Salomon and Sara Heiss at their delicatessen

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Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Paper : b&w ; Ht: 3 1/2 in. x W: 5 1/2 in.
Date
[Prior to 1939]
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Paper : b&w ; Ht: 3 1/2 in. x W: 5 1/2 in.
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
[Prior to 1939]
Physical Condition
Excellent
Language
German
Notes
b&w, white border. Snapshot of man and woman behind counter, merchandise on counter and on shelves behind them Narrative: Salomon and Sara Heiss were the parents of the donor, Erika Bloom. The Heiss family fled Nazi-occupied Vienna in 1938, after Salomon was arrested and detained in Dachau for 3 days. They survived the war in Shanghai, immigrated to Israel in 1949, and eventually settled in Montreal.
Accession No.
2002.30.03
Name Access
Bloom, Erika
Places
Vienna, Austria, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
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