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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
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
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
Images
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
Images
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
Images
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
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
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
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
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
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
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
Images
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
Images
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
Images
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
Images
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
Images
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
Images
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
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
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
Images
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
Images
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
Images
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
Images
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
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
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
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
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