This collection consists of 4,058 documents confiscated by the Front de l’Indépendance (Independent Front) at the offices of the Association of Jews in Belgium (AJB) – “Aide Spéciale Malines” [Special Assistance Mechelen department], after the liberation. The documents can be divided in five sections : - Correspondence of the AJB : between the leading committee and local committees, between local committees, ...

This collection contains: a photocopy of a newspaper article on the death of Jozef Ber Helfgott in 1930 ; two M. Hohner brand harmonicas from the 1930s, played by Eliezer Helfgott and Israel alias Simon Helfgott ; a certificate of primary education awarded to Eliezer Helfgott, 1933 ; a pre-war photograph of Isaak and Bacia Helfgott-Faszczak, ca. 1938 ; identity certificate issued to Israel Helfgott ...

Natan Ramet was born in Warsaw, Poland, on 5 June 1925 as the son of Judka Ramet (born on 21 June 1886 in Warsaw) and Sura Polakiewicz (born on 15 January 1898 in Drohosiem, Poland). He had an older sister named Felicie who was born on 27 August 1921. In 1930, the family emigrated from Poland to Belgium as they were regularly confronted with antisemitism and violence against the Jewish community in ...

This collection contains a file on Salomon Fischman, a file on his wife Helena Weiser and a file on his niece Sara Fischmann. The file on Salomon Fischman contains: photos of Salomon Fischman, including photos of him in front of his barber shop, and photos of him with his first wife Elli Hirsch and their son Emiel ; a photo of Salomon Fischman’s mother Rachel Wasserbach ; pre-war documents regarding ...