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Postcard

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn45460
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Postcard : cardboard : ink : beige, black, green, red ; Ht: 4 in. x W: 5,75 in.
Date
May 30, 1941
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Postcard : cardboard : ink : beige, black, green, red ; Ht: 4 in. x W: 5,75 in.
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
May 30, 1941
Physical Condition
Good
Language
Polish
Notes
Plain postcard with address handwritten in black ink on one side and text in green and black ink on the other. It has been stamped with six circular postmarks (five black and one red); one of the postmarks is from Warsaw and the red one has the Nazi Reichsadler. There is also a square purple postage stamp from the General Governement. The handwritten text on the back is mostly in green ink with an addendum in black ink at the bottom. Narrative: The postcard was sent from the Warsaw Ghetto to Riwka Abramowicz who had escaped from Warsaw and was living in Moscow. The writers were a family member and a friend.
Accession No.
1990.14.01
Name Access
Abramowicz, Tobias
Places
Warsaw, Poland, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
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Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Entrance to the Ghetto

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn45482
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Print : paper : woodcut : ink : black, white ; Ht: 13 in. x W: 9 1/4 in.
Date
[ca. 1954-1956]
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Print : paper : woodcut : ink : black, white ; Ht: 13 in. x W: 9 1/4 in.
Other Title Information
Original Art, Work on Paper
Date
[ca. 1954-1956]
Creator
-
Physical Condition
Excellent
Notes
Print depicts an outdoor scene at the entrance of the Warsaw ghetto. In the foreground is an open gate with barbed wire on either side. A Jewish man wearing a Star of David is showing a German soldier a paper. A line of people stretches out behind him. In the background one can see the buildings of the ghetto. Narrative: All 16 of the prints in this series deal with life in the Warsaw ghetto during World War II. This print refers to work permits issued to Jews working outside of the ghetto and to the checkpoints.
Accession No.
2000.69.02
Name Access
Hornstein, Michael
Places
Warsaw, Poland, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Jewish man arrested by two Germans inside the ghetto

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn45496
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : paper : photography : black, white ; Ht: 5 in. x W: 7 in.
Date
1943
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : paper : photography : black, white ; Ht: 5 in. x W: 7 in.
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
1943
Physical Condition
Good
Notes
b&w, white border. Outdoors. Two German Schutzstaffel (SS) soldiers are removing a Jewish man's outer jacket; their gazes are down. The Jewish man wears glasses, a flat cap, a scarf, and a dark coloured jacket with a Star of David badge on the right side. They stand in front of a brick wall with a window. The SS on the right side wears the insignia of a chief squad leader or Hauptscharführer.
Accession No.
2000.80.11
Name Access
Jewish Public Library
Places
Warsaw, Poland, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Fela Eckstein

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn45600
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : paper ; Ht: 14 cm x W: 8,8 cm
Date
February 7, 1927
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : paper ; Ht: 14 cm x W: 8,8 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
February 7, 1927
Physical Condition
Good
Language
Polish
Notes
B&w photograph. A portrait of a young woman wearing a black top with a flower print blouse and a long strand of pearls. The woman is Alice Eckstein's cousin, Fela.
Accession No.
1991.40.02
Name Access
Shenkier, Maurice
Places
Warsaw, Poland, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Portrait of Fela Eckstein

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn45601
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : paper ; Ht: 13,5 cm x W: 8,6 cm
Date
1929
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : paper ; Ht: 13,5 cm x W: 8,6 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
1929
Physical Condition
Good
Language
Polish
Notes
b&w. A woman is shown wearing a head wrap, a black coat with the letter F sewn into it and a pair of black boots. The woman is Fela Eckstein. Narrative: Fela was Alice Eckstein's cousin. She was a Polish movie actress, who had roles in many Yiddish films. She was killed at Auschwitz concentration camp.
Accession No.
1991.40.03
Name Access
Shenkier, Maurice
Places
Warsaw, Poland, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
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Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Alice Eckstein and Friends on a Car Trip

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn45604
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : paper ; Ht: 8,3 cm x W: 11,3 cm
Date
1927
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : paper ; Ht: 8,3 cm x W: 11,3 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
1927
Physical Condition
Good
Language
Polish
Notes
b&w, white border. An outdoor scene, in which two women and three men are shown in an open-topped car. The car is marked with 1588 on the back door. Those in the photograph are Alice Eckstein, her boyfriend Artek, and three of their friends. Narrative: Alice Eckstein had moved from Warsaw to Belgium in 1921, she returned to Warsaw for a visit in 1927.
Accession No.
1991.40.07
Name Access
Shenkier, Maurice
Places
Warsaw, Poland, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
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Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Friends of Alice Eckstein

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn45605
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : paper ; Ht: 8,7 cm x W: 13,7 cm
Date
1928
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : paper ; Ht: 8,7 cm x W: 13,7 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
1928
Physical Condition
Good
Language
Polish
Notes
B&w photograph. An outdoor scene, in which three women are sitting in the grass by some bushes. The women are dressed up as Polish peasants. Berka, Regina and Mania were friends of Alice Eckstein.
Accession No.
1991.40.08
Name Access
Shenkier, Maurice
Places
Warsaw, Poland, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
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Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Fela Eckstein and Husband With Their New Car

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn45606
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : paper ; Ht: 5,4 cm x W: 8,2 cm
Date
April 5, 1930
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : paper ; Ht: 5,4 cm x W: 8,2 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
April 5, 1930
Physical Condition
Good
Language
Polish
Notes
b&wphotograph with a white border. An outdoor scene, in which a young couple is shown standing in front of a car, both wearing dark coats. The two people depicted are Fela Eckstein and her husband. Narrative: This photograph was taken when they bought their new car. Fela's husband was an optometrist. Fela was a Polish movie actress, who had roles in many Yiddish films. She was killed at Auschwitz concentration camp.
Accession No.
1991.40.09
Name Access
Shenkier, Maurice
Places
Warsaw, Poland, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Alice Eckstein’s Cousins

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn45608
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Paper ; Ht: 8,2 cm x W: 13,2 cm
Date
May 24, 1927
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Paper ; Ht: 8,2 cm x W: 13,2 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
May 24, 1927
Physical Condition
Good
Language
Polish
Notes
B&w photograph. A portrait of two boys and a girl, who are wearing dress clothes. The girl is wearing a light coloured blouse, while the two boys are wearing suits and white shirts.
Accession No.
1991.40.11
Name Access
Shenkier, Maurice
Places
Warsaw, Poland, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Alice and Fela Eckstein

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn45609
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Paper ; Ht: 8,8 cm x W: 13,7 cm
Date
March 10, 1928
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Paper ; Ht: 8,8 cm x W: 13,7 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
March 10, 1928
Physical Condition
Good
Language
Polish
Notes
b&w photograph with white lines marking the corners. An outdoor scene, in which two women are sitting on a large chair with many trees and a short fence in the background. The women depicted in the photograph are cousins Alice Eckstein and Fela Eckstein. Narrative: This photograph was taken at Fela Eckstein's house when Alice Eckstein visited Warsaw. She had moved to Belgium in 1921.
Accession No.
1991.40.13
Name Access
Shenkier, Maurice
Places
Warsaw, Poland, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Alice Eckstein’s Cousins

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn45611
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Paper ; Ht: 13,8 cm x W: 8,5 cm
Date
November 28, 1922
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Paper ; Ht: 13,8 cm x W: 8,5 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
November 28, 1922
Physical Condition
Good
Language
Polish
Notes
B&w photograph. A portrait of two men, who are wearing suits and ties. One of the men is sitting down and he has a moustache, while the other one is standing behind him and is younger.
Accession No.
1991.40.15
Name Access
Shenkier, Maurice
Places
Warsaw, Poland, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Alice Eckstein and Relatives

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn45615
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : paper ; Ht: 9 cm x W: 12,7 cm
Date
October 17, 1928
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : paper ; Ht: 9 cm x W: 12,7 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
October 17, 1928
Physical Condition
Poor
Language
Polish
Notes
B&w photograph with a white border on the left and right sides. A portrait of a woman and two men sitting on a sofa. Both of the men are wearing dark coloured suits, while the woman is wearing a black blouse with a light collar. The woman in the photograph is Alice Eckstein.
Accession No.
1991.40.19
Name Access
Shenkier, Maurice
Places
Warsaw, Poland, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Portrait of Fela Eckstein

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn45620
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Paper ; Ht: 13,2 cm x W: 9,2 cm
Date
February 5, 1929
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Paper ; Ht: 13,2 cm x W: 9,2 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
February 5, 1929
Physical Condition
Good
Language
Polish
Notes
B&w photograph with white border. A portrait of a woman with dark hair pulled tightly back against her head. The woman is wearing dark lipstick and a dark v-neck top. The person depicted is Fela Eckstein.
Accession No.
1991.40.24
Name Access
Shenkier, Maurice
Places
Warsaw, Poland, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Portrait of Fela Eckstein

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn45621
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Paper ; Ht: 8,5 cm x W: 6,7 cm
Date
June 28, 1929
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Paper ; Ht: 8,5 cm x W: 6,7 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
June 28, 1929
Physical Condition
Good
Language
Polish
Notes
B&w photograph. A portrait of a young woman with dark hair tightly pulled back. The woman is wearing a light coloured blouse with a ribbed collar and a dark sweater over it. She is also wearing a dark shade of lipstick. The woman depicted is Fela Eckstein.
Accession No.
1991.40.25
Name Access
Shenkier, Maurice
Places
Warsaw, Poland, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
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Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Nicha Eckstein

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn45682
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Paper, cardboard ; Ht: 11,6 cm x W: 7,3 cm
Date
1897
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Paper, cardboard ; Ht: 11,6 cm x W: 7,3 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
1897
Physical Condition
Good
Language
Polish
Notes
B&w photograph with a white border. A portrait of a young woman wearing a white collared blouse and a dark coloured necktie. The woman in the photograph is Nicha Eckstein.
Accession No.
2000.84.56
Name Access
Shenkier, Maurice
Places
Warsaw, Poland, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Alice Eckstein and Cousin Fela Eckstein

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn45695
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Paper ; Ht: 12,2 cm x W: 9,2 cm
Date
1929
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Paper ; Ht: 12,2 cm x W: 9,2 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
1929
Physical Condition
Good
Notes
B&w photograph with a white border. An outdoor portrait of two women wearing knee-length coats with fur trimmed collars and hats on their heads, standing in a park in the middle of winter. From left to right, Fela Eckstein and Alice Eckstein are shown.
Accession No.
2004.01.03
Name Access
Shenkier, Maurice
Places
Warsaw, Poland, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Friend of Alice Eckstein

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn45696
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Paper ; Ht: 8,8 cm x W: 6,6 cm
Date
1930
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Paper ; Ht: 8,8 cm x W: 6,6 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
1930
Physical Condition
Good
Language
Polish
Notes
B&w photograph. A portrait of a young woman wearing a dark coloured dress with a white collar. Her hair is dark. The woman in the photograph was Alice Eckstein's friend.
Accession No.
2004.01.04
Name Access
Shenkier, Maurice
Places
Warsaw, Poland, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Powstanie W Ghetcie Warsza Wskim 1943 r.

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn45725
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
book
Physical Description
Book : Ht: 21 cm x W: 15,1 cm
Date
1945
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
book
Physical Description
Book : Ht: 21 cm x W: 15,1 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
1945
Physical Condition
Poor
Language
Polish
Notes
49 pages book stapled on the left hand side, yellowing beige cardstock cover and pages. Printed in black with reproduction of original documents and photographs.Collection of documents on the Warsaw ghetto uprising.
Accession No.
2011.52.02
Name Access
Nestel, Bruce
Places
Warsaw, Poland, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Dymy Nad Birkenau

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn45727
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Book : Ht: 21,6 cm x W: 15,7 cm
Date
1945
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Book : Ht: 21,6 cm x W: 15,7 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
1945
Creator
Szmaglewska, Seweryna
Physical Condition
Poor
Language
Polish
Notes
301 pages book with cardstock cover, pages printed in black. Cover design in green and blue shows a few concentration camp barracks with smoke coming out of the chimneys. Narrative: Seweryna Szmaglewska also testified at the Nuremberg trial.
Accession No.
2011.52.04
Places
Warsaw, Poland (Europe)
Archival / Genealogical
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Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Portrait of Szygmundt (Simon) Zilberbogen

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn45738
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : paper : sepia ; Ht: 13,2 cm x W: 8,8 cm
Date
1924
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : paper : sepia ; Ht: 13,2 cm x W: 8,8 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
1924
Physical Condition
Good
Language
Polish
Notes
Indoors. Szygmundt (Simon) Zilberbogen sitting on a chair, with his hands folded on his lap, wearing a striped suit with a white shirt and a tie. White handkerchief in his jacket pocket. 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 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.
2012.15.01
Name Access
Peltier, Cécile
Places
Warsaw, Poland, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
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Montreal Holocaust Museum
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