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Sam Shenkier and Business Partners
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn45644
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- Photograph : Paper ; Ht: 14,8 cm x W: 9,6 cm
- Date
- 1927
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- Photograph : Paper ; Ht: 14,8 cm x W: 9,6 cm
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- 1927
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Language
- English
- Notes
- b&w photograph with white border. An outdoor scene, in which three men wearing dress clothes are feeding pidgeons in the middle of a street. The street behind the men is crowded and the building in the background is a shoe store. From left to right, Sam Shenkier and his two business partners are shown. Narrative: Sam Shenkier was the donor's father. He owned a furniture store in Brussels, Belgium called Meubelmagazijn.
- Accession No.
- 2000.84.17
- Name Access
- Shenkier, Maurice
- Places
- Brussels, Belgium, Europe
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
Herman Shenkier and his Girlfriend
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn45642
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- Photograph : Paper ; Ht: 14,7 cm x W: 9,8 cm
- Date
- 1928
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- Photograph : Paper ; Ht: 14,7 cm x W: 9,8 cm
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- 1928
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Notes
- B&w photograph with a white border. A portrait of a young man and woman in front of a backdrop. The woman is wearing a short dark coloured coat with a dark coloured skirt and boots. In her left hand, she is holding light coloured gloves and a small bag. Atop her head is a large-brimmed feather hat. The man is wearing a long light coloured trench coat with dark coloured pants and boots. His left hand is covered by a dark glove and he is holding onto the other glove. He is wearing a light coloured fedora hat. Those depicted in the photograph are Herman Shenkier and his girlfriend.
- Accession No.
- 2000.84.15
- Name Access
- Shenkier, Maurice
- Places
- Brussels, Belgium, Europe
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
Sam Shenkier and Business Partner
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn45645
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- Photograph : Paper ; Ht: 15,9 cm x W: 11 cm
- Date
- 1929
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- Photograph : Paper ; Ht: 15,9 cm x W: 11 cm
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- 1929
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Language
- English
- Notes
- b&w photograph with a white border only along the length. An outdoor portait of two men wearing dress clothes in the middle of a street, holding their briefcases. In the background, there is a large building with an illegible sign. Those depicted in the photograph are Sam Shenkier to the right and his business partner to the left. Narrative: Sam Shenkier was the donor's father. He owned a furniture store in Brussels, Belgium called Meubelmagazijn.
- Accession No.
- 2000.84.18
- Name Access
- Shenkier, Maurice
- Places
- Brussels, Belgium, Europe
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
Alice Shenkier and her Brother's Wife
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn45639
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- Photograph : Paper ; Ht: 5,4 cm x W: 7,8 cm
- Date
- 1937
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- Photograph : Paper ; Ht: 5,4 cm x W: 7,8 cm
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- 1937
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Notes
- B&w photograph with a white border. An outdoor scene, in which two women are sitting on a bench, on the deck of a ship. The woman on the left is wearing a dark coloured dress with a floral blouse peeking out at the collar and a dark coloured coat draped over her shoulders. The woman on the right is wearing a long dark coloured coat with a light coloured blouse peeking out at the collar. From left to right, Henia Eckstein and Alice Eckstein are shown.
- Accession No.
- 2000.84.12
- Name Access
- Shenkier, Maurice
- Places
- Brussels, Belgium, Europe
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
Sam Shenkier at the Grand Place
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn45659
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- Photograph : Paper ; Ht: 10 cm x W: 7 cm
- Date
- 1938
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- Photograph : Paper ; Ht: 10 cm x W: 7 cm
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- 1938
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Notes
- B&w photograph with a white border. An outdoor portrait of a man standing in front of a fountain at the Grand Place. The man is wearing a dark coloured suit and a white collared shirt with a striped tie. The man depicted is Sam Shenkier.
- Accession No.
- 2000.84.33
- Name Access
- Shenkier, Maurice
- Places
- Brussels, Belgium, Europe
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
Identification card
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn50269
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Identification card : Paper : Beige, Red, Black, White, Blue
- Date
- November 24, 1939
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Identification card : Paper : Beige, Red, Black, White, Blue
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- November 24, 1939
- Physical Condition
- Poor
- Language
- French
- Dutch
- Notes
- 1 page, double sided, folded into 3 vertical panels. On the interior is a photograph of Friedrich Rübler, the donor's brother in-law. There is also a circular stamp with the Belgian Coat of Arms in the centre. This identification card was delivered to foreigners in Belgium. It is stamped in red "JUIF-JOOD", identifying Friedrich as Jewish.
- Accession No.
- 1990.113.01
- Name Access
- Absil, Walter
- Places
- Brussels, Belgium, Europe
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
Membership card
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn50317
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Membership card : Paper : Ink : Black, Biege, Purple ; Ht: 12,1 cm x W: 7,1 cm
- Date
- 1939-1940
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Membership card : Paper : Ink : Black, Biege, Purple ; Ht: 12,1 cm x W: 7,1 cm
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- 1939-1940
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Language
- French
- Yiddish
- Notes
- 1 vertical fold. The inside, and the back have a chart with twelve boxes, one for each month of the year, there are three stamps on the chart on the inside. There is also an additional rectangular stamp on the inside. Membership card issued to Otto Bondy from the agricultural cooperative/society for immigration to Canada. Card was valid from 1939 and 1940. It was paid up until August, 1939. Narrative: the card belonged to donor's father. Donor believes that his father tried to get visas in different countries, including Canada. Otto Bondy was born in Wien, Austria in 1897. He was a leather manufacturer and married to Margarethe nee Fischer. the Bondy family left Austria the day after the annexion by the German Reich and found refuge in Belgium. During the war, Otto and Margarethe were sent to Malines transit camp and deported with Transport XXII A to Auschwitz Birkenau, Extermination Camp, Poland on 1943-09-20. They were both killed in Auschwitz. thei two children survived in hiding.
- Accession No.
- 1990.96.15
- Name Access
- Absil, Walter
- Places
- Brussels, Belgium, Europe
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
Letter
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn59496
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Letter : Paper : Handwritten : Ink : Beige, blue ; Ht: 29 cm x W: 20 cm
- Date
- August 1939
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Letter : Paper : Handwritten : Ink : Beige, blue ; Ht: 29 cm x W: 20 cm
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- August 1939
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Language
- German
- Notes
- One page, double-sided, graph paper, notes written vertically and addition made in pencil on back. Letter from Helmut Isselbacher in Brussels to his brother Isaac Isselbacher in England. Helmut requests any type of fabrics be sent to him -old shirts and handkerchiefs. Narrative: Isaac Herbert Isselbacher was born 1919-11-20 in Isselbach, Germany. His brother was Helmut Isselbacher, born 1921-12-20. Their father was Jacob Isselbacher, born 1883-08-05. They had an uncle and aunt, David and Betty Loewenstein, who lived in New York City with their two children. Isaac left Germany on 1939-07-29, hoping to join his relatives in NYC. He only had the time to get to London, England before the war broke out and started working in a factory. He was arrested at his workplace as an ‘enemy alien’ and sent to Canada for internment in 1940. Isaac was interned in Camp N in Sherbrooke, Quebec. He was drafted into the Works Program Division for woodworking and net-making. In 1940, he received a last letter from his parents which suggested their imminent deportation. After his release, circa November 1942, Isaac worked as a locksmith. He married Fanny Azeff on 1943-12-26 at the Bnai Jacob synagogue in Montreal. Fanny was born on 1921-12-23 in Canada, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Azeff. Isaac was naturalized as a Canadian citizen on 1946-06-08. Fanny was naturalized on 1946-08-30 (she had lost her citizenship by marrying Isaac). Isaac’s brother, Helmut Isselbacher, was deported with Transport XXII A from Dossin casern in Mechelen (Malines), Belgium to Auschwitz Birkenau, Poland on 1943-09-20. Of the 2,450 people on the transport, 100 men were selected to work –including Helmut- and the remainder prisoners were gassed. Helmut was made to work as a welder, and was soon fitting new pipes for the gas chamber. He suffered a nervous breakdown as a result. As he was a valued welder, he was transferred to a labour camp in Upper Silesia (Poland) where he remained for two years. As the Russian army advanced, the 6,000 prisoners of this camp were evacuated by train. Helmut remembered being forced to march as the other prisoners died from exhaustion. When liberation was announced, the survivors travelled by ship from Luebeck, Germany, to Sweden with the aid of the Red Cross. After recovery, Helmut decided to remain in Sweden as a welder. Upon learning of his brother’s survival, Helmut travelled to New York in April 1946 to meet with him and their Loewenstein relatives. Afterwards, Helmut travelled to Canada bringing with him a washing machine and bras as late wedding presents for his brother and Fanny. By 1946-08-12, their parents were presumed dead and the two sons inquired into their estate. They received a deed for the land and travelled to the estate to discover that the current owner of their house was their old maid and her son had become the town mayor. Various disputes arose with the current ‘owners’ who believed the Isselbacher family dead. Isaac wished to discuss a settlement, but the mayor’s mother –not realizing Fanny understood German- called the neighbours at work to warn them not to come home as the Isselbacher sons had resurfaced. Payment for the land had reportedly been sent to Israel, though no documentation could be provided.
- Accession No.
- 1999.1.118
- Name Access
- Issley, Jason
- Places
- Brussels, Belgium, Europe
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
Medical certificate
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn75124
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Medical certificate : Paper : Printed, Typed, Handwritten : Ink : Beige, Black, Green, Red ; Ht: 8,75 in. x W: 5,5 in.
- Date
- May 31, 1939
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Medical certificate : Paper : Printed, Typed, Handwritten : Ink : Beige, Black, Green, Red ; Ht: 8,75 in. x W: 5,5 in.
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- May 31, 1939
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Language
- English
- French
- Notes
- 1 page, folded three times horizontally. Letterhead of the Medical Service of the Committee for Aid to Jewish Refugees. Two green fiscal stamps affixed vertically to lower left corner of page. Form was printed to issue prescriptions but is being used to provide an attestation of physical and mental health for Walter Bondy. Narrative: Walter Bondy is the birth name of the donor, Walter Absil. He was born in Vienna, Austria on November 26, 1924. He fled to Belgium with his family in 1938 and survived the war in hiding.
- Accession No.
- 1990.96.16
- Name Access
- Absil, Walter
- Places
- Brussels, Belgium, Europe
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
Calling card
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn90433
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Calling card : Cardstock : printed : Ink : beige, green, blue ; Ht: 3 in. x W: 4 5/8 in.
- Date
- [Prior to 1939]
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Calling card : Cardstock : printed : Ink : beige, green, blue ; Ht: 3 in. x W: 4 5/8 in.
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- [Prior to 1939]
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Language
- Dutch
- Notes
- 1 page. One-sided busines card. Printed card for Meubelmangazijn, a furniture store owned by the Shenkiers in Antwerp, Belgium. Narrative: Donor Maurice Shenkier was born on 1930-12-27 in Antwerp, Belgium. The German army started bombing Antwerp in 1940-05 and Maurice and his parents immediately fled to France. In Nice, Maurice was forced to be part of a fascist youth group. In 1942-07, the family had to flee again and they crossed the Spanish border illegally. They were then arrested by the Spanish police. Instead of sending them back to France, the officers helped Maurice’s family find a place to live. Maurice and his parents moved to Portugal where they stayed until 1944-04. They embarked on the Serpa Pinto ship to Philadelphia. Upon arrival, they took a train to Montreal.
- Accession No.
- 2000.84.03
- Name Access
- Shenkier, Maurice
- Places
- Brussels, Belgium, Europe
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
Letter
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn59331
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Letter : PaperPaper : Printed : Ink : Red, beige, black ; Ht: 21 cm x W: 14 cm
- Date
- November 07, 1940
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Letter : PaperPaper : Printed : Ink : Red, beige, black ; Ht: 21 cm x W: 14 cm
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- November 07, 1940
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Language
- French
- German
- Dutch
- Notes
- Beige paper form printed in red, double-sided, two holes punched in left, Belgian Red Cross letterhead. Form used to locate missing family members. While in Internment Camp L, Canada, Herbert Isselbächer tried to find his brother Helmut. Dutch text indicates that Helmut Isselbächer was registered as a foreigner in Saint-Gilles/Sint-Gilli (district of Brussels). Narrative: Isaac Herbert Isselbacher was born 1919-11-20 in Isselbach, Germany. His brother was Helmut Isselbacher, born 1921-12-20. Their father was Jacob Isselbacher, born 1883-08-05. They had an uncle and aunt, David and Betty Loewenstein, who lived in New York City with their two children. Isaac left Germany on 1939-07-29, hoping to join his relatives in NYC. He only had the time to get to London, England before the war broke out and started working in a factory. He was arrested at his workplace as an ‘enemy alien’ and sent to Canada for internment in 1940. Isaac was interned in Camp N in Sherbrooke, Quebec. He was drafted into the Works Program Division for woodworking and net-making. In 1940, he received a last letter from his parents which suggested their imminent deportation. After his release, circa November 1942, Isaac worked as a locksmith. He married Fanny Azeff on 1943-12-26 at the Bnai Jacob synagogue in Montreal. Fanny was born on 1921-12-23 in Canada, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Azeff. Isaac was naturalized as a Canadian citizen on 1946-06-08. Fanny was naturalized on 1946-08-30 (she had lost her citizenship by marrying Isaac). Isaac’s brother, Helmut Isselbacher, was deported with Transport XXII A from Dossin casern in Mechelen (Malines), Belgium to Auschwitz Birkenau, Poland on 1943-09-20. Of the 2,450 people on the transport, 100 men were selected to work –including Helmut- and the remainder prisoners were gassed. Helmut was made to work as a welder, and was soon fitting new pipes for the gas chamber. He suffered a nervous breakdown as a result. As he was a valued welder, he was transferred to a labour camp in Upper Silesia (Poland) where he remained for two years. As the Russian army advanced, the 6,000 prisoners of this camp were evacuated by train. Helmut remembered being forced to march as the other prisoners died from exhaustion. When liberation was announced, the survivors travelled by ship from Luebeck, Germany, to Sweden with the aid of the Red Cross. After recovery, Helmut decided to remain in Sweden as a welder. Upon learning of his brother’s survival, Helmut travelled to New York in April 1946 to meet with him and their Loewenstein relatives. Afterwards, Helmut travelled to Canada bringing with him a washing machine and bras as late wedding presents for his brother and Fanny. By 1946-08-12, their parents were presumed dead and the two sons inquired into their estate. They received a deed for the land and travelled to the estate to discover that the current owner of their house was their old maid and her son had become the town mayor. Various disputes arose with the current ‘owners’ who believed the Isselbacher family dead. Isaac wished to discuss a settlement, but the mayor’s mother –not realizing Fanny understood German- called the neighbours at work to warn them not to come home as the Isselbacher sons had resurfaced. Payment for the land had reportedly been sent to Israel, though no documentation could be provided.
- Accession No.
- 1999.1.130
- Name Access
- Issley, Jason
- Places
- Brussels, Belgium, Europe
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
Letter
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn75128
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Letter : Paper : Printed, Typed, Handwritten : Colour pencil; Ink; Graphite pencil : White, Black, Blue ; Ht: 10 3/4 in. x W: 8 1/2 in.
- Date
- November 08, 1940
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Letter : Paper : Printed, Typed, Handwritten : Colour pencil; Ink; Graphite pencil : White, Black, Blue ; Ht: 10 3/4 in. x W: 8 1/2 in.
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- November 08, 1940
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Language
- French
- German
- Dutch
- Notes
- Letter issued by Brussels police informing Otto Bondy that he has been fined 3 RM for a traffic infraction. Details are handwritten in the top left-hand corner, with signature underneath. Some unintelligible writing in blue pencil diagonally above this. Narrative: Otto Bondy was the father of the donor, Walter Absil. He was born in Vienna, Austria on January 1, 1897, and fled to Belgium with his family in 1938. He was deported from the Malines (Melechen) transit camp in Belgium to Auschwitz in September 1943, where he was murdered.
- Accession No.
- 1990.96.05
- Name Access
- Absil, Walter
- Places
- Brussels, Belgium, Europe
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
Letter
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn76252
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Letter : Paper : Printed, Typed : Ink : Beige, Black, Blue ; Ht: 8 7/8 in. x W: 6 in.
- Date
- May 1, 1940
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Letter : Paper : Printed, Typed : Ink : Beige, Black, Blue ; Ht: 8 7/8 in. x W: 6 in.
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- May 1, 1940
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Language
- French
- Notes
- 1 page, single-sided. Folded once horizontally. Printed on letterhead of Ernest Oury, in Brussels. Document is a letter to Tuwja Bercovicz (spelled Bercovitch here), regarding his naturalization. Mr. Oury asks that they meet so that he can examine Mr. Berkowicz's file. Narrative: Tuwja (Tuwyas, Tuwia, Tuvia, Tobias) Bercowicz (Berkowicz) was the father of the donor, Jack (Jacques) Berkowicz. Born in Vilna, Tuwyas immigrated to Belgium in 1933 and when Belgium fell to Nazi Germany in 1940, he fled to France, hoping to reach Morocco by boat from Marseilles. The donor's mother, Chana (Chane, Annie) (Trompeter) Berkowicz, born in Mielec, Poland, was living in Vienna, Austria with her parents and two sisters. In 1938, after the German annexation of Austria, the family fled, driving to France via Belgium. Tuwyas and Chana met in Lyon, France in 1941 and married. Their daughter Dorothée was born in 1942. The family attempted to flee France by boat in Marseilles, but were stopped by Vichy police. They fled Marseilles and went south, into the Pyrenees region, living in various small vilages. Their son Jack was born in Bernac-Dessus in 1944. The family survived the war and returned to Brussels from 1945-1948, and then immigrated to Canada with the help of the American Joint Distribution Committee. They were sponsored by Tuwyas' sister Luba, who was already living in Halifax. The Berkowicz family settled in Montreal.
- Accession No.
- 2005.01.35
- Name Access
- Berkowicz, Jack
- Places
- Brussels, Belgium, Europe
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
Walter Bondy and sister Liesl in front of an antisemitic poster “Le complot Juif”
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn51324
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- Photograph : Paper ; Ht: 15,3 cm x W: 11,5 cm
- Date
- 1941
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- Photograph : Paper ; Ht: 15,3 cm x W: 11,5 cm
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- 1941
- Physical Condition
- Excellent
- Notes
- b&w, white border. Brother and sister Walter and Liesl Bondy are standing in front of a wall covered in antisemitic posters reading "Jewish conspiracy" (in French: Le complot Juif and in Flemish: Juden Komplott). A white V letter is also painted on the wall next to where Lisel stands. The V for victory was a symbol of resistance to the Nazi regime. Narrative: Walter and his sister had fake Belgian identity cards and managed to survive the war in hiding. Both their parents as well as their maternal grandmother were deported from Kazern Dossin in Malines to Auschwitz concentration camp and killed there. On January 14, 1941, Victor de Laveleye, former Belgian Minister of Justice and director of the Belgian French-speaking broadcasts on the BBC (1940–1944), suggested in a broadcast that Belgians use a V for victoire as a rallying emblem during World War II. By July 1941, the emblematic use of the letter V had spread through occupied Europe.
- Accession No.
- 1990.96.12
- Name Access
- Absil, Walter
- Places
- Brussels, Belgium, Europe
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
Identification card
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn75132
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Identification card : Paper : Printed, Handwritten : Ink : Beige, Black, Purple ; Ht: 4 3/4 in. x W: 2 7/8 in.
- Date
- August 8, 1941-October 11, 1944
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Identification card : Paper : Printed, Handwritten : Ink : Beige, Black, Purple ; Ht: 4 3/4 in. x W: 2 7/8 in.
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- August 8, 1941-October 11, 1944
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Language
- French
- Dutch
- Notes
- 1 page, double-sided. 3 graphic panels on each side, intended to be folded and carried as a booklet. Folded vertically 2 times. Square b&w photograph of cardholder stapled to document in centre of middle panel. Document is a Belgian identity card, numbered 999748, for Gilberte Claire Crombag. Her information is listed on left panel: at time of document's issue, she was unmarried, unemployed, 15 years old, and had lived at the same address in Woluwe-Saint-Pierre for the past 6 years. Narrative: Gilberte Claire Crombag was friends with Liese Bondy, the sister of the donor, Walter Absil. She gave Liese her identity papers in 1943, when Liese went into hiding at a convent in Waterloo, Belgium. The photograph is of Liese Bondy.
- Accession No.
- 1990.96.09
- Name Access
- Absil, Walter
- Places
- Brussels, Belgium, Europe
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
Certificate
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn75168
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Certificate : Paper : Handwritten, Typed, : Ink : Beige, Black ; Ht: 5 3/4 in. x W: 8 1/4 in.
- Date
- June 9, 1942
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Certificate : Paper : Handwritten, Typed, : Ink : Beige, Black ; Ht: 5 3/4 in. x W: 8 1/4 in.
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- June 9, 1942
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Language
- German
- Notes
- 1 page, double-sided. Document exempting Erika Rübler from wearing the yellow star. She had to carry it with her Identification card. It was valid for 1 month and was extended twice to August 31, 1942. Additional handwritten note by the signatory on the bottom right corner that her name should be taken off the Jewish register.
- Accession No.
- 2011X.64.10
- Name Access
- Absil, Walter
- Places
- Brussels, Belgium, Europe
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
Envelope
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn50161
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Envelope : Paper : Beige, pink, blue ; Ht: 3,75 in. x W: 5,75 in.
- Date
- September 22, 1943
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Envelope : Paper : Beige, pink, blue ; Ht: 3,75 in. x W: 5,75 in.
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- September 22, 1943
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Language
- French
- Notes
- The envelope is cream coloured with a pink and cream check design inside. Circular stamp in upper right corner, on top of a square postage stamp with a man facing right on it. Postmark “Hassel 22.9.43”. Narrative: Envelope sent by Otto and Margaraethe Bondy (nee Fischer) as they were being deported from Brussels. The envelope was addressed to their neighbours in Brussels and later given to their son. There is a postage stamp and the postmark “Hassel 22 9 43”. The Bondy were deported on transport XXIIA on September 20, 1943 which arrived in Auschwitz on 1943-09-22. They were both killed on Auscwhitz. Their children survived in hiding.
- Accession No.
- 1990.96.141
- Name Access
- Absil, Walter
- Places
- Brussels, Belgium, Europe
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
Letter
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn50323
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Letter : Paper : Pencil : Yellow, Blue ; Ht: 6,8 in. x W: 5,25 in.
- Date
- September 22, 1943
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Letter : Paper : Pencil : Yellow, Blue ; Ht: 6,8 in. x W: 5,25 in.
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- September 22, 1943
- Physical Condition
- Excellent
- Language
- German
- Notes
- 1 page, written on both sides. Narrative: Letter was written by Margarethe (Gretl) and Otto Bondy during their deportation from Malines (Mecheln) transit camp in Belgium to Holland. The letter is addressed to Margarethe's mother and mentions her son, Walter referring to him as "W". Otto and Margharethe Bondy were later deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau where they were killed.
- Accession No.
- 1990.96.142
- Name Access
- Absil, Walter
- Places
- Brussels, Belgium, Europe
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
Card
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn75150
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Card : Paper : Printed, Typed : Ink : Beige, Black, Red ; Ht: 3,75 in. x W: 2,75 in.
- Date
- May 15, 1944-November 18, 1944
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Card : Paper : Printed, Typed : Ink : Beige, Black, Red ; Ht: 3,75 in. x W: 2,75 in.
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- May 15, 1944-November 18, 1944
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Language
- French
- Dutch
- Notes
- 1 page, double-sided. 3 graphic panels on each side, intended to be folded and carried as a booklet. Folded vertically 2 times. Square b&w photo of cardholder stapled to center, partially covered by circular stamp. Stamp has skull and crossbones insignia in center. Center back panel (front cover of booklet) is bordered by a red vertical rectangle within a black rectangle. At center of panel in black ink is a skull and crossbones insignia. Document is a membership card, numbered 00508, for Belgian resistance group Les Affranchis. Cardholder is Léopold Heinz Rübler, member 01699, who served as soldier in the 4th company of the Brussels division from May 15, 1944 until November 18, 1944. Narrative: The armband belonged to Heinz Rübler, donor’s brother-in-law. By 1942, Heinz Rübler was in the underground and remained involved until liberation. He used this armband after liberation. It is not the official one of the Belgian army. It comes from Heinz Rübler’s estate and was donated after his death. Before the war, Heinz lived in Brussels, Belgium. He died in the U.S.A. in 1999. Heinz Rübler was the brother-in-law of the donor, Walter Absil.
- Accession No.
- 2000.02.02
- Name Access
- Absil, Walter
- Places
- Brussels, Belgium, Europe
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
Letter
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn75167
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Letter : Paper : Typed, Handwritten : Ink; Graphite Pencil : Beige, Black, Purple, Blue ; Ht: 5 3/8 in. x W: 8 3/8 in.
- Date
- November 14, 1944
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Letter : Paper : Typed, Handwritten : Ink; Graphite Pencil : Beige, Black, Purple, Blue ; Ht: 5 3/8 in. x W: 8 3/8 in.
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- November 14, 1944
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Language
- French
- Notes
- 1 page, double-sided. Certificate certifying that Heinz Rübler was a member of the group “Les Affranchis” M.N.B. before September 3, 1944 and that he is on unlimited leave to finish his studies. The typed name J. Dons, appearing before the signature, has been crossed out in ink and the name C. Tromme ? has been handwritten above it. Circular stamp has a skull and crossbones insignia in centre. On back, a name, address and some numbers have been handwritten in pencil. Narrative: Heinz Rübler was the brother-in-law of the donor, Walter Absil.
- Accession No.
- 2000.02.09
- Name Access
- Absil, Walter
- Places
- Brussels, Belgium, Europe
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
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