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Dieppe 1942

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn113349
Collection
MONTREAL HOLOCAUST MUSEUM
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Certificate : printed, glued
Date
July 30, 1972
Collection
MONTREAL HOLOCAUST MUSEUM
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Certificate : printed, glued
Date
July 30, 1972
Language
French
Notes
Certificate and medal awarded to Roger Bébard for his participation in the Dieppe Raid on August 19, 1942. The document was issued on July 30, 1972 by the Association of Veterans and Prisoners of war of Dieppe. Roger Bédard (b. August 29, 1916) was born in Canada to Jos (Joseph) Albert Bédard and Laura Bédard (née Murphy). In his testimony, Bédard mentions that the Flemish rather than French Canadians raised him. A document reveal Thérèse Manseau had taken Roger in an orphanage. However, Manseau's name appears crossed out. It is Arthur Bédard-Julien, Roger's grandmother, who eventually became his guardian. In 1932, Roger Bédard completed his Secondary 3. He then had many small jobs in construction, agricultural fields and as a painter. In July 24, 1940, he enlisted voluntarily in the army after passing his medical examination. According to his testimony, Roger initially began his military career in the machine gun unit of the Châteauguay Militia (a branch of the 22nd Regiment), but was later transferred. Between 1940 and 1941, Roger Bédard transferred to Great Britain for training. In 1942, he began his commando training with the Fusiliers Mont-Royal (FMR) unit on the Isle of Wight. His training on the island was in preparation for the raid on the Dieppe's French port, which took place on August 19, 1942. Approximately 5,000 of the 6,100 men deployed were Canadians. The operation's objective (also called Operation Jubilee) was to land an amphibious attack on the beaches of Dieppe, temporarily seize the town and destroy Nazi installations. However, Allied soldiers encountered a fierce defense from Nazis throughout the whole operation. The men, completely blocked on the beaches by machine-gun fire, had no room to maneuver. Along with the rest of the FMRs, Roger Bédard was part of the second assault wave sent to the beach. The Nazi army severely damaged the second wave as much as the first. Without ammunition and immobilized on the beach, 1,874 Canadians, including Roger Bédard, were captured by the Nazis. On board in a cattle train to camps between Germany and Poland, Nazis took Bédard to Stalag 344, where conditions were terrible. The Gestapo subjected all Canadian soldiers captured at Dieppe to interrogation. During his imprisonment, Roger Bédard (prisoner number 25325) had his nose broken and might have been one of many Canadians whose wrists remained shackled for 14 months. In April 1944, Bédard was transferred to Stalag II-D. There, he attempted to escape with six other prisoners. They all failed to escape except for an Australian pilot who was with them. As the Soviet Army advanced in 1945, the Nazis began evacuating prisoners of war from POW camps. It is not exactly clear when Roger Bédard was evacuated from Stalag II-D. However, Roger testified going through a 'death march' (forced evacuation) towards Dachau. Roger remained in Dachau until its liberation by American soldiers at the end of April 1945. He returned to Great Britain and then to Canada on July 31, 1945.
Accession No.
2020.14.02
Name Access
Bédard, Agnès
Places
France, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
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Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Comité pour l'anthologie de la Poesie yiddish, Paris, France

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn55384
Collection
Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual record
Fonds No.
CJC0001; ZA 1969; ZA 1969-2-17
Date
1969
Collection
Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual record
Date
1969
Fonds No.
CJC0001
Series No.
ZA 1969
File No.
ZA 1969-2-17
Subjects
Comité pour l'anthologie de la Poesie yiddish, Paris, France
Places
Paris, France
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Canadian Jewish Archives
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Certificate

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn48297
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Certificate : paper : white, black, red ; Ht: 20,9 cm x W: 14 cm
Date
June 13, 1963
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Certificate : paper : white, black, red ; Ht: 20,9 cm x W: 14 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
June 13, 1963
Physical Condition
Good
Language
French
Notes
One page. Letter that certifies the treatment of Chana Zilberbogen (Anna, born Wartens) in phthisiology at the Mazamet hospital from December 7 1940 to May 22 1947. It also confirms that Chana came from Brens camp. On top left there is the header of the Hopital-Hospice of Mazamet. In the middle is a red ink circular stamps that reads “HOPITAL-HOSPITAL DE MAZAMET / (Tarn)”. There is also a red ink stamp that reads “Le Directeur / de l’Hôpital-Hospice de Mazamet”. Narrative: The Zilberbogen were a Jewish family originally from Warsaw (Poland). Mother Chana and daughters Elzbieta (born 1933) and Celinka (born 1937) moved to Belgium in 1939. The father, Szygmundt, an engineer, stayed in Poland. During the Second World War, the mother and daughters were first sent to Brens camp and then to Rivesaltes camp in the South of France before being released. Chana was then hospitalized and spent the war hidden in a Sanatorium in Mazamet from 1940 to 1947. Elzbieta and Celinka were hidden in various locations in the South of France, including a farm and different children's homes run by OSE including one in Palavas-les-Flots. Szygmundt was killed in Poland. Chana and her daughters went back to live in Belgium after Liberation until immigrating to Canada in 1951.
Accession No.
2012.15.96
Name Access
Peltier, Cécile
Places
Mazamet, France, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Certificate, baptismal

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn48280
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Certificate, baptismal : paper : beige ; Ht: 28 cm x W: 21,6 cm
Date
May 07, 1962
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Certificate, baptismal : paper : beige ; Ht: 28 cm x W: 21,6 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
May 07, 1962
Physical Condition
Good
Language
French
Notes
Copy of an extract of baptism certificate of Celinka (Cecile) Zilberbogen. The copy is certified and signed by the chaplain of Mazanet. Narrative: Celinka (Cécile) Zilberbogen is born on July 12 1937. She is the daughter of Simon and Chana Zilberbogen. Photograph was taken aboard Columbia ship en route to Canada. The Zilberbogen were a Jewish family originally from Warsaw (Poland). Mother Chana and daughters Elzbieta (born 1933) and Celinka (born 1937) moved to Belgium in 1939. The father, Szygmundt, an engineer, stayed in Poland. During the Second World War, the mother and daughters were first sent to a transit camp in the South of France before being released. Chana was then hospitalized and spent the war hidden in a Sanatorium in Mazamet. Elzbieta and Celinka were hidden in various locations in the South of France, including a farm and different children's homes run by OSE. Szygmundt was killed in Poland. Chana and her daughters went back to live in Belgium after Liberation until immigrating to Canada in 1951.
Accession No.
2012.15.73
Name Access
Peltier, Cécile
Places
Mazanet, France, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Location case

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn58346
Collection
Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual record
Fonds No.
CJC0001; CA; CA-79-780
Date
1960
Collection
Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual record
Date
1960
Fonds No.
CJC0001
Series No.
CA
File No.
CA-79-780
Subjects
Location case
Places
France
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Canadian Jewish Archives
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Letter

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn78446
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Letter : Paper : printed, typed : Ink : off-white, black ; Ht: 26,8 cm x W: 21 cm
Date
April 27, 1960
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Letter : Paper : printed, typed : Ink : off-white, black ; Ht: 26,8 cm x W: 21 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
April 27, 1960
Physical Condition
Excellent
Language
French
Notes
1 page. One-sided letter from the United Restitution Office (U.R.O). Small typed text on the c. part of the letter. The letter is about the death of Jacques Kasma's mother by the NSDAP regime. Narrative: Jacques Kasma was born Jacques Kaszemacher on 1935-09-04 in the 10th arrondissement of Paris (France). His father was Uszer Hersz Kaszemacher, also known as Henric Kasmacher, born on 1913-04-05 in Parczew (Poland). His mother was Chaja Sura Bajwelcwajg, born 1915-05-19 in Warsaw (Poland). Jacques had a younger sister, Jeannine, born in 1937. In 1940, Henri Kasmacher was a driver in the French army. He was captured by the German armed forces in Saint-Die-des-Vosges (France) and was deported to the forced labour camp of Brunswiek, a subcamp of Neuengamme concentration camp ( Germany). In 1943, Chaja Bajwelcwajg was arrested and interned at the Drancy transit camp (France). She died in Drancy on 1943-09-02. Jacques was hidden in Normandy (France) during the war. After Liberation, he spent time in an orphanage ran by the OSE in Le Vésinet. He met Marcel Marceau, a famous French mime, who taught him his art. Henri Kasmacher survived the war and came back to France and remarried to Ida Wolnowicz. In 1956, Jacques Kasma settled in Montreal (Canada) where he pursued an artistic career. He acted as a mime named Tit-Bo on the children's television program "La Boîte à Surprise". He worked at the National Film Board as an editor and director. He also worked with the filmmaker Gilles Groulx. He went back to France to fulfill his military service obligations and moved back to Montreal in 1960. He was part of the Douglas hospital psychiatric research team for 20 years.
Accession No.
2014.24.19
Name Access
Kasma, Puck
Places
Paris, France, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Certificate

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn48295
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Certificate : paper : beige, black, pink, purple ; Ht: 13,4 cm x W: 20,8 cm
Date
August 01, 1957
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Certificate : paper : beige, black, pink, purple ; Ht: 13,4 cm x W: 20,8 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
August 01, 1957
Physical Condition
Good
Language
French
Notes
Official document certifying of Mrs.Chana Zilberbogen (Anna, born Wartens) admission to the hospital of Mazamet. There are three circular ink stamps. One of the hospital on bottom center and two of the city hall of Mazamet on bottom left and top left. There is also a rectangular postage stamp of 15 francs and two signatures including one of the mayor. Narrative: Chana was hospitalized and spent the war hidden in a Sanatorium in Mazamet. Chana and her daughters went back to live in Belgium after Liberation until immigrating to Canada in 1951.
Accession No.
2012.15.97
Name Access
Peltier, Cécile
Places
Mazamet, France, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Letter

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn48299
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Letter : paper : typewritten, printed, handwritten, stamped : beige, black, blue ; Ht: 27 cm x W: 21 cm
Date
July 04, 1957
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Letter : paper : typewritten, printed, handwritten, stamped : beige, black, blue ; Ht: 27 cm x W: 21 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
July 04, 1957
Physical Condition
Good
Language
French
Notes
Official letter from the prefecture of Tarn in France addressed to Chana Zilberbogen (Anna, born Wartens) in Montreal. On top left is a header of the Prefecture. On bottom of letter is a purple circular ink stamp that reads “PRÉFECTURE DU DÉPARTEMENT DU TARN”. The letter is an answer of one from Chana on June 5 1957. She wants proof that her name is on a list of internment in camps. This present letter says that her name is not present in the lists of the camps archives. Narrative: The Zilberbogen were a Jewish family originally from Warsaw (Poland). Mother Chana and daughters Elzbieta (born 1933) and Celinka (born 1937) moved to Belgium in 1939. The father, Szygmundt, an engineer, stayed in Poland. During the Second World War, the mother and daughters were first sent to Bren camps and then to Rivesaltes camp in the South of France before being released. Chana was then hospitalized and spent the war hidden in a Sanatorium in Mazamet. Elzbieta and Celinka were hidden in various locations in the South of France, including a farm and different children's homes run by OSE including one in Palavas-les-Flots. Szygmundt was killed in Poland. Chana and her daughters went back to live in Belgium after Liberation until immigrating to Canada in 1951.
Accession No.
2012.15.90
Name Access
Peltier, Cécile
Places
France, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Letter

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn48304
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Letter : paper : typewritten, printed, stamped, handwritten : beige, black, purple, pink, blue ; Ht: 13,4 cm x W: 21 cm
Date
August 01, 1957
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Letter : paper : typewritten, printed, stamped, handwritten : beige, black, purple, pink, blue ; Ht: 13,4 cm x W: 21 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
August 01, 1957
Physical Condition
Good
Language
French
Notes
One page. Letter that certifies the treatment of Chana Zilberbogen (Anna, born Wartens) in pneumophtisiology at the Mazamet hospital on the account of the free medical assistance of the department of Tarn from December 7 1940 to May 22 1947. It also confirms that Chana came from Brens camp. On top left there is the header of the Hopital-Hospice of Mazamet. On the left are two identical purple ink circular stamps that reads “MAIRIE DE MAZAMET / (Tarn)” and on the right a pink ink circular stamps that reads “HOPITAL-HOSPITAL DE MAZAMET / (Tarn)”. There is also a rectangular postage stamp of 15 francs Narrative: The Zilberbogen were a Jewish family originally from Warsaw (Poland). Mother Chana and daughters Elzbieta (born 1933) and Celinka (born 1937) moved to Belgium in 1939. The father, Szygmundt, an engineer, stayed in Poland. During the Second World War, the mother and daughters were first sent to Brens camp and then to Rivesaltes camp in the South of France before being released. Chana was then hospitalized and spent the war hidden in a Sanatorium in Mazamet from 1940 to 1947. Elzbieta and Celinka were hidden in various locations in the South of France, including a farm and different children's homes run by OSE including one in Palavas-les-Flots. Szygmundt was killed in Poland. Chana and her daughters went back to live in Belgium after Liberation until immigrating to Canada in 1951.
Accession No.
2012.15.95
Name Access
Peltier, Cécile
Places
Mazamet, France, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Deportee card

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn78462
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Deportee card : Paper : printed, handwritten : Ink : blue, black,purple ; Ht: 7,9 cm x W: 11,6 cm
Date
September 05, 1955
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Deportee card : Paper : printed, handwritten : Ink : blue, black,purple ; Ht: 7,9 cm x W: 11,6 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
September 05, 1955
Physical Condition
Excellent
Language
French
Notes
1 page. Two-side card issued posthumously by the French Department of Veterans and War Victims to grant the title of political deportee to Szypa Wolnowicz. Narrative: The title of political deportee was given to all persons who were deported after 1940-06 due to the Nazi occupation or the French State. The title gives the holder a pension of civilian war victims and the right to wear a Medal of deportation and internment. Szypa Wolnowicz was born in Warwaw (Poland) on 1894-10-03. He was captured on 1942-07-16 and confined to Drancy internment camp (France). He was deported to Auschwitz (Poland) on 1942-07-22 where he was killed.
Accession No.
2014.24.34
Name Access
Kasma, Puck
Places
Paris, France, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Deportee card

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn78463
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Deportee card : Paper : printed, handwritten : Ink : blue, black, purple ; Ht: 7,9 cm x W: 11,7 cm
Date
September 19, 1955
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Deportee card : Paper : printed, handwritten : Ink : blue, black, purple ; Ht: 7,9 cm x W: 11,7 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
September 19, 1955
Physical Condition
Excellent
Language
French
Notes
1 page. Two-side card issued posthumously by the French Department of Veterans and War Victims to grant the title of political deportee to Lejb Nuta Wolnowicz. Narrative: The title of political deportee was given to all persons who were deported after 1940-06 due to the Nazi occupation or the French State. The title give the holder a pension of civilian war victims and the right to wear a Medal of deportation and internment. Lejb Nuta Wolnowicz was born on 1918-12-07 in Warsaw (Poland). He was arrested on 1942-07-16 and confined to Drancy internment camp (France). He was deported to Auschwitz (Poland) on 1942-07-22 where he was killed.
Accession No.
2014.24.35
Name Access
Kasma, Puck
Places
Paris, France, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Card

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn50345
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Card : Paper : Ink : Black, White, Blue, Red ; Ht: 4 in. x W: 3,25 in.
Date
1954-04-11-1968
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Card : Paper : Ink : Black, White, Blue, Red ; Ht: 4 in. x W: 3,25 in.
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
1954-04-11-1968
Physical Condition
Good
Language
French
German
Notes
2 pages, front cover has an illustration of a brick chimney with a basin on the top, with a fire coming out of it, and a cloud above it. Back cover has blue and white stripes and a red triangle with the letter F in the centre (identification of French political prisoners). Membership card for the French Association of survivors of Buchenwald Dora and camps. Narrative: Donor Desire Klein was a survivor of Buchenwald concentration camp.
Accession No.
1998.46.01
Name Access
Klein, Desiré
Places
Paris, France, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Le procès des enfants Finaly: Cour d'appel de Grenoble

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn47546
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Booklet : printed, bound : beige, black ; Ht: 23,3 cm x W: 16,4 cm
Date
January 8, 1953
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Booklet : printed, bound : beige, black ; Ht: 23,3 cm x W: 16,4 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
January 8, 1953
Physical Condition
Good
Language
French
Notes
40 pages. Softcover, paper bound with staples. Beige cover with black title and text; back cover us plain beige. Interior pages are also beige, with black text. Some of the text is transcripts of letters.
Accession No.
2011X.293.06
Name Access
Schryver, Samuel
Places
Paris, France, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Letter

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn78458
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Letter : Paper : printed,typed : Ink : off-white, black ; Ht: 26,9 cm x W: 21 cm
Date
May 16, 1953
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Letter : Paper : printed,typed : Ink : off-white, black ; Ht: 26,9 cm x W: 21 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
May 16, 1953
Physical Condition
Good
Language
French
Notes
One page. Two-sided legal document. The letter was sent by the police commissioner to the President of the Civil Court to officialize the death of Ida Wojnarowicz's family members. Narrative: Ida Wolnowicz was born in Paris on 1925-04-20. She was the daughter of Szypa Wolnowicz (b. 1894-10-03 in Warsaw, Poland) and Rojza Goldmann (b. 1892-09-20 in Kaluszyn, Poland). Her parents and her brother Lejb Nuta Wolnowicz were arrested in Paris on 1942-07-16 and sent to Drancy internment camp (France). From there, they were deported to Auschwitz (Poland) on 1942-07-22 where they were killed. Ida Wolnowicz survived the Holocaust and came back to Paris where she married Uszer Kaszemacher and adopted Jacques Kaszemacher.
Accession No.
2014.24.30
Name Access
Kasma, Puck
Places
Paris, France, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Death certificate

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn78460
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Death certificate : Paper : typed, handwritten, stamped : Ink : off-white, black, purple ; Ht: 26,9 cm x W: 21 cm
Date
October 02, 1953
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Death certificate : Paper : typed, handwritten, stamped : Ink : off-white, black, purple ; Ht: 26,9 cm x W: 21 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
October 02, 1953
Physical Condition
Excellent
Language
French
Notes
3 pages. Two-sided official document made by Paris courthouse attached with two threads. The certificate stipulates that Lejb Nuta Wolnowicz died after his deportation to Auschwitz on 1942-07-22. Narrative: Lejb Nuta Wolnowicz was born on 1918-12-07 in Warsaw (Poland). He was arrested on 1942-07-16 and confined to Drancy internment camp (France). He was deported to Auschwitz (Poland) on 1942-07-22 where he was killed.
Accession No.
2014.24.32
Name Access
Kasma, Puck
Places
Paris, France, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Death certificate

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn78461
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Death certificate : Paper : typed, handwritten, stamped : Ink : off-white, black, purple ; Ht: 27,5 cm x W: 21,2 cm
Date
October 02, 1953
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Death certificate : Paper : typed, handwritten, stamped : Ink : off-white, black, purple ; Ht: 27,5 cm x W: 21,2 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
October 02, 1953
Physical Condition
Excellent
Language
French
Notes
3 pages. Two-sided official document made by Paris courthouse attached with two threads. The certificate stipulates that Szyja Wolnowicz died after his deportation to Auschwitz on 1942-07-22. Narrative: Szypa Wolnowicz was born in Warwaw (Poland) on 1894-10-03. He was captured on 1942-07-16 and confined to Drancy internment camp (France). He was deported to Auschwitz (Poland) on 1942-07-22 where he was killed.
Accession No.
2014.24.33
Name Access
Kasma, Puck
Places
Paris, France, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Les Juifs dans la Catechese Chretienne

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn47545
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Booklet : printed, bound : grey, dark blue, black, beige ; Ht: 18,2 cm x W: 13,7 cm
Date
May 1952
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Booklet : printed, bound : grey, dark blue, black, beige ; Ht: 18,2 cm x W: 13,7 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
May 1952
Creator
-
Physical Condition
Good
Language
French
Notes
15 pages. Softcover, paper bound with staples. Faded grey cover, with dark blue text. The back cover is the same colour as the front, with 1 line of text printed in the bottom centre. Interior pages are beige; the 1st page is a typed copy of a letter, the remaining pages are text, broken into article numbers. An additional piece of paper, yellow with brown text, was inserted into the booklet separately. On it is written a summary of the booklet and it's publication details.
Accession No.
2011X.293.05
Name Access
Schryver, Samuel
Places
Paris, France, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Notre Maison, Le Vézinet 2

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn77920
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Book : Paper : printed, drawn, painted : Ink : grey, white, black, blue, red, green ; Ht: 26,5 cm x W: 20,4 cm
Date
1952-1953
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Book : Paper : printed, drawn, painted : Ink : grey, white, black, blue, red, green ; Ht: 26,5 cm x W: 20,4 cm
Other Title Information
Original Art, Work on Paper
Date
1952-1953
Physical Condition
Excellent
Language
French
Notes
38 two-sided pages. The cover is printed with a house made with stencils. On the c. is the OSE logo and on the b. is written "Le Vesinet 2". Inside are multiple artworks, some of them prints and some drawings. They are accompanied by texts written by children living in the house. Narrative: This booklet was created by Holocaust child survivors with the help of professional artists who conducted creative workshops at the OSE home of Le Vézinet (France). Jacques Kasma was one of the 45 young people who inhabited this house after the Liberation. He stayed there until he turned 18, in 1953. Jacques Kasma was born Jacques Kaszemacher on 1935-09-04 in the 10th arrondissement of Paris, France to parents who were originally from Poland. During the war, Jacques Kasma's father was a prisoner in the POW camp Stalag VIIIC, near Sagan, Germany; he survived the war. Jacques' mother was deported from Drancy (France) to Auschwitz (Poland) on July 22, 1942 and is belived to have been killed in the camp. Jacques survived in hiding in Normandie, France. After Liberation he lived in an orphanage in Le Vésinet, a town West of Paris. Opened in 1945-12, the house was accommodating 45 teenage boys and was administered by OSE (Œuvre de Secours aux Enfants or "Organization to Save the Children").
Accession No.
2014.24.13
Name Access
Kasma, Puck
Places
Le Vesinet, France, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
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Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Identification card

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn78443
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Identification card : Paper : Ink : beige, black ; Ht: 8 cm x W: 12 cm
Date
June 27, 1952
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Identification card : Paper : Ink : beige, black ; Ht: 8 cm x W: 12 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
June 27, 1952
Physical Condition
Good
Language
French
Notes
1 page. Two-sided document issued by the "Ministère des anciens combattant et victimes de la guerre". On the l. is a picture of woman (Marianne, allegory of the French Republic) down on one knee extending her arms toward two children with the inscription "Pupilles de la Nation", or warden of the State, under the image. On the verso are the details about the 1917-07-27 law concerning children affected by war. After the Second World War, Jewish children were adopted by the French Nation as they received help and protection if needed. Narrative: Jacques Kasma was born Jacques Kaszemacher on 1935-09-04 in the 10th arrondissement of Paris (France). His father was Uszer Hersz Kaszemacher, also known as Henric Kasmacher, born on 1913-04-05 in Parczew (Poland). His mother was Chaja Sura Bajwelcwajg, born 1915-05-19 in Warsaw (Poland). Jacques had a younger sister, Jeannine, born in 1937. In 1940, Henri Kasmacher was a driver in the French army. He was captured by the German armed forces in Saint-Die-des-Vosges (France) and was deported to the forced labour camp of Brunswiek, a subcamp of Neuengamme concentration camp ( Germany). In 1943, Chaja Bajwelcwajg was arrested and interned at the Drancy transit camp (France). She died in Drancy on 1943-09-02. Jacques was hidden in Normandy (France) during the war. After Liberation, he spent time in an orphanage ran by the OSE in Le Vésinet. He met Marcel Marceau, a famous French mime, who taught him his art. Henri Kasmacher survived the war and came back to France and remarried to Ida Wolnowicz. In 1956, Jacques Kasma settled in Montreal (Canada) where he pursued an artistic career. He acted as a mime named Tit-Bo on the children's television program "La Boîte à Surprise". He worked at the National Film Board as an editor and director. He also worked with the filmmaker Gilles Groulx. He went back to France to fulfill his military service obligations and moved back to Montreal in 1960. He was part of the Douglas hospital psychiatric research team for 20 years.
Accession No.
2014.24.14
Name Access
Kasma, Puck
Places
Paris, France, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Identification card

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn78445
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Identification card : Paper; Cardboard; Fabric : printed, handwritten, : Ink : beige, black, blue brown ; Ht: 15,4 cm x W: 10,8 cm
Date
July 26, 1952
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Identification card : Paper; Cardboard; Fabric : printed, handwritten, : Ink : beige, black, blue brown ; Ht: 15,4 cm x W: 10,8 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
July 26, 1952
Physical Condition
Good
Language
French
Notes
1 page. Folded document with cardboard and fabric support. On the t.r. is a b&w identity picture of Jacques Kaszemacher at 17 years old. On the b.r. is his finger print and a 70 Francs fiscal stamp. Narrative: Jacques Kasma was born Jacques Kaszemacher on 1935-09-04 in the 10th arrondissement of Paris (France). His father was Uszer Hersz Kaszemacher, also known as Henric Kasmacher, born on 1913-04-05 in Parczew (Poland). His mother was Chaja Sura Bajwelcwajg, born 1915-05-19 in Warsaw (Poland). Jacques had a younger sister, Jeannine, born in 1937. In 1940, Henri Kasmacher was a driver in the French army. He was captured by the German armed forces in Saint-Die-des-Vosges (France) and was deported to the forced labour camp of Brunswiek, a subcamp of Neuengamme concentration camp ( Germany). In 1943, Chaja Bajwelcwajg was arrested and interned at the Drancy transit camp (France). She died in Drancy on 1943-09-02. Jacques was hidden in Normandy (France) during the war. After Liberation, he spent time in an orphanage ran by the OSE in Le Vésinet. He met Marcel Marceau, a famous French mime, who taught him his art. Henri Kasmacher survived the war and came back to France and remarried to Ida Wolnowicz. In 1956, Jacques Kasma settled in Montreal (Canada) where he pursued an artistic career. He acted as a mime named Tit-Bo on the children's television program "La Boîte à Surprise". He worked at the National Film Board as an editor and director. He also worked with the filmmaker Gilles Groulx. He went back to France to fulfill his military service obligations and moved back to Montreal in 1960. He was part of the Douglas hospital psychiatric research team for 20 years.
Accession No.
2014.24.17
Name Access
Kasma, Puck
Places
Le Vesinet, France, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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