name Access: Basch, Eva

Archival / Genealogical: Archival Descriptions

Repository: Montreal Holocaust Museum