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American Joint Distribution Committee activities: A welfare worker and client
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn59627
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- Drawing : paper : Print ; Ht: 30 cm x W: 20,5 cm
- Date
- 1947
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- Drawing : paper : Print ; Ht: 30 cm x W: 20,5 cm
- Other Title Information
- Original Art, Work on Paper
- Date
- 1947
- Creator
- Markowitz-Benjamin, Sylvia
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Language
- German
- Notes
- A print of a drawing by Sylvia Malkowitz depicts a Joint Distribution worker sitting at a desk next to a client in felt hat. A map to Hamburg is on the wall, next to two pictures of Men taking down a fence. Signed 'HE 47' in the bottom center. Narrative: Sylvia Benjamin (then Markowitz) started working as overseas staff for the American Joint Distribution Committee in Dec 1945. Her first assignment was at the Bergen-Belsen Displaced Persons camp near Hamburg. She was charged with interviewing for and distributing visas to Sweden, helping Jews locate surviving family, and for arranging medical care. After 6 months she was transferred to Hamburg where she helped re-establish a Jewish community. Her focus was on rebuilding a sense of community and spirit above mere survival requirements.
- Accession No.
- 2011X.75.09
- Name Access
- Benjamin, Sylvia
- Places
- Germany, Europe
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
American Joint Distribution Committee activities: A welfare worker interviews a couple
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn59622
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- Drawing : paper : Print : Ink : Black, white ; Ht: 30 cm x W: 20,5 cm
- Date
- 1947
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- Drawing : paper : Print : Ink : Black, white ; Ht: 30 cm x W: 20,5 cm
- Other Title Information
- Original Art, Work on Paper
- Date
- 1947
- Creator
- Markowitz-Benjamin, Sylvia
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Notes
- Print of a drawing by Sylvia Markowitz, depicts a woman in military dress at a desk interviewing two elderly Jewish people. Map of Palestine and Jerusalem on the wall. Silhouette of another man waiting in the background. Narrative: Sylvia Benjamin (then Markowitz) started working as overseas staff for the American Joint Distribution Committee in Dec 1945. Her first assignment was at the Bergen-Belsen Displaced Persons camp near Hamburg. She was charged with interviewing for and distributing visas to Sweden, helping Jews locate surviving family, and for arranging medical care. After 6 months she was transferred to Hamburg where she helped re-establish a Jewish community. Her focus was on rebuilding a sense of community and spirit above mere survival requirements.
- Accession No.
- 2011X.75.04
- Name Access
- Benjamin, Sylvia
- Places
- Hamburg, Germany, Europe
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
American Joint Distribution Committee Activities - Moving
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn59619
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- Drawing : Paper : Copy : Ink : Black, white ; Ht: 30 cm x W: 20,5 cm
- Date
- 1947
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- Drawing : Paper : Copy : Ink : Black, white ; Ht: 30 cm x W: 20,5 cm
- Other Title Information
- Original Art, Work on Paper
- Date
- 1947
- Creator
- Markowitz-Benjamin, Sylvia
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Notes
- Copy of original drawing, men moving furniture into truck under Jewish banners. Crate in foreground reads 'Bergen-Belsen / Tel Aviv.' Sketched by Sylvia Benjamin-Markowitz. Narrative: Sylvia Benjamin (then Markowitz) started working as overseas staff for the American Joint Distribution Committee in Dec 1945. Her first assignment was at the Bergen-Belsen Displaced Persons camp near Hamburg. She was charged with interviewing for and distributing visas to Sweden, helping Jews locate surviving family, and for arranging medical care. After 6 months she was transferred to Hamburg where she helped re-establish a Jewish community. Her focus was on rebuilding a sense of community and spirit above mere survival requirements.
- Accession No.
- 2011X.75.01
- Name Access
- Benjamin, Sylvia
- Places
- Hamburg, Germany, Europe
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
American Joint Distribution Committee Activities - Welfare Worker
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn59620
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- Drawing : paper : Print : ink : Black, white ; Ht: 30 cm x W: 20,5 cm
- Date
- 1947
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- Drawing : paper : Print : ink : Black, white ; Ht: 30 cm x W: 20,5 cm
- Other Title Information
- Original Art, Work on Paper
- Date
- 1947
- Creator
- Markowitz-Benjamin, Sylvia
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Notes
- Copy of a drawing, depicts a woman in military dress at a desk as various forms of transportation speed towards their destinations. Eiffel tower and New York in the distance. Narrative: Sylvia Benjamin (then Markowitz) started working as overseas staff for the American Joint Distribution Committee in Dec 1945. Her first assignment was at the Bergen-Belsen Displaced Persons camp near Hamburg. She was charged with interviewing for and distributing visas to Sweden, helping Jews locate surviving family, and for arranging medical care. After 6 months she was transferred to Hamburg where she helped re-establish a Jewish community. Her focus was on rebuilding a sense of community and spirit above mere survival requirements.
- Accession No.
- 2011X.75.02
- Name Access
- Benjamin, Sylvia
- Places
- Hamburg, Germany, Europe
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
American Joint Distribution Committee storage room: shelf of shoes
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn59625
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- Drawing : paper : Print : Ink : Black, White ; Ht: 30 cm x W: 20,5 cm
- Date
- 1947
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- Drawing : paper : Print : Ink : Black, White ; Ht: 30 cm x W: 20,5 cm
- Other Title Information
- Original Art, Work on Paper
- Date
- 1947
- Creator
- Markowitz-Benjamin, Sylvia
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Notes
- Print of a drawing by Sylvia Malkowitz, depicts a storage room in the Joint Distribution Committee. Racks of shoes, a ladder, and an opened box. Narrative: Sylvia Benjamin (then Markowitz) started working as overseas staff for the American Joint Distribution Committee in Dec 1945. Her first assignment was at the Bergen-Belsen Displaced Persons camp near Hamburg. She was charged with interviewing for and distributing visas to Sweden, helping Jews locate surviving family, and for arranging medical care. After 6 months she was transferred to Hamburg where she helped re-establish a Jewish community. Her focus was on rebuilding a sense of community and spirit above mere survival requirements.
- Accession No.
- 2011X.75.07
- Name Access
- Benjamin, Sylvia
- Places
- Germany, Europe
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
American Joint Distribution Committee storage room - women’s clothing
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn59628
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- Drawing : paper : Print : Ink : Beige, Black ; Ht: 30 cm x W: 20,5 cm
- Date
- 1947
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- Drawing : paper : Print : Ink : Beige, Black ; Ht: 30 cm x W: 20,5 cm
- Other Title Information
- Original Art, Work on Paper
- Date
- 1947
- Creator
- Markowitz-Benjamin, Sylvia
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Language
- English
- Notes
- Print of drawing by Sylvia Malkowitz, depicts a store room of the American Joint Distribution Company. Racks of coats, piles of boxes marked 'AJDC,' a saw horse, and 2 opened boxes. Narrative: Sylvia Benjamin (then Markowitz) started working as overseas staff for the American Joint Distribution Committee in Dec 1945. Her first assignment was at the Bergen-Belsen Displaced Persons camp near Hamburg. She was charged with interviewing for and distributing visas to Sweden, helping Jews locate surviving family, and for arranging medical care. After 6 months she was transferred to Hamburg where she helped re-establish a Jewish community. Her focus was on rebuilding a sense of community and spirit above mere survival requirements.
- Accession No.
- 2011X.75.10
- Name Access
- Benjamin, Sylvia
- Places
- Germany, Europe
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
Crowd at Train Station
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn59623
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- Drawing : paper : Print ; Ht: 30 cm x W: 20,5 cm
- Date
- 1947
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- Drawing : paper : Print ; Ht: 30 cm x W: 20,5 cm
- Other Title Information
- Original Art, Work on Paper
- Date
- 1947
- Creator
- Markowitz-Benjamin, Sylvia
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Notes
- Print of a drawing by Sylvia Malkowitz, depicts a crowd of Jewish citizens on a train platform. One soldier in uniform directs the crowd. Narrative: Sylvia Benjamin (then Markowitz) started working as overseas staff for the American Joint Distribution Committee in Dec 1945. Her first assignment was at the Bergen-Belsen Displaced Persons camp near Hamburg. She was charged with interviewing for and distributing visas to Sweden, helping Jews locate surviving family, and for arranging medical care. After 6 months she was transferred to Hamburg where she helped re-establish a Jewish community. Her focus was on rebuilding a sense of community and spirit above mere survival requirements.
- Accession No.
- 2011X.75.05
- Name Access
- Benjamin, Sylvia
- Places
- Hamburg, Germany, Europe
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
Displaced Family on Boat
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn59624
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- Drawing : paper : Print : Ink : Black, White ; Ht: 30 cm x W: 20,5 cm
- Date
- 1947
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- Drawing : paper : Print : Ink : Black, White ; Ht: 30 cm x W: 20,5 cm
- Other Title Information
- Original Art, Work on Paper
- Date
- 1947
- Creator
- Markowitz-Benjamin, Sylvia
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Notes
- Print of a drawing by Sylvia Malkowitz, depicts a displaced Jewish family on a boat. Five members of the family, five seagulls flying into the sky. Land on the horizon. Narrative: Sylvia Benjamin (then Markowitz) started working as overseas staff for the American Joint Distribution Committee in Dec 1945. Her first assignment was at the Bergen-Belsen Displaced Persons camp near Hamburg. She was charged with interviewing for and distributing visas to Sweden, helping Jews locate surviving family, and for arranging medical care. After 6 months she was transferred to Hamburg where she helped re-establish a Jewish community. Her focus was on rebuilding a sense of community and spirit above mere survival requirements.
- Accession No.
- 2011X.75.06
- Name Access
- Benjamin, Sylvia
- Places
- Germany, Europe
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
Drawing
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn59621
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- Drawing : paper : Print : ink : Black, white ; Ht: 30 cm x W: 20,5 cm
- Date
- 1947
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- Drawing : paper : Print : ink : Black, white ; Ht: 30 cm x W: 20,5 cm
- Other Title Information
- Original Art, Work on Paper
- Date
- 1947
- Creator
- Markowitz-Benjamin, Sylvia
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Notes
- Print of a drawing by Sylvia Markowitz, depicts 3 men and a dog in a camp. There is a group of Jewish men in the background reading newspapers, and a bag of what appears to be oranges on the ground. One man is holding out his arms. There is a suitcase next to him. Narrative: Sylvia Benjamin (then Markowitz) started working as overseas staff for the American Joint Distribution Committee in Dec 1945. Her first assignment was at the Bergen-Belsen Displaced Persons camp near Hamburg. She was charged with interviewing for and distributing visas to Sweden, helping Jews locate surviving family, and for arranging medical care. After 6 months she was transferred to Hamburg where she helped re-establish a Jewish community. Her focus was on rebuilding a sense of community and spirit above mere survival requirements.
- Accession No.
- 2011X.75.03
- Name Access
- Benjamin, Sylvia
- Places
- Hamburg, Germany, Europe
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
Employment certificate
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn59946
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Employment certificate : Paper : Typewritten : Ink : b&w ; Ht: 27,5 cm x W: 21 cm
- Date
- December 28, 1945
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Employment certificate : Paper : Typewritten : Ink : b&w ; Ht: 27,5 cm x W: 21 cm
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- December 28, 1945
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Language
- English
- Notes
- Photocopy of an official credential issued to Sylvia Markowitz, print line on right side. TL portrait of letter holder. 'The American Jewish Distribution Committee. Inc' across top. Three signatures: Sylvia Markowitz, Louis Sobel (Ass. Secretary), and Edward Warburg (Chairman). Illegible stamp BR. Issued on the 28 December 1945. This letter grants Sylvia the full power to request assistance and resources from any American institution under the US government. Narrative: Sylvia Benjamin (then Markowitz) started working as overseas staff for the American Joint Distribution Committee in Dec 1945. Her first assignment was at the Bergen-Belsen Displaced Persons camp near Hamburg. She was charged with interviewing for and distributing visas to Sweden, helping Jews locate surviving family, and for arranging medical care. After 6 months she was transferred to Hamburg where she helped re-establish a Jewish community. Her focus was on rebuilding a sense of community and spirit above mere survival requirements.
- Accession No.
- 2011X.75.11
- Name Access
- Benjamin, Sylvia
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
Grave markers at Concentration Camp
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn59626
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- Drawing : paper : Print : Ink : Black, White ; Ht: 30 cm x W: 20,5 cm
- Date
- 1947
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- Drawing : paper : Print : Ink : Black, White ; Ht: 30 cm x W: 20,5 cm
- Other Title Information
- Original Art, Work on Paper
- Date
- 1947
- Creator
- Markowitz-Benjamin, Sylvia
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Language
- English
- German
- Notes
- Print of a drawing by Sylvia Malkowitz, depicts 8 headstones that mark the burial of over 1000 Jewish ashes at a concentration camp. Text on one plaque reads "Here Lies 1000 Bodies" in English and German. A chimney can be seen in the distance. The weather is bleak as five birds fly into the distance. Narrative: Sylvia Benjamin (then Markowitz) started working as overseas staff for the American Joint Distribution Committee in Dec 1945. Her first assignment was at the Bergen-Belsen Displaced Persons camp near Hamburg. She was charged with interviewing for and distributing visas to Sweden, helping Jews locate surviving family, and for arranging medical care. After 6 months she was transferred to Hamburg where she helped re-establish a Jewish community. Her focus was on rebuilding a sense of community and spirit above mere survival requirements.
- Accession No.
- 2011X.75.08
- Name Access
- Benjamin, Sylvia
- Places
- Germany, Europe
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
Manuscript
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn59629
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Manuscript : Paper : Typewritten : Ink : Black, white, red, blue ; Ht: 28 cm x W: 21 cm
- Date
- 1948-1949
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Manuscript : Paper : Typewritten : Ink : Black, white, red, blue ; Ht: 28 cm x W: 21 cm
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- 1948-1949
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Language
- English
- Notes
- 7 printed pages, copies of an original testimony by Sylvia Markowitz. Page 1 is entitled 'Additional Information in Reference to the Overseas Assignment With the American Joint Distribution Committee.' Chapters include 'The Jewish Gemeinde Hamburg,' 'Warburg Children's Home, Hamburg,' and the 'Hamburg office.' In her account, Sylvia describes her work in the AJDC and some of its other offices in Germany. It focuses on redeveloping the Jewish community in Europe and resourcing Holocaust survivors. In closing she mentions that she feels this was a worthwhile experience for her and that she would like to continue. Narrative: Sylvia Benjamin (then Markowitz) started working as overseas staff for the American Joint Distribution Committee in Dec 1945. Her first assignment was at the Bergen-Belsen Displaced Persons camp near Hamburg. She was charged with interviewing for and distributing visas to Sweden, helping Jews locate surviving family, and for arranging medical care. After 6 months she was transferred to Hamburg where she helped re-establish a Jewish community in the Jewish Gemeinde. Her focus was on rebuilding a sense of community and spirit above mere survival requirements.
- Accession No.
- 2011X.75.12
- Name Access
- Benjamin, Sylvia
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
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