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- Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records 21
- HEBREW SICK BENEFIT ASSOCIATION 74
- Hebrew Sick Benefit Association Membership Form 74
- JEWISH COLONIZATION ASSOCIATION (JCA or ICA) 451
- JEWISH IMMIGRANT AID SERVICES (JIAS) 454
- JIAS Montreal Client Cards 203
- JIAS Montreal Immigrant Case Files 1922-1951 251
- Jewish Colonization Association Colonist Report 451
- KENEDER ADLER 182
- Montreal Holocaust Museum 507
- Photograph Collection 2
- SJJHM Cemetery and Obituary Records 34
Name
- 1st - Rachel Columbus, 2nd - Bessie F. Ware Selby 1
- 1 boy 1
- 1 boy, 2 girls 2
- 1 brother 1
- 1 brother, 1 sister 1
- 1 brother, 2 sisters 1
- 1 brother - Allen, 3 step-brothers - Michael, Robert, Sanford 1
- 1 brother - Harry, 3 sisters - Ethel Sharp, Teresa Calp, Aida Fritz 1
- 1 brother - Peter, 2 sisters - Mrs. A. Dreskin, Mrs. M. Schecter 1
- 1 child 1
- 1 daughter 1
- 1 daughters 1
Place
- 3719 Henri Julien 1
- Adath Israel, Cartierville 1
- Alsask North West, Saskatchewan 1
- Alsask, Saskatchewan 4
- Alsask South, Saskatchewan 3
- Austria 15
- Austrian 1
- Austro-Hungarian Congregation 1
- Austro-Hungarian Congregation, Back River 1
- Basel, Switzerland, Europe 1
- Bender Hamlet, Manitoba 17
- Berlin, Germany, Europe 1
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
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
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
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
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
Images
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
Images
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
Images
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
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
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
Images
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
Images
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
Images
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
Images
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
Images
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
Images
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
Images
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
Images
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
Images
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
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
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
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
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
Images
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
Images
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
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
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