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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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MARKOWITZ, Benjamin, Sylvia

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn64533
Collection
Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual record
Fonds No.
CJC0001; ZB (General Documentation: Personalia)
Date
1948
Collection
Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual record
Date
1948
Fonds No.
CJC0001
Series No.
ZB (General Documentation: Personalia)
Notes
Report: 'Assignment w. AJJDC overseas' (Hamburg) 1945-1948. File characteristics: Originals and photocopies. Montreal-related material.
Name Access
MARKOWITZ, Benjamin, Sylvia
Subjects
Benjamin, Sylvia MARKOWITZ
Places
Montreal
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Canadian Jewish Archives
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