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Anita Feigenbaum

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn45671
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Paper ; Ht: 9,1 cm x W: 6,9 cm
Date
1943
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Paper ; Ht: 9,1 cm x W: 6,9 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
1943
Physical Condition
Good
Notes
B&w photograph with a white border. An outdoor scene, in which a woman is walking along a street, wearing a 3/4 length light coloured coat and some black gloves. Two women are walking behind her. There is a large wicker basket on the left with two flower pots on top. In the background, a shop sign advertises "Vins d'Espagne" and "Vins du Portugal." The woman in the photograph is Anita Feigenbaum.
Accession No.
2000.84.45
Name Access
Shenkier, Maurice
Places
Lisbon, Portugal, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Certificate

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn51191
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Certificate : Paper : Ink : Black, White ; Ht: 4,25 in. x W: 6,25 in.
Date
March 20, 1944
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Certificate : Paper : Ink : Black, White ; Ht: 4,25 in. x W: 6,25 in.
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
March 20, 1944
Physical Condition
Poor
Language
Portuguese
Notes
1 page double-sided. The Portuguese coat of arms can be found on the recto top center and on the verso right corner. this is an embarcation certificate for Szlama and Sina Szenkier authorizing them to board the Serpa Pinto in Lisbon, Portugal. Signed by director of Police and Defense Narrative: The Serpa Pinto was a Portuguese transport ship, which sailed under the command of Captain Americo Dos Santos. With a capacity of 600 people, the ship made regular trips from Lisbon, Portugal to Rio de Janeiro, New York City, Philadelphia and Baltimore. It has been said that the ship transported about 7800 refugees, among them hundreds of Jews during the Second World War.
Accession No.
2011X.355.01
Name Access
Wolfson, Terry & Harry
Places
Lisbon, Portugal, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Friends of Alice Eckstein

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn45850
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : paper ; Ht: 7.4 cm x W: 6.7 cm
Date
1942
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : paper ; Ht: 7.4 cm x W: 6.7 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
1942
Physical Condition
Good
Notes
b&w portrait of a friend of Alice Eckstein and her daughter. The woman is smiling, wearing a black dress with a white collar.
Accession No.
2012X.14.38
Name Access
Shenkier, Maurice
Places
Portugal, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Maurice Shenkier and Family at Portuguese Summer Resort

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn45633
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Paper ; Ht: 9,8 cm x W: 7,2 cm
Date
1944
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Paper ; Ht: 9,8 cm x W: 7,2 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
1944
Physical Condition
Good
Notes
b&w photograph with a white border. An outdoor scene, in which four well-dressed people are standing in front of a fence, smiling. In the top row from left to right, Sam Shenkier, a policeman, Alice Eckstein and police commissioner Perrera are shown. In the bottom row, Maurice Shenkier is seen crouching. Narrative: The Shenkier family had gone to a summer resort in Ericeira, Portugal. In 1944, JIAS gave them safe refuge in Portugal.
Accession No.
2000.84.06
Name Access
Shenkier, Maurice
Places
Ericeira, Portugal, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Maurice Shenkier and Family in Portugal

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn45635
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Paper ; Ht: 7,2 cm x W: 9,9 cm
Date
1943
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Paper ; Ht: 7,2 cm x W: 9,9 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
1943
Physical Condition
Good
Language
English
Notes
b&w photograph with a white border. An outdoor scene, in which five people are standing in the shade of a tree, in front of a stone wall and palm trees. From left to right, police commissioner Perera, Alice Eckstein, a cousin, Sam Shenkier and Maurice Shenkier are shown. Narrative: The Shenkier family had gone to a summer resort in Ericeira, Portugal. In 1944, JIAS gave them safe refuge in Portugal.
Accession No.
2000.84.08
Name Access
Shenkier, Maurice
Places
Ericeira, Portugal, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Medical certificate

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn75171
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Medical certificate : Paper : Printed, Handwritten : Ink : Beige, Black, Grey ; Ht: 4 in. x W: 6 1/4 in.
Date
March 20, 1944-May 02, 1944
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Medical certificate : Paper : Printed, Handwritten : Ink : Beige, Black, Grey ; Ht: 4 in. x W: 6 1/4 in.
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
March 20, 1944-May 02, 1944
Physical Condition
Good
Language
English
Notes
1 horizontal page, single-sided. Folded once vertically. Document is a vaccination certificate for Rayala (Rayzele, Rose, Rosa) Baron, issued by the Health Service of the Colonial Navigation Company. Document attests that she was vaccinated against smallpox on March 20, 1944, and a test on May 2, 1944 found her to be immune. Document is signed by the surgeon of the ship Serpa Pinto. Narrative: Rayala (Rayzele, Rose, Rosa) Baron, née Klarman, was the mother of the donor, Maurice Baron. Maurice Baron was born in Nancy, France in 1931. He fled south to Toulouse in 1940 with his family, where they were assigned forced residence status on February 2, 1941. The Vichy Statute of October 4, 1940 stated that foreign Jews could at any time be assigned a forced residence by the prefect of the department in which they resided. This forced residence was in Bagnères-de-Luchon, on the Spanish border. On December 17, 1942 the Barons left Bagnères-de-Luchon, crossed the Pyrenees on foot, entered Spain and lived in Barcelona for one year. The Barons obtained visas to enter Canada via Portugal and travelled to Philadelphia via the Serpa Pinto, which left Lisbon on March 23, 1944 and docked in Philadelphia on April 6, 1944. They arrived in Montreal by train on April 8, 1944. The Serpa Pinto was a Portuguese transport ship, which sailed under the command of Captain Americo Dos Santos. With a capacity of 600 people, the ship made regular trips from Lisbon, Portugal to Rio de Janeiro, New York City, Philadelphia and Baltimore. It has been estimated that the ship transported about 7800 refugees, among them hundreds of Jews during the Second World War.
Accession No.
2002.13.01
Name Access
Baron, Maurice
Places
Lisbon, Portugal, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Medical certificate

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn76186
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Medical certificate : Paper : Printed, Handwritten : Ink : Beige, Black, Grey ; Ht: 4 in. x W: 6 1/4 in.
Date
March 20, 1944-May 02, 1944
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Medical certificate : Paper : Printed, Handwritten : Ink : Beige, Black, Grey ; Ht: 4 in. x W: 6 1/4 in.
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
March 20, 1944-May 02, 1944
Physical Condition
Good
Language
English
Notes
1 horizontal page, single-sided. Folded once vertically. Document is a vaccination certificate for Albert Baron, issued by the Health Service of the Colonial Navigation Company. Document attests that he was vaccinated against smallpox on 1944-03-20, and a test on 1944-05-02 found him to be immune. Document is signed by the surgeon of the ship Serpa Pinto. Narrative: Albert Baron, born 1934, was the younger brother of the donor, Maurice Baron. Maurice Baron was born in Nancy, France in 1931. He fled south to Toulouse in 1940 with his family, where they were assigned forced residence status on February 2, 1941. The Vichy Statute of October 4, 1940 stated that foreign Jews could at any time be assigned a forced residence by the prefect of the department in which they resided. This forced residence was in Bagnères-de-Luchon, on the Spanish border. On December 17, 1942 the Barons left Bagnères-de-Luchon, crossed the Pyrenees on foot, entered Spain and lived in Barcelona for one year. The Barons obtained visas to enter Canada via Portugal and travelled to Philadelphia via the Serpa Pinto, which left Lisbon on March 23, 1944 and docked in Philadelphia on April 6, 1944. They arrived in Montreal by train on April 8, 1944. The Serpa Pinto was a Portuguese transport ship, which sailed under the command of Captain Americo Dos Santos. With a capacity of 600 people, the ship made regular trips from Lisbon, Portugal to Rio de Janeiro, New York City, Philadelphia and Baltimore. It has been estimated that the ship transported about 7800 refugees, among them hundreds of Jews during the Second World War.
Accession No.
2002.13.02
Name Access
Baron, Maurice
Places
Lisbon, Portugal, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Medical certificate

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn76187
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Medical certificate : Paper : Printed, Handwritten : Ink : Beige, Black, Grey ; Ht: 4 in. x W: 6 1/4 in.
Date
March 20, 1944-May 02, 1944
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Medical certificate : Paper : Printed, Handwritten : Ink : Beige, Black, Grey ; Ht: 4 in. x W: 6 1/4 in.
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
March 20, 1944-May 02, 1944
Physical Condition
Good
Language
English
Notes
1 horizontal page, single-sided. Folded once vertically. Document is a vaccination certificate for Maurice Baron, issued by the Health Service of the Colonial Navigation Company. Document attests that he was vaccinated against smallpox on 1944-03-20, and a test on 1944-05-02 found him to be immune. Document is signed by the surgeon of the ship Serpa Pinto. Narrative: Maurice Baron was born in Nancy, France in 1931. He fled south to Toulouse in 1940 with his family, where they were assigned forced residence status on February 2, 1941. The Vichy Statute of October 4, 1940 stated that foreign Jews could at any time be assigned a forced residence by the prefect of the department in which they resided. This forced residence was in Bagnères-de-Luchon, on the Spanish border. On December 17, 1942 the Barons left Bagnères-de-Luchon, crossed the Pyrenees on foot, entered Spain and lived in Barcelona for one year. The Barons obtained visas to enter Canada via Portugal and travelled to Philadelphia via the Serpa Pinto, which left Lisbon on March 23, 1944 and docked in Philadelphia on April 6, 1944. They arrived in Montreal by train on April 8, 1944. The Serpa Pinto was a Portuguese transport ship, which sailed under the command of Captain Americo Dos Santos. With a capacity of 600 people, the ship made regular trips from Lisbon, Portugal to Rio de Janeiro, New York City, Philadelphia and Baltimore. It has been estimated that the ship transported about 7800 refugees, among them hundreds of Jews during the Second World War.
Accession No.
2002.13.03
Name Access
Baron, Maurice
Places
Lisbon, Portugal, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Medical certificate

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn76188
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Medical certificate : Paper : Printed, Handwritten : Ink : Beige, Black, Grey ; Ht: 4 in. x W: 6 1/4 in.
Date
March 20, 1944-May 02, 1944
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Medical certificate : Paper : Printed, Handwritten : Ink : Beige, Black, Grey ; Ht: 4 in. x W: 6 1/4 in.
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
March 20, 1944-May 02, 1944
Physical Condition
Good
Language
English
Notes
1 horizontal page, single-sided. Folded once vertically. Document is a vaccination certificate for Jakob Baron, issued by the Health Service of the Colonial Navigation Company. Document attests that he was vaccinated against smallpox on March 3, 1944, and a test on May 2, 1944 found him to be immune. Document is signed by the surgeon of the ship Serpa Pinto. Narrative: Jakob Baron was the father of the donor, Maurice Baron. Maurice Baron was born in Nancy, France in 1931. He fled south to Toulouse in 1940 with his family, where they were assigned forced residence status on February 2, 1941. The Vichy Statute of October 4, 1940 stated that foreign Jews could at any time be assigned a forced residence by the prefect of the department in which they resided. This forced residence was in Bagnères-de-Luchon, on the Spanish border. On December 17, 1942 the Barons left Bagnères-de-Luchon, crossed the Pyrenees on foot, entered Spain and lived in Barcelona for one year.The Barons obtained visas to enter Canada via Portugal and travelled to Philadelphia via the Serpa Pinto, which left Lisbon on March 23, 1944 and docked in Philadelphia on April 6, 1944. They arrived in Montreal by train on April 8, 1944. The Serpa Pinto was a Portuguese transport ship, which sailed under the command of Captain Americo Dos Santos. With a capacity of 600 people, the ship made regular trips from Lisbon, Portugal to Rio de Janeiro, New York City, Philadelphia and Baltimore. It has been estimated that the ship transported about 7800 refugees, among them hundreds of Jews during the Second World War.
Accession No.
2002.13.04
Name Access
Baron, Maurice
Places
Lisbon, Portugal, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Note ?

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn76814
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Note ? : Paper : Beige ; Ht: 14 cm x W: 12,2 cm
Date
September 28, 1942
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Note ? : Paper : Beige ; Ht: 14 cm x W: 12,2 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
September 28, 1942
Physical Condition
Poor
Language
English
Notes
One page of lined paper. Handwritten in black ink about unobtainable Irish Visa for Sophie Philipson. 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.
2002.08.013
Name Access
Levy, Rachel
Places
Lisbon, Portugal, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Police Commissioner Perera and JIAS Workers in Portugal

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn45634
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Paper ; Ht: 9,6 cm x W: 7,1 cm
Date
1944
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Paper ; Ht: 9,6 cm x W: 7,1 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
1944
Physical Condition
Good
Language
Polish
Notes
b&w photograph with a white border. An outdoor portrait, in which a group of people, two men and three women, are sitting on a stone bench. The three women are wearing dark coloured dresses and high heels. The man on the left is wearing a dark colored suit and tie, while the man on the right is wearing a light coloured suit. The man depicted on the right is police commissioner Perera, while the four others are members of JIAS. Narrative: The Shenkier family had gone to a summer resort in Ericeira, Portugal. In 1944, JIAS gave them safe refuge in Portugal.
Accession No.
2000.84.07
Name Access
Shenkier, Maurice
Places
Ericeira, Portugal, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Receipt

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn75269
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Receipt : Paper : Printed, Handwritten : Ink : Green, Black, Purple, Blue ; Ht: 13 in. x W: 8,75 in.
Date
March 22, 1944-March 23, 1944
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Receipt : Paper : Printed, Handwritten : Ink : Green, Black, Purple, Blue ; Ht: 13 in. x W: 8,75 in.
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
March 22, 1944-March 23, 1944
Physical Condition
Good
Language
Portuguese
Notes
I page, single-sided. Folded 3 times horizontally and once vertically. Document is a receipt from the Lisbon Customs Office for boarded luggage. It lists 8 pieces of luggage (in Portuguese) which were loaded onto the Serpa Pinto under the name Baron. Document is dated March 22, 1944 and stamped Mar 23, 1944. Price of $50 printed at top right corner. Narrative: Jakob (Jacob) Baron, born 1902 in Wieruszów, Poland, was the father of the donor. The family fled Nancy to Toulouse in 1940, where they were assigned forced residence status on February 2, 1941. The Vichy Statute of October 4, 1940 stated that foreign Jews could at any time be assigned a forced residence by the prefect of the department in which they resided. This forced residence was in Bagnères-de-Luchon, on the Spanish border. On December 17, 1942 the Barons left Bagnères-de-Luchon, crossed the Pyrenees on foot, entered Spain and lived in Barcelona for one year. The Barons obtained visas to enter Canada via Portugal and travelled to Philadelphia via the Serpa Pinto, which left Lisbon on March 23, 1944 and docked in Philadelphia on April 6, 1944. They arrived in Montreal by train on April 8, 1944. The Serpa Pinto was a Portuguese transport ship, which sailed under the command of Captain Americo Dos Santos. With a capacity of 600 people, the ship made regular trips from Lisbon, Portugal to Rio de Janeiro, New York City, Philadelphia and Baltimore. It has been said that the ship transported about 7800 refugees during the Second World War, among them hundreds of Jews.
Accession No.
2002.13.12
Name Access
Baron, Maurice
Places
Lisbon, Portugal, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Serpa Pinto Voyage

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn45625
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Paper ; Ht: 9,7 cm x W: 14,5 cm
Date
May 1944
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Paper ; Ht: 9,7 cm x W: 14,5 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
May 1944
Physical Condition
Good
Language
English
Notes
b&w photograph with a white border. An outdoor scene, in which a man and a woman are posing on the deck of a ship. In the background, a lifeboat is visible. Those depicted in the photograph are Alice Eckstein and her cousin Frank. Narrative: Alice Shenkier (nee Eckstein) was the donor's mother. Due to Sam Shenkier's wealth, which was amassed through the Diamond Exchange in Belgium, the Shenkier family was able to afford tickets out of Europe on the Serpa Pinto. The Serpa Pinto was a Portuguese transport ship, which made regular trips from Lisbon (Portugal) to Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), New York City, Philadelphia and Baltimore (USA). It has been said that the ship transported about 7800 refugees, among them hundreds of Jews during the Second World War.
Accession No.
1999.03.01
Name Access
Shenkier, Maurice
Places
Lisbon, Portugal, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Serpa Pinto Voyage

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn45626
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Paper ; Ht: 9,6 cm x W: 14,7 cm
Date
1944
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Paper ; Ht: 9,6 cm x W: 14,7 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
1944
Physical Condition
Good
Language
English
Notes
b&w photograph with a white border. An outdoor scene, in which a group of passengers are shown aboard a ship. The passengers are standing on the upper deck of the ship, looking over the railing and smiling. On the left side of the photograph, Alice Eckstein (third person from the left) and Sam Shenkier (first person from the left) are depicted. Narrative: Alice Shenkier (nee Eckstein) was the donor's mother. Due to Sam Shenkier's wealth, which was amassed through the Diamond Exchange in Belgium, the Shenkier family was able to afford tickets out of Europe on the Serpa Pinto. The Serpa Pinto was a Portuguese transport ship, which made regular trips from Lisbon (Portugal) to Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), New York City, Philadelphia and Baltimore (USA). It has been said that the ship transported about 7800 refugees, among them hundreds of Jews during the Second World War.
Accession No.
1999.03.02
Name Access
Shenkier, Maurice
Places
Lisbon, Portugal, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Serpa Pinto Voyage

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn45630
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Paper ; Ht: 12,3 cm x W: 8,9 cm
Date
1944
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Paper ; Ht: 12,3 cm x W: 8,9 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
1944
Physical Condition
Good
Notes
B&w photograph with a white border. An outdoor scene, in which a man, a woman and a young girl are shown on a ship. The man is wearing a light coloured suit, while the woman is wearing a striped shirt under a white sweater with a pair of light coloured pants. The young girl is wearing a patterned skirt, a light coloured sweater, a hat and some gloves. There are lounge chairs surrounding the three people. The man depicted in the photograph is Sam Shenkier.
Accession No.
2000.20.03
Name Access
Shenkier, Maurice
Places
Lisbon, Portugal, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Serpa Pinto Voyage

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn76577
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Paper ; Ht: 9,7 cm x W: 14,9 cm
Date
March 20, 1944
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Paper ; Ht: 9,7 cm x W: 14,9 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
March 20, 1944
Physical Condition
Excellent
Notes
B&w photograph with a white border. An outdoor portrait of a group of passengers aboard the Serpa Pinto. Men, women and children are standing on the upper deck of a ship, along the railing. The fifth person from the left is cousin Frank and the sixth person from the left is Alice Eckstein. Narrative: The Serpa Pinto was a Portuguese transport ship, which sailed under the command of Captain Americo Dos Santos. With a capacity of 600 people, the ship made regular trips from Lisbon, Portugal to Rio de Janeiro, New York City, Philadelphia and Baltimore. It has been said that the ship transported about 7800 refugees, among them hundreds of Jews during the Second World War. Alice Eckstein was the donor's mother. Due to Sam Shenkier's wealth, which was amassed through the Diamond Exchange in Belgium, his family was spared. He could afford to get them out of Europe and away from the Nazis. Sam Shenkier was the donor's father.
Accession No.
2011X.301.01
Name Access
Shenkier, Maurice
Places
Lisbon, Portugal, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Serpa Pinto Voyage

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn76581
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Paper ; Ht: 9,7 cm x W: 14,9 cm
Date
1944
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Paper ; Ht: 9,7 cm x W: 14,9 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
1944
Physical Condition
Good
Notes
B&w photograph with a white border. A portrait of four passengers aboard the Serpa Pinto. In the background, there is a doorway and women sitting on lounge chairs. To the right, there is a flight of stairs and to the left, there is a man smoking a cigarette , standing by a lounge chair. From left to right, cousin Frank, Alice Eckstein and two other people are shown. Narrative: The Serpa Pinto was a Portuguese transport ship, which sailed under the command of Captain Americo Dos Santos. With a capacity of 600 people, the ship made regular trips from Lisbon, Portugal to Rio de Janeiro, New York City, Philadelphia and Baltimore. It has been said that the ship transported about 7800 refugees, among them hundreds of Jews during the Second World War. Alice Eckstein was the donor's mother. Due to Sam Shenkier's wealth, which was amassed through the Diamond Exchange in Belgium, his family was spared. He could afford to get them out of Europe and away from the Nazis. Sam Shenkier was the donor's father.
Accession No.
2011X.301.02
Name Access
Shenkier, Maurice
Places
Lisbon, Portugal, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
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Serpa Pinto Voyage

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn76582
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Paper ; Ht: 14,8 cm x W: 9,8 cm
Date
1944
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Paper ; Ht: 14,8 cm x W: 9,8 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
1944
Physical Condition
Good
Notes
B&w photograph with a white border. An outdoor portrait of a woman standing by the railing of the Serpa Pinto, wearing dark coloured pants and a light coloured blouse. The woman in the photograph is Alice Eckstein. Narrative: The Serpa Pinto was a Portuguese transport ship, which sailed under the command of Captain Americo Dos Santos. With a capacity of 600 people, the ship made regular trips from Lisbon, Portugal to Rio de Janeiro, New York City, Philadelphia and Baltimore. It has been said that the ship transported about 7800 refugees, among them hundreds of Jews during Second Wold War. Alice Eckstein was the donor's mother. Due to her husband Sam Shenkier's wealth, which was amassed through the Diamond Exchange in Belgium, the family was spared. He could afford to get them out of Europe and away from the Nazis. The Serpa Pinto took them from Lisbon to Philadelphia, from where they made their way to Montreal.
Accession No.
2011X.301.03
Name Access
Shenkier, Maurice
Places
Lisbon, Portugal, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Telegram

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn76835
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Telegram : Paper : Beige, black ; Ht: 12,5 cm x W: 20,4 cm
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Telegram : Paper : Beige, black ; Ht: 12,5 cm x W: 20,4 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Physical Condition
Good
Language
French
Notes
One page. Typewritten in black ink. 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.
2002.08.036
Name Access
Levy, Rachel
Places
Lisbon, Portugal, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Ticket

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn75268
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Ticket : Paper : Printed, Handwritten : Ink; Graphite Pencil : Beige, Green, Black, Purple ; Ht: 9,5 in. x W: 4,5 in.
Date
March 20, 1944-April 06, 1944
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Ticket : Paper : Printed, Handwritten : Ink; Graphite Pencil : Beige, Green, Black, Purple ; Ht: 9,5 in. x W: 4,5 in.
Other Title Information
Exchange Medium
Date
March 20, 1944-April 06, 1944
Physical Condition
Good
Language
Portuguese
Notes
1 page, single-sided. Folded four times horizontally. Document is a boat ticket for the Serpa Pinto, voyage number 30/1017 on March 23, 1944, 3rd class. Ticket is numbered 73/76. At top of page appears the Colonial Navigation Company, which owned the Serpa Pinto, with the company's logo on the left hand side. The logo is a black ship's wheel with a green and white flag in the centre. The wheel has the text C. C. N. / Lobito appearing on it, and on the flag is written C.C.N. The names of the ticket holders are listed as Yakub Baron, Radjzla Baron, Maurice Aron Baron, and Albert Mayer Baron. The ticket was issued in Lisbon on March 20, 1944. Narrative: The donor and his family fled from Nancy to Toulouse in 1940, where they were assigned forced residence status on February 2, 1941. The Vichy Statute of October 4, 1940 stated that foreign Jews could at any time be assigned a forced residence by the prefect of the department in which they resided. This forced residence was in Bagnères-de-Luchon, on the Spanish border. On December 17, 1942 the Barons left Bagnères-de-Luchon, crossed the Pyrenees mountains on foot, entered Spain and lived in Barcelona for one year. The Barons obtained visas to enter Canada via Portugal and travelled to Philadelphia on the Serpa Pinto, which left Lisbon on March 23, 1944 and docked in Philadelphia on April 6, 1944. They arrived in Montreal by train on April 8, 1944. The Serpa Pinto was a Portuguese transport ship, which sailed under the command of Captain Americo Dos Santos. With a capacity of 600 people, the ship made regular trips from Lisbon, Portugal to Rio de Janeiro, New York City, Philadelphia and Baltimore. It has been said that the ship transported about 7800 refugees during the Second World War, among them hundreds of Jews.
Accession No.
2002.13.08
Name Access
Baron, Maurice
Places
Lisbon, Portugal, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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