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Cup
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn51294
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- object
- Physical Description
- Cup : Embossed : Gold, Green ; Ht: 4 3/4 in. x W: 5 in.
- Date
- 1860-1900
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- object
- Physical Description
- Cup : Embossed : Gold, Green ; Ht: 4 3/4 in. x W: 5 in.
- Other Title Information
- Ceremonial Artifact
- Date
- 1860-1900
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Notes
- Cylindrical, with vine, and flower pattern. C shaped handle. Missing the bottom.
- Accession No.
- 2002.87.06
- Name Access
- Communauté Sepharade du Quebec
- Places
- Morocco, Africa
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
Dress
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn47743
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- object
- Physical Description
- Dress : embroidered : burgundy, gold
- Date
- 1830-1930
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- object
- Physical Description
- Dress : embroidered : burgundy, gold
- Other Title Information
- Clothing, Outerwear
- Date
- 1830-1930
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Notes
- Burgundy velour embroidered with gold. Traditional marriage dress made to measure for the donor, ordered by her mother Mazal (Bensabat) Wahnoun. This Keswa El Kbira or grand costume, is a traditional festive dress of Moroccan Jewish women, worn by brides and at other celebrations. It is probably based on medieval Spanish Jewish costume, with its origins usually traced to the 15th century Spanish vertugada.The front shirt is 100 years older (1830) than the dress (1930) and was acquired for the marriage. 3 pink ruffles are part of the dress but are not on display. They are pleated, tulle-type fabric. Two pieces are flat, with different lengths (long: .02-4; short: .02-6). The third has been sewn into a circle (.02-5). Narrative: This dress has been worn by a large number of brides in Morocco and Canada.
- Accession No.
- 2002.87.02
- Name Access
- Communauté Sepharade du Quebec
- Places
- Casablanca, Morocco, Africa
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
Headdress
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn51292
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- object
- Physical Description
- Headdress : Sewn, Embroidered : Pink, Green, Gold ; Ht: 8 1/4 in. x W: 76 1/4 in.
- Date
- 1850
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- object
- Physical Description
- Headdress : Sewn, Embroidered : Pink, Green, Gold ; Ht: 8 1/4 in. x W: 76 1/4 in.
- Other Title Information
- Clothing, Headwear
- Date
- 1850
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Notes
- Rectangular, with vine stitching around edges, and tassel on one end. Narrative: Worn by the bride upon exiting the Mikvah “ritual bath” in a diadem fashion.
- Accession No.
- 2002.87.01
- Name Access
- Communauté Sepharade du Quebec
- Places
- Tangiers, Morocco, Africa
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
Letter
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn49943
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Letter : Paper : Beige, grey ; Ht: 21 cm x W: 13 cm
- Date
- July 02, 1940
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Letter : Paper : Beige, grey ; Ht: 21 cm x W: 13 cm
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- July 02, 1940
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Language
- French
- Notes
- One page. Double-sided 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.
- 2002.08.318
- Name Access
- Levy, Rachel
- Places
- Casablanca, Morocco, Africa
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
Nationality certificate
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn75274
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Nationality certificate : Paper : Printed, Handwritten : Ink : B&W, Purple ; Ht: 12 in. x W: 8,5 in.
- Date
- February 5, 1912
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Nationality certificate : Paper : Printed, Handwritten : Ink : B&W, Purple ; Ht: 12 in. x W: 8,5 in.
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- February 5, 1912
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Language
- Spanish
- Notes
- 1 page, single-sided. Folded once vertically and three times horizontally. Spanish coat of arms printed at top centre. Document issued by the Spanish Consul in Tangier, Morocco. Certifies that Hilel Nahon, a 49-year-old married tailor, is of Argentinian nationality. Narrative: Hilel (Hillel) Nahon was the maternal great-grandfather of the donor, Elie Benchetrit. He returned to Morocco after having spent 10 years in Argentina which was then under Spanish rule. This nationality certificate gave him international status in Moroccan Muslim courts.
- Accession No.
- 2011X.74.02
- Name Access
- Benchetrit, Elie
- Places
- Tangier, Morocco, Africa
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
Shoes
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn51293
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- object
- Physical Description
- Shoes : embroidered : burgundy, gold ; Ht: 3 3/8 in. x W: 9 in.
- Date
- 1930
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- object
- Physical Description
- Shoes : embroidered : burgundy, gold ; Ht: 3 3/8 in. x W: 9 in.
- Other Title Information
- Clothing, Footwear
- Date
- 1930
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Notes
- Five buttons up the front with a strap at the ankle, and a square heel. Narrative: Part of a bridal ensemble
- Accession No.
- 2002.87.03
- Name Access
- Communauté Sepharade du Quebec
- Places
- Casablanca, Morocco, Africa
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
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