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Alexandra Golub and Reuben Philipson

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

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn78386
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Paper : printed : Ink : B&W ; Ht: 9,6 cm x W: 7,1 cm
Date
1932
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Paper : printed : Ink : B&W ; Ht: 9,6 cm x W: 7,1 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
1932
Physical Condition
Excellent
Notes
B&W photograph. Outdoors. A young woman is laying in the grass with a tennis racquet. She is wearing a white outfit with a black belt. The photograph shows her head and torso. A hand is placed on her shoulder. Narrative: Chaja Kaszemacher, nee Bajwelcwajg, was born in Warsaw, Poland. She lived in Paris where she gave birth to Jacques and Janine Kaszemacher. She died on 1943-10-26 in the Drancy transit camp near Paris, France.
Accession No.
2014.24.01
Name Access
Kasma, Puck
Places
Paris, France, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Jacques Kasma

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn78436
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Paper : printed : Ink : B&W ; Ht: 13,6 cm x W: 8,5 cm
Date
March 11, 1936
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Paper : printed : Ink : B&W ; Ht: 13,6 cm x W: 8,5 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
March 11, 1936
Physical Condition
Excellent
Language
French
Notes
B&W photograph with white border. Indoors. Portrait of Jacques Kasma when he was six months old. He is dressed in a winter outfit with boots, coat and a hat. Printed on a postcard from "Ateliers Jérome". 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.
2014.24.04
Name Access
Kasma, Puck
Places
Paris, France, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
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Jacques Kasma and his father Uszer Kaszemacher

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn78437
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Paper : printed : Ink : B&W ; Ht: 12,1 cm x W: 8 cm
Date
April 03, 1937
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Paper : printed : Ink : B&W ; Ht: 12,1 cm x W: 8 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
April 03, 1937
Physical Condition
Excellent
Language
French
Notes
B&W photograph with a decorative border. Indoors. On the l., a man wears a black suit and, on the r., a child is holding a ball. Portrait of Jacques Kasma at age 2 with his father, Uszer Kaszemacher. 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.
2014.24.05
Name Access
Kasma, Puck
Places
Paris, France, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
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Jacques Kasma and his sister

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn78438
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Paper : printed : Ink : B&W ; Ht: 12,5 cm x W: 8,2 cm
Date
December 01, 1937
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Paper : printed : Ink : B&W ; Ht: 12,5 cm x W: 8,2 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
December 01, 1937
Physical Condition
Excellent
Language
French
Notes
B&W photograph with a decorative border. Indoors. Portrait of Jacques Kasma at age 3 with his baby sister, Jeannine Kaszemacher. On the r, the baby is wearing a winter outfit. On the l., young Jacques Kasma is wearing a coat, a dark scarf and a black hat. 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.
2014.24.06
Name Access
Kasma, Puck
Places
Paris, France, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
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Jacques Kasma and his sister

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn78439
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Paper : printed : Ink : B&W ; Ht: 7,2 cm x W: 12,4 cm
Date
May 17, 1941
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Paper : printed : Ink : B&W ; Ht: 7,2 cm x W: 12,4 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
May 17, 1941
Physical Condition
Good
Language
Hebrew
Notes
B&W photograph with a white background. Indoors. Portrait of Jacques Kasma at age 6 with his sister, Jeannine Kaszemacher. Jacques Kasma, on the r, is wearing a trenchcoat looking jacket. On the l., his sister is wearing a white outfit and a matching bow on her head. 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.
2014.24.07
Name Access
Kasma, Puck
Places
Paris, France, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
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Jacques Kasma and his sister

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn78440
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Paper : printed : Ink : B&W ; Ht: 12,3 cm x W: 8,2 cm
Date
[ca. 1939]
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Paper : printed : Ink : B&W ; Ht: 12,3 cm x W: 8,2 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
[ca. 1939]
Physical Condition
Excellent
Language
French
Notes
B&W photograph with a decorative border. Indoors. Portrait of Jacques Kasma as a child with his sister. On the l, Jeannine Kaszemacher is wearing a white shirt, a dark skirt, high white socks and boots. Jacques Kasma, on the l., is wearing a black outfit. 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.
2014.24.08
Name Access
Kasma, Puck
Places
Paris, France, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
Less detail

Jacques Kasma and his sister

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn78441
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Paper : printed : Ink : B&W ; Ht: 7,9 cm x W: 12,4 cm
Date
January 19, 1943
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Paper : printed : Ink : B&W ; Ht: 7,9 cm x W: 12,4 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
January 19, 1943
Physical Condition
Excellent
Notes
B&W photograph with a decorative border. Indoors. Portrait of Jacques Kasma at age 8 and his sister Janine. Both of the children are wearing winter jacket and black berets. 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.
2014.24.09
Name Access
Kasma, Puck
Places
Paris, France, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Jacques Kasma's parents

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn78435
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Paper : printed : Ink : B&W ; Ht: 13,5 cm x W: 8,2 cm
Date
May 14, 1933
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Paper : printed : Ink : B&W ; Ht: 13,5 cm x W: 8,2 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
May 14, 1933
Physical Condition
Excellent
Notes
B&W photograph with borders. Indoors. Portrait of three women and a man. Jacques Kasma's, Uszer and Chaja Kaszemacher, are in the middle. Printed on a postal card from "Ateliers Jérome". Narrative: Uszer Kaszemacher and Chaja Kaszemacher, maiden name Bajwelcwajg, lived in Paris where she gave birth to Jacques and Jeannine Kaszemacher.
Accession No.
2014.24.03
Name Access
Kasma, Puck
Places
Paris, France, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Marguerite Elias’ uncle and father in Paris

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn90286
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Paper : Printed : photograph : b&w ; Ht: 13.4 cm x W: 8.4 cm
Date
1933-1935
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Paper : Printed : photograph : b&w ; Ht: 13.4 cm x W: 8.4 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
1933-1935
Physical Condition
Good
Notes
White border. Formal studio portrait. A man in military uniform stands next to a man seated on a stool wearing a suit. The man standing has his arm around the seated man. The seated man is the donor's father Maurice, the man in uniform is his brother Leon. Narrative: Maurice Elias volunteered for the French Army on September 11, 1939 although he was not a French citizen. On March 20, 1940 he joined the 212 Infantry Division and was demobilized in 1941. The family received his cap and armband after liberation. They had been left behind when he was demobilized. He owned a store since 1933, which was assigned an administrator. He was taken on August 20, 1941 in the first round-up of Paris Jews (mostly professionals and intellectuals). He was picked up at 6:30 AM by 3 French men and taken to Drancy. Transferred to Compiegne because they thought that he was a Communist since he spoke Russian. On February 27, 1942 he was deported to Auschwitz and killed on April 19, 1942.
Accession No.
2000.34.05
Name Access
Elias, Marguerite
Places
Paris, France, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Muguette Myers

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn45624
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Paper : photography : black, white ; Ht: 26 cm x W: 19 cm
Date
1941
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Paper : photography : black, white ; Ht: 26 cm x W: 19 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
1941
Physical Condition
Good
Notes
b&w. Portrait. 3/4 oval portrait of a young girl with short brown hair. She is wearing a Star of David which reads “Juif”. The border outside the oval is motled grey and white.
Accession No.
1998.19.02
Name Access
Myers, Muguette
Places
Paris, France, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
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Portrait of Arthur Ber

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn76681
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Ht: 9,3 cm x W: 6,5 cm
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Ht: 9,3 cm x W: 6,5 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Physical Condition
Good
Notes
B&w photograph with a white border. A portrait of a young man wearing a light coloured, French army uniform. The man in the photograph is Arthur Ber. Narrative: Arthur Ber was born on March 3, 1920 in Warsaw. He was the son of Judka-Leib Beer and Liba Gudrot. He was the donor's uncle.
Accession No.
2012.20.02
Name Access
Allen, Stéphane John
Places
Paris, France, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
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Portrait of Arthur Ber

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn76682
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Ht: 14,6 cm x W: 9,8 cm
Date
1933
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Ht: 14,6 cm x W: 9,8 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
1933
Physical Condition
Poor
Language
English
French
Notes
B&w photograph with a white border. A portrait of a young man wearing a dark coloured, French army uniform. The color of the man's jacket has the number 150 marked on each corner. The man in the photograph is Arthur Ber. Narrative: Arthur Ber was born on March 3, 1920 in Warsaw. He was the son of Judka-Leib Beer and Liba Gudrot. He was the donor's uncle.
Accession No.
2012.20.03
Name Access
Allen, Stéphane John
Places
Paris, France, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
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Portrait of Judka-Leib Beer

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn76683
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Ht: 13,1 cm x W: 8,7 cm
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Ht: 13,1 cm x W: 8,7 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Physical Condition
Poor
Notes
B&w photograph with a white border. A portrait of a man wearing a dark coloured suit, standing in front of a wall with a curtain draped to the left. The man is missing his left leg and is using crutches to remain upright. The man depicted in the photograph is Judka-Leib Beer. Narrative: Judka-Leib Beer was born in 1877 in Warsaw. He was married to Liba Gudrot and had three children named Hélène, Arthur and Ezosza. He was the donor's grandfather.
Accession No.
2012.20.04
Name Access
Allen, Stéphane John
Places
Paris, France, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
Less detail

Portrait of Judka-Leib Beer

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn76684
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Ht: 24,7 cm x W: 18,8 cm
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Ht: 24,7 cm x W: 18,8 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Physical Condition
Good
Language
French
Notes
B&w photograph with a white border. A portrait of a man wearing a dark coloured hat and suit with a white shirt and a diagonally striped tie. The man is not smiling in the photograph. The man depicted is Judka-Leib Beer. Narrative: Judka-Leib Beer was born in 1877 in Warsaw. He was married to Liba Gudrot and had three children named Hélène, Arthur and Ezosza. He was the donor's grandfather.
Accession No.
2012.20.05
Name Access
Allen, Stéphane John
Places
Paris, France, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
Less detail

Portrait of Liba Gudrot

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn76685
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Ht: 24,5 cm x W: 18,8 cm
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Ht: 24,5 cm x W: 18,8 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Physical Condition
Good
Notes
B&w photograph with a white border. A portrait of a woman wearing a striped blouse with a blazer over it. Her hair is pulled back. The woman that is depicted is Liba Gudrot. Narrative: Liba Gudrot was married to Judka-Leib Beer and had three children named Hélène, Arthur and Ezosza. She was the donor's grandmother.
Accession No.
2012.20.06
Name Access
Allen, Stéphane John
Places
Paris, France, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
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Rue du Clos Thonesse in Vernouillet

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn78532
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Postcard : Paper : ink : Beige, black, white ; Ht: 8,7 cm x W: 14 cm
Date
April 17, 1939
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Postcard : Paper : ink : Beige, black, white ; Ht: 8,7 cm x W: 14 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
April 17, 1939
Language
French
Notes
On recto is a b&w photograph of a street in Vernouillet. On verso is a handwirtten message and address with three postal stamps on top right and postal ink stamps. Postcard sent from Rachel Philipson and her cousin Ruth to Rachel's father Serge Philipson in Galway. 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.
2002.08.267
Name Access
Levy, Rachel
Places
Paris, France, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
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Uszer Kaszemacher and Szyja Wolnowicz dancing

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn78447
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Paper : printed : Paper : B&W ; Ht: 17,9 cm x W: 12,8 cm
Date
[Later than 1945]
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Paper : printed : Paper : B&W ; Ht: 17,9 cm x W: 12,8 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
[Later than 1945]
Physical Condition
Excellent
Notes
B&W photograph with border. Indoors. Uszer Kaszemacher and Szyja Wolnowicz are dancing. Narrative: Uszer Hersz Kaszemacher, also known as Henric Kasmacher, was born on 1913-04-05 in Parczew (Poland). He married Chaja Sura Bajwelcwajg, born 1915-05-19 in Warsaw (Poland). They had two children, Jacques born in 1935 and 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. Henri Kasmacher survived the war and came back to France and remarried to Ida Wolnowicz. Their children survived in hiding.
Accession No.
2014.24.20
Name Access
Kasma, Puck
Places
Paris, France, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
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Varsovie.

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn75158
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Print : paper : Printed : Ink : b&w ; Ht: 6 7/8 in. x W: 10 1/2 in.
Date
[Prior to 1899]
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Print : paper : Printed : Ink : b&w ; Ht: 6 7/8 in. x W: 10 1/2 in.
Other Title Information
Original Art, Work on Paper
Date
[Prior to 1899]
Creator
-
Physical Condition
Good
Language
French
Notes
1 page, single-sided. Print of an etching. Centered image with large border on all sides. Outdoor scene illustration that shows Castle Square in Warsaw. In the middle of the square is Sigismund's Column, a 1644 column and statue commemorating King Sigismund III Vasa. On both sides of the square are buildings. The square is filled with people and horses.
Accession No.
1991.13.01
Name Access
Allen, Misha
Places
Paris, France, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
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Wedding group portrait

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn78434
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Paper : printed : Ink : B&W ; Ht: 15,8 cm x W: 11,7 cm
Date
April 29, 1933
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Paper : printed : Ink : B&W ; Ht: 15,8 cm x W: 11,7 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
April 29, 1933
Physical Condition
Excellent
Language
French
Notes
B&W photograph without borders. Indoors. Wedding portrait. Eight adults and a baby sitting on a woman's lap on the left. Uszer and Chaja Kaszemacher are the first couple on the t.l. Narrative: Uszer Kaszemacher and Chaja Kaszemacher, maiden name Bajwelcwajg, lived in Paris where she gave birth to Jacques and Jeannine Kaszemacher.
Accession No.
2014.24.02
Name Access
Kasma, Puck
Places
Paris, France, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
Less detail

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