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Yellow star badge

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn47478
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Yellow star badge : woven, printed : yellow, black
Date
1941
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Yellow star badge : woven, printed : yellow, black
Other Title Information
Personal Symbol
Date
1941
Physical Condition
Good
Language
French
Notes
Rectangular piece of cloth printed with the outline of a Star of David. Narrative: Donor got this badge at the city hall of her district in Paris, at the end of 1941. This star is one of several the family had. This particular one was never worn.
Accession No.
1990.40.01
Name Access
Zumer, Rachel & Strul
Places
Paris, France, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
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Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Box

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn47531
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Box : cut, glued, woven, sewn (machine) : brown, blue, white, yellow, red ; Ht: 4,5 cm x W: 12,5 cm x De: 17,5 cm
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Box : cut, glued, woven, sewn (machine) : brown, blue, white, yellow, red ; Ht: 4,5 cm x W: 12,5 cm x De: 17,5 cm
Other Title Information
Container
Physical Condition
Poor
Notes
Box with a textured outside. The inside, top and bottom, is lined with padded fabric: it is divided diagonally into 2 sections, one side is blue and the other side is white. In the centre is a yellow Star of David. The inner sides are lined with red fabric.
Accession No.
2011X.215.05
Name Access
Levy, Rachel ?
Places
Europe
Archival / Genealogical
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Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Aufsätze

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn47535
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Notebook : handwritten, bound : brown, blue, beige, black, red ; Ht: 21,3 cm x W: 16,8 cm
Date
1909-1917
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Notebook : handwritten, bound : brown, blue, beige, black, red ; Ht: 21,3 cm x W: 16,8 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
1909-1917
Physical Condition
Good
Language
German
Notes
14 pages. Softcover, bound with string. Cover is blue with a brown paper dust-cover. On the front, centre, is an octagonal white sticker with a handwritten title. Pages are beige with black horizontal lines; first 10 pages have handwritten text in black, with red markings and corrections throughout. School books of Sophie Orbach. Narrative: Sophie Orbach was the donor's mother. Sophie Philipson (nee Orbach) left Berlin for Paris with her husband Serge in the 1920s, due to rising antisemitism. On July 15, 1930 their daughter Rachel was born. Serge, Sophie and Rachel were Polish citizen, they never got either the German or the French citizenship. After spending 4 years in the free zone of France, and having found a hiding place, she was denounced along with her mother and her brother. In January 1944, they were arrested and sent to the Drancy transit camp from where they were deported. It is believed they were killed in a Polish killing centre. Her husband Serge survived the war in Ireland where he was managing a factory. Her daughter was able to survive in hiding in different places in the south of France.
Accession No.
2011X.215.07
Name Access
Levy, Rachel
Places
Germany ?, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Belt

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn47536
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Belt : leather worked, braided, sewn (machine), pegged : red, silver
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Belt : leather worked, braided, sewn (machine), pegged : red, silver
Other Title Information
Clothing Accessory
Physical Condition
Good
Notes
Silver buckle on one end; the other end is a piece of flat leather with 3 layers for reinforcement; 5 buckle holes are going along the centre in a line. The waist band is made up of 3 separate braided cords; 3 belt loops are positioned along the waist band in different intervals, keeping the cords connected, with an additional loop near the buckle. Narrative: This belt was a birthday gift from the donor's mother to her on the occasion of her 13th birthday (July 15, 1943) in Cannes.
Accession No.
2011X.215.11
Name Access
Levy, Rachel
Places
Cannes, France, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Purse & scissors

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn47537
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Purse & scissors : leather worked, sewn (machine), woven : brown, brass
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Purse & scissors : leather worked, sewn (machine), woven : brown, brass
Other Title Information
Personal Gear
Physical Condition
Good
Notes
Brown purse with stitching along the edges. Closes like an envelope and fastens in the centre with a snap button. The interior is lined with a brown fabric. Housed inside the purse are a pair of small nail scissors. Silver metal, connected at the centre with a screw.
Accession No.
2011X.215.12
Name Access
Levy, Rachel
Places
Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Pendant

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn48046
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Pendant : cast (moulded), imprinted, cut : gold
Date
1947
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Pendant : cast (moulded), imprinted, cut : gold
Other Title Information
Adornment
Date
1947
Physical Condition
Good
Notes
Bronze or brass. Flat, shaped like a drawstring bag, with incised pleating near the top, a relief cord near the pleating, and a handle. A hole is cut just below the handle, with a looped string going through. The back is smooth. Narrative: Strul Zumer had an antique shop in Paris
Accession No.
2011X.372.09
Name Access
Zumer, Rachel & Strul
Places
Bucharest, Romania, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
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Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Zeugnisheft

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn48200
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Notebook : handwritten, bound, printed : brown, blue, beige, black ; Ht: 21,3 cm x W: 16,8 cm
Date
1909-1917
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Notebook : handwritten, bound, printed : brown, blue, beige, black ; Ht: 21,3 cm x W: 16,8 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
1909-1917
Physical Condition
Poor
Language
German
Notes
6 pages. Softcover, bound with staples. Cover is blue with a brown paper dust-cover. On the front, centre, is a square sticker, with perforated edges and a blue border, with a handwritten title. Pages are beige with printed lists and fields; handwritten text is inserted to complete each field. Outlines the school subject with the student's grade for each. Narrative: School books of Sophie Orbach (Rachel's mother).
Accession No.
2012X.84.01
Name Access
Levy, Rachel
Places
Germany ?, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Notebook

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn48201
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Notebook : handwritten, bound : brown, blue, beige, black, red ; Ht: 21,3 cm x W: 16,8 cm
Date
1909-1917
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Notebook : handwritten, bound : brown, blue, beige, black, red ; Ht: 21,3 cm x W: 16,8 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
1909-1917
Physical Condition
Poor
Language
German
Notes
10 pages. Softcover, bound with string. Cover is blue with a brown paper dust-cover (see condition). On the front, centre, is an octagonal white sticker with 2 horiztonal lines and printed text. Pages are beige with black horizontal lines; text is written on almost every page, some of it has been underlined with a bold black pen. On a few pages, the text is broken down into columns and lists. Narrative: School books of Sophie Orbach (Rachel's mother).
Accession No.
2012X.85.01
Name Access
Levy, Rachel
Places
Germany ?, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Notebook

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn48202
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Notebook : handwritten, bound : brown, blue, beige, black, red ; Ht: 21,3 cm x W: 16,8 cm
Date
1909-1917
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Notebook : handwritten, bound : brown, blue, beige, black, red ; Ht: 21,3 cm x W: 16,8 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
1909-1917
Physical Condition
Poor
Language
German
Notes
16 pages. Softcover, bound with string. Cover is blue with a brown paper dust-cover. On the front, centre, is an octagonal white sticker with a handwritten title (illegible). Pages are beige with black horizontal lines; handwritten text in black, with red markings and corrections throughout (see condition). Narrative: School books of Sophie Orbach (Rachel's mother).
Accession No.
2012X.86.01
Name Access
Levy, Rachel
Places
Germany ?, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Token

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn49657
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Token : Paper : Ink : Beige, Black ; Ht: 4,5 cm x W: 6,25 cm
Date
August 19, 1942
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Token : Paper : Ink : Beige, Black ; Ht: 4,5 cm x W: 6,25 cm
Other Title Information
Exchange Medium
Date
August 19, 1942
Physical Condition
Good
Language
French
Notes
1 page booklet with vertical fold down the middle, inside has sheet of ration tickets. Ration cards for clothing issued in France to Rachel Philipson. A big “J ” is printed on the inside. "J" printed cards were delivered to youth of 12 to 18 years old. Narrative: In the 1920’s Serge and Sophie Philipson (nee Orbach) left Berlin for Paris due to rising antisemitism. On July 15, 1930 their daughter Rachel was born. Serge, Sophie and Rachel were Polish citizen, they never got either the German or the French citizenship. In Paris, Serge worked for Les Modes Modernes, the hat factory of his brother-in-law, Henri. When an opportunity to expand the business in Ireland arose, Serge moved to Galway. The new factory opened in July 1938. In August 1939, Sophie, Rachel, and 4 other family members (Rachel’s cousin Stéphane, his maternal grandmother Néné, Serge’s sister Esther and Serge’s sister-in-law Choura) left for Cabourg, in Normandy. After the winter 1939-1940 it became difficult to communicate with Ireland but Rachel and Sophie could still send and receive letter from Serge. At the end of winter 1940, the group moved to Néris and in July 1940, after the occupation of France by Germany, they settled in the zone libre in the village of Cauterets, on the border with Spain. They were reunited with Robert, Serge’s brother. In August 1942, 4 family members (Sophie’s sister Ella and her husband Ernest, their daughter Ruth, Serge’s siblings Robert and Esther) were arrested by local police and deported. They were not seen again. At the beginning of 1943, Sophie, her mother Augusta and Rachel moved to Maubourguet. In April 1943, they moved to Cannes in Hotel Victoria with Henri, Stéphane and Néné. Henri, Sophie and Augusta went into hiding together while cousins Stéphane and Rachel were taken care of by Néné and returned to Maubourguet. In January 1944, Henri, Sophie and Augusta were denounced and arrested. They were transferred to Marseille before being sent by train to Drancy transit camp from where they were deported. It is believed they were killed in a Polish killing centre. In 1944, Rachel moved from one place to another – under a non-Jewish identity - and continued to correspond with her father. In June 1945, she reunited with her father Ireland. They had not seen each other for 6 years. In 1951, Rachel got married. In 1954, she immigrated to Montreal.
Accession No.
2011X.216.02
Name Access
Levy, Rachel
Places
Cauterets, France, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Black Record: Germans Past and Present

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn49662
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Booklet : Paper : printed, bound : Beige ; Ht: 18,5 cm x W: 12,5 cm
Date
February 1941
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Booklet : Paper : printed, bound : Beige ; Ht: 18,5 cm x W: 12,5 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
February 1941
Creator
Vansittart, Robert, Sir
Physical Condition
Excellent
Language
English
Notes
56 pages. Softcover, paper bound with staples. Front cover is orange with a thick black border. Inside the border, the title is printed in black at the top, and the author is printed in white at the bottom. A Swastika is printed in a white circle, with the Reichsadler of the German Empire in the centre. The back cover is white with orange text. Interior pages are white with black text, divided into chapters. Narrative: The Reichsadler (English: Empire's Eagle, Imperial Eagle, or Eagle of the Empire) was a historic eagle national insignia deriving from the heraldic Roman Aquila during various times of Germany's history, including the German Empire, the Weimar Republic and Nazi Germany. After the defeat of the German Reich in 1945, the national insignia of West Germany and modern Germany is called Bundesadler.
Accession No.
2011X.215.06
Name Access
Levy, Rachel
Places
London, England, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Notebook

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn49663
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Notebook : Paper : Beige ; Ht: 4 cm x W: 7 cm
Date
1939-1940
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Notebook : Paper : Beige ; Ht: 4 cm x W: 7 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
1939-1940
Physical Condition
Good
Language
French
Notes
Contains handwritten songs and poems. Rachel was hiding in Cauteret (Pyrenees) with her cousin in the house of the cousin's non-Jewish grandmother. An Austrian gym teacher in the village organized children's activities in a group that loosely resembled scouts or guides. They mostly hiked and camped. Rachel used this book to record the songs that they used to sing. She was 11 years old at the time. Narrative: Rachel was the daughter of Serge and Sophie Philipson (nee Orbach). The couple had left Berlin for Paris in the 1920s due to rising antisemitism. Serge, Sophie and Rachel were Polish citizen, they never got either the German or the French citizenship. In Paris, Serge worked for Les Modes Modernes, the hat factory of his brother-in-law, Henri. When an opportunity to expand the business in Ireland arose, Serge moved to Galway. The new factory opened in July 1938. In August 1939, Sophie, Rachel, and 4 other family members (Rachel’s cousin Stéphane, his maternal grandmother Néné, Serge’s sister Esther and Serge’s sister-in-law Choura) left for Cabourg, in Normandy. After the winter 1939-1940 it became difficult to communicate with Ireland but Rachel and Sophie could still send and receive letter from Serge. At the end of winter 1940, the group moved to Néris and in July 1940, after the occupation of France by Germany, they settled in the zone libre in the village of Cauterets, on the border with Spain. They were reunited with Robert, Serge’s brother. In August 1942, 4 family members (Sophie’s sister Ella and her husband Ernest, their daughter Ruth, Serge’s siblings Robert and Esther) were arrested by local police and deported. They were not seen again. At the beginning of 1943, Sophie, her mother Augusta and Rachel moved to Maubourguet. In April 1943, they moved to Cannes in Hotel Victoria with Henri, Stéphane and Néné. Henri, Sophie and Augusta went into hiding together while cousins Stéphane and Rachel were taken care of by Néné and returned to Maubourguet. In January 1944, Henri, Sophie and Augusta were denounced and arrested. They were transferred to Marseille before being sent by train to Drancy transit camp from where they were deported. It is believed they were killed in a Polish killing centre. In 1944, Rachel moved from one place to another – under a non-Jewish identity - and continued to correspond with her father. In June 1945, she reunited with her father Ireland. They had not seen each other for 6 years. In 1951, Rachel got married. In 1954, she immigrated to Montreal.
Accession No.
2011X.215.13
Name Access
Levy, Rachel
Places
France, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Letter

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn49669
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Letter : Paper : Beige ; Ht: 4 3/4 cm x W: 7 1/4 cm
Date
1939-February 4, 1944
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Letter : Paper : Beige ; Ht: 4 3/4 cm x W: 7 1/4 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
1939-February 4, 1944
Physical Condition
Good
Language
English
Irish
Notes
Letter from Department of External Affairs, Dublin, Ireland informed Serge Philipson that the Irish Authorities had received a reply from the Vichy government that his wife and daughter are well. Narrative: In the 1920’s Serge and Sophie Philipson (nee Orbach) left Berlin for Paris due to rising antisemitism. On July 15, 1930 their daughter Rachel was born. Serge, Sophie and Rachel were Polish citizen, they never got either the German or the French citizenship. In Paris, Serge worked for Les Modes Modernes, the hat factory of his brother-in-law, Henri. When an opportunity to expand the business in Ireland arose, Serge moved to Galway. The new factory opened in July 1938. In August 1939, Sophie, Rachel, and 4 other family members (Rachel’s cousin Stéphane, his maternal grandmother Néné, Serge’s sister Esther and Serge’s sister-in-law Choura) left for Cabourg, in Normandy. After the winter 1939-1940 it became difficult to communicate with Ireland but Rachel and Sophie could still send and receive letter from Serge. At the end of winter 1940, the group moved to Néris and in July 1940, after the occupation of France by Germany, they settled in the zone libre in the village of Cauterets, on the border with Spain. They were reunited with Robert, Serge’s brother. In August 1942, 4 family members (Sophie’s sister Ella and her husband Ernest, their daughter Ruth, Serge’s siblings Robert and Esther) were arrested by local police and deported. They were not seen again. At the beginning of 1943, Sophie, her mother Augusta and Rachel moved to Maubourguet. In April 1943, they moved to Cannes in Hotel Victoria with Henri, Stéphane and Néné. Henri, Sophie and Augusta went into hiding together while cousins Stéphane and Rachel were taken care of by Néné and returned to Maubourguet. In January 1944, Henri, Sophie and Augusta were denounced and arrested. They were transferred to Marseille before being sent by train to Drancy transit camp from where they were deported. It is believed they were killed in a Polish killing centre. In 1944, Rachel moved from one place to another – under a non-Jewish identity - and continued to correspond with her father. In June 1945, she reunited with her father Ireland. They had not seen each other for 6 years. In 1951, Rachel got married. In 1954, she immigrated to Montreal.
Accession No.
2011X.215.14
Name Access
Levy, Rachel
Places
Dublin, Ireland, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Letter

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn49670
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Letter : Paper : Beige ; Ht: 4 3/4 cm x W: 7 1/2 cm
Date
1939-February 18, 1944
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Letter : Paper : Beige ; Ht: 4 3/4 cm x W: 7 1/2 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
1939-February 18, 1944
Physical Condition
Good
Language
English
Irish
Notes
Notification that Sophie Philipson, her mother-in-law and brother-in-law have been interned. Narrative: In the 1920’s Serge and Sophie Philipson (nee Orbach) left Berlin for Paris due to rising antisemitism. On July 15, 1930 their daughter Rachel was born. Serge, Sophie and Rachel were Polish citizen, they never got either the German or the French citizenship. In Paris, Serge worked for Les Modes Modernes, the hat factory of his brother-in-law, Henri. When an opportunity to expand the business in Ireland arose, Serge moved to Galway. The new factory opened in July 1938. In August 1939, Sophie, Rachel, and 4 other family members (Rachel’s cousin Stéphane, his maternal grandmother Néné, Serge’s sister Esther and Serge’s sister-in-law Choura) left for Cabourg, in Normandy. After the winter 1939-1940 it became difficult to communicate with Ireland but Rachel and Sophie could still send and receive letter from Serge. At the end of winter 1940, the group moved to Néris and in July 1940, after the occupation of France by Germany, they settled in the zone libre in the village of Cauterets, on the border with Spain. They were reunited with Robert, Serge’s brother. In August 1942, 4 family members (Sophie’s sister Ella and her husband Ernest, their daughter Ruth, Serge’s siblings Robert and Esther) were arrested by local police and deported. They were not seen again. At the beginning of 1943, Sophie, her mother Augusta and Rachel moved to Maubourguet. In April 1943, they moved to Cannes in Hotel Victoria with Henri, Stéphane and Néné. Henri, Sophie and Augusta went into hiding together while cousins Stéphane and Rachel were taken care of by Néné and returned to Maubourguet. In January 1944, Henri, Sophie and Augusta were denounced and arrested. They were transferred to Marseille before being sent by train to Drancy transit camp from where they were deported. It is believed they were killed in a Polish killing centre. In 1944, Rachel moved from one place to another – under a non-Jewish identity - and continued to correspond with her father. In June 1945, she reunited with her father Ireland. They had not seen each other for 6 years. In 1951, Rachel got married. In 1954, she immigrated to Montreal.
Accession No.
2011X.215.15
Name Access
Levy, Rachel
Places
Dublin, Ireland, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Letter

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn49671
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Letter : Paper : Beige ; Ht: 4 3/4 cm x W: 7 1/2 cm
Date
1939-September 22, 1944
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Letter : Paper : Beige ; Ht: 4 3/4 cm x W: 7 1/2 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
1939-September 22, 1944
Physical Condition
Good
Language
English
Irish
Notes
Notification that inquiry to Vichy on whereabouts of Sophie Philipson and family has not been answered due to military situation. Narrative: In the 1920’s Serge and Sophie Philipson (nee Orbach) left Berlin for Paris due to rising antisemitism. On July 15, 1930 their daughter Rachel was born. Serge, Sophie and Rachel were Polish citizen, they never got either the German or the French citizenship. In Paris, Serge worked for Les Modes Modernes, the hat factory of his brother-in-law, Henri. When an opportunity to expand the business in Ireland arose, Serge moved to Galway. The new factory opened in July 1938. In August 1939, Sophie, Rachel, and 4 other family members (Rachel’s cousin Stéphane, his maternal grandmother Néné, Serge’s sister Esther and Serge’s sister-in-law Choura) left for Cabourg, in Normandy. After the winter 1939-1940 it became difficult to communicate with Ireland but Rachel and Sophie could still send and receive letter from Serge. At the end of winter 1940, the group moved to Néris and in July 1940, after the occupation of France by Germany, they settled in the zone libre in the village of Cauterets, on the border with Spain. They were reunited with Robert, Serge’s brother. In August 1942, 4 family members (Sophie’s sister Ella and her husband Ernest, their daughter Ruth, Serge’s siblings Robert and Esther) were arrested by local police and deported. They were not seen again. At the beginning of 1943, Sophie, her mother Augusta and Rachel moved to Maubourguet. In April 1943, they moved to Cannes in Hotel Victoria with Henri, Stéphane and Néné. Henri, Sophie and Augusta went into hiding together while cousins Stéphane and Rachel were taken care of by Néné and returned to Maubourguet. In January 1944, Henri, Sophie and Augusta were denounced and arrested. They were transferred to Marseille before being sent by train to Drancy transit camp from where they were deported. It is believed they were killed in a Polish killing centre. In 1944, Rachel moved from one place to another – under a non-Jewish identity - and continued to correspond with her father. In June 1945, she reunited with her father Ireland. They had not seen each other for 6 years. In 1951, Rachel got married. In 1954, she immigrated to Montreal.
Accession No.
2011X.215.16
Name Access
Levy, Rachel
Places
Dublin, Ireland, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Alexandra Golub and Reuben Philipson

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn49672
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Paper : Beige ; Ht: 5 cm x W: 7 cm
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Paper : Beige ; Ht: 5 cm x W: 7 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Physical Condition
Good
Notes
b&w, couple standing next to each other, looking in the same direction. They are the donor's paternal uncle and his wife. Narrative: In the 1920’s Serge and Sophie Philipson (nee Orbach) left Berlin for Paris due to rising antisemitism. On July 15, 1930 their daughter Rachel was born. Serge, Sophie and Rachel were Polish citizen, they never got either the German or the French citizenship. In Paris, Serge worked for Les Modes Modernes, the hat factory of his brother-in-law, Henri. When an opportunity to expand the business in Ireland arose, Serge moved to Galway. The new factory opened in July 1938. In August 1939, Sophie, Rachel, and 4 other family members (Rachel’s cousin Stéphane, his maternal grandmother Néné, Serge’s sister Esther and Serge’s sister-in-law Choura) left for Cabourg, in Normandy. After the winter 1939-1940 it became difficult to communicate with Ireland but Rachel and Sophie could still send and receive letter from Serge. At the end of winter 1940, the group moved to Néris and in July 1940, after the occupation of France by Germany, they settled in the zone libre in the village of Cauterets, on the border with Spain. They were reunited with Robert, Serge’s brother. In August 1942, 4 family members (Sophie’s sister Ella and her husband Ernest, their daughter Ruth, Serge’s siblings Robert and Esther) were arrested by local police and deported. They were not seen again. At the beginning of 1943, Sophie, her mother Augusta and Rachel moved to Maubourguet. In April 1943, they moved to Cannes in Hotel Victoria with Henri, Stéphane and Néné. Henri, Sophie and Augusta went into hiding together while cousins Stéphane and Rachel were taken care of by Néné and returned to Maubourguet. In January 1944, Henri, Sophie and Augusta were denounced and arrested. They were transferred to Marseille before being sent by train to Drancy transit camp from where they were deported. It is believed they were killed in a Polish killing centre. In 1944, Rachel moved from one place to another – under a non-Jewish identity - and continued to correspond with her father. In June 1945, she reunited with her father Ireland. They had not seen each other for 6 years. In 1951, Rachel got married. In 1954, she immigrated to Montreal.
Accession No.
2002.08.314
Name Access
Levy, Rachel
Places
Paris, France, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
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Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Wedding photograph of Alexandra Golub and attendents

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn49673
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Paper : Beige ; Ht: 9 cm x W: 6 1/2 cm
Date
March 6, 1938
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Paper : Beige ; Ht: 9 cm x W: 6 1/2 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
March 6, 1938
Physical Condition
Good
Language
French
Notes
b&w, bride with Rachel Levy and 4 children attendents Narrative: In the 1920’s Serge and Sophie Philipson (nee Orbach) left Berlin for Paris due to rising antisemitism. On July 15, 1930 their daughter Rachel was born. Serge, Sophie and Rachel were Polish citizen, they never got either the German or the French citizenship. In Paris, Serge worked for Les Modes Modernes, the hat factory of his brother-in-law, Henri. When an opportunity to expand the business in Ireland arose, Serge moved to Galway. The new factory opened in July 1938. In August 1939, Sophie, Rachel, and 4 other family members (Rachel’s cousin Stéphane, his maternal grandmother Néné, Serge’s sister Esther and Serge’s sister-in-law Choura) left for Cabourg, in Normandy. After the winter 1939-1940 it became difficult to communicate with Ireland but Rachel and Sophie could still send and receive letter from Serge. At the end of winter 1940, the group moved to Néris and in July 1940, after the occupation of France by Germany, they settled in the zone libre in the village of Cauterets, on the border with Spain. They were reunited with Robert, Serge’s brother. In August 1942, 4 family members (Sophie’s sister Ella and her husband Ernest, their daughter Ruth, Serge’s siblings Robert and Esther) were arrested by local police and deported. They were not seen again. At the beginning of 1943, Sophie, her mother Augusta and Rachel moved to Maubourguet. In April 1943, they moved to Cannes in Hotel Victoria with Henri, Stéphane and Néné. Henri, Sophie and Augusta went into hiding together while cousins Stéphane and Rachel were taken care of by Néné and returned to Maubourguet. In January 1944, Henri, Sophie and Augusta were denounced and arrested. They were transferred to Marseille before being sent by train to Drancy transit camp from where they were deported. It is believed they were killed in a Polish killing centre. In 1944, Rachel moved from one place to another – under a non-Jewish identity - and continued to correspond with her father. In June 1945, she reunited with her father Ireland. They had not seen each other for 6 years. In 1951, Rachel got married. In 1954, she immigrated to Montreal.
Accession No.
2002.08.315
Name Access
Levy, Rachel
Places
Paris, France, Europe
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Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Letter

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn49727
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Letter : Paper : Beige ; Ht: 27 cm x W: 21 cm
Date
November 13, 1944
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Letter : Paper : Beige ; Ht: 27 cm x W: 21 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
November 13, 1944
Physical Condition
Good
Language
French
Notes
One page. Typewritten in blue ink, formal letter from Alexandra Filipson to the director of the Jewish resistance asking for an indemnity. Narrative: In the 1920’s Serge and Sophie Philipson (nee Orbach) left Berlin for Paris due to rising antisemitism. On July 15, 1930 their daughter Rachel was born. Serge, Sophie and Rachel were Polish citizen, they never got either the German or the French citizenship. In Paris, Serge worked for Les Modes Modernes, the hat factory of his brother-in-law, Henri. When an opportunity to expand the business in Ireland arose, Serge moved to Galway. The new factory opened in July 1938. In August 1939, Sophie, Rachel, and 4 other family members (Rachel’s cousin Stéphane, his maternal grandmother Néné, Serge’s sister Esther and Serge’s sister-in-law Choura) left for Cabourg, in Normandy. After the winter 1939-1940 it became difficult to communicate with Ireland but Rachel and Sophie could still send and receive letter from Serge. At the end of winter 1940, the group moved to Néris and in July 1940, after the occupation of France by Germany, they settled in the zone libre in the village of Cauterets, on the border with Spain. They were reunited with Robert, Serge’s brother. In August 1942, 4 family members (Sophie’s sister Ella and her husband Ernest, their daughter Ruth, Serge’s siblings Robert and Esther) were arrested by local police and deported. They were not seen again. At the beginning of 1943, Sophie, her mother Augusta and Rachel moved to Maubourguet. In April 1943, they moved to Cannes in Hotel Victoria with Henri, Stéphane and Néné. Henri, Sophie and Augusta went into hiding together while cousins Stéphane and Rachel were taken care of by Néné and returned to Maubourguet. In January 1944, Henri, Sophie and Augusta were denounced and arrested. They were transferred to Marseille before being sent by train to Drancy transit camp from where they were deported. It is believed they were killed in a Polish killing centre. In 1944, Rachel moved from one place to another – under a non-Jewish identity - and continued to correspond with her father. In June 1945, she reunited with her father Ireland. They had not seen each other for 6 years. In 1951, Rachel got married. In 1954, she immigrated to Montreal.
Accession No.
2002.08.010
Name Access
Levy, Rachel
Places
Maubourguet, France, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Letter

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn49728
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Letter : Paper : Beige, blue ; Ht: 12,9 cm x W: 20,5 cm
Date
October 10, 1942
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Letter : Paper : Beige, blue ; Ht: 12,9 cm x W: 20,5 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
October 10, 1942
Physical Condition
Excellent
Language
English
Notes
One page. Typewritten in blue ink. Personnal letter from Serge Philipson to his wife Sophie Philipson. Tells about her granted transit Visa. Narrative: Serge Philipson was in Ireland the whole time of the war to take care of business les Modes Modernes. Wife Sophie Philipson was with family and daugther Rachel Levy in France. At one point she was sent to Drancy and died.
Accession No.
2002.08.020
Name Access
Levy, Rachel
Places
Dublin, Ireland, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Telegram

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn49729
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Telegram : Paper : Beige, blue ; Ht: 12,7 cm x W: 20,5 cm
Date
September 29, 1942
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Telegram : Paper : Beige, blue ; Ht: 12,7 cm x W: 20,5 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
September 29, 1942
Physical Condition
Good
Language
English
Notes
One page. Typewritten in blue ink. Personal letter from Serge Philipson to wife Sophie Philipson. Writes about Irish Visa information. Narrative: In the 1920’s Serge and Sophie Philipson (nee Orbach) left Berlin for Paris due to rising antisemitism. On July 15, 1930 their daughter Rachel was born. Serge, Sophie and Rachel were Polish citizen, they never got either the German or the French citizenship. In Paris, Serge worked for Les Modes Modernes, the hat factory of his brother-in-law, Henri. When an opportunity to expand the business in Ireland arose, Serge moved to Galway. The new factory opened in July 1938. In August 1939, Sophie, Rachel, and 4 other family members (Rachel’s cousin Stéphane, his maternal grandmother Néné, Serge’s sister Esther and Serge’s sister-in-law Choura) left for Cabourg, in Normandy. After the winter 1939-1940 it became difficult to communicate with Ireland but Rachel and Sophie could still send and receive letter from Serge. At the end of winter 1940, the group moved to Néris and in July 1940, after the occupation of France by Germany, they settled in the zone libre in the village of Cauterets, on the border with Spain. They were reunited with Robert, Serge’s brother. In August 1942, 4 family members (Sophie’s sister Ella and her husband Ernest, their daughter Ruth, Serge’s siblings Robert and Esther) were arrested by local police and deported. They were not seen again. At the beginning of 1943, Sophie, her mother Augusta and Rachel moved to Maubourguet. In April 1943, they moved to Cannes in Hotel Victoria with Henri, Stéphane and Néné. Henri, Sophie and Augusta went into hiding together while cousins Stéphane and Rachel were taken care of by Néné and returned to Maubourguet. In January 1944, Henri, Sophie and Augusta were denounced and arrested. They were transferred to Marseille before being sent by train to Drancy transit camp from where they were deported. It is believed they were killed in a Polish killing centre. In 1944, Rachel moved from one place to another – under a non-Jewish identity - and continued to correspond with her father. In June 1945, she reunited with her father Ireland. They had not seen each other for 6 years. In 1951, Rachel got married. In 1954, she immigrated to Montreal.
Accession No.
2002.08.030
Name Access
Levy, Rachel
Places
Dublin, Ireland, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
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Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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