Maurice Shenkier playing on a beach

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Held by: Montreal Holocaust Museum via Canadian Jewish Heritage Network (incl. Alex Dworkin Canadian Jewish Archives)
Dates: 1942 (indexed as 1942)
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Scope & content: b&w with white border, outdoor scene. Maurice Shenkier digging sand. Two women sitting on deck chairs behind the boy. Clothes drying on a rope behind the women. There is the Rubens hotel in the background. Narrative: Maurice Shenkier was born on December 27, 1930 in Antwerp, Belgium. When the Germans started bombarding Antwerp in May 1940. Maurice and his parents immediately fled to France. In July of 1942, the family had to flee again. They crossed the Spanish border illegally, but were arrested by the Spanish police. Instead of sending them back to France, the officers helped Maurice’s family find a place to live. Eventually, Maurice and his parents moved to Portugal where they stayed until April 1944 when they embarked on the Serpa Pinto ship to Philadelphia. Upon arrival, they took a train to Montreal.
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Extent: Photograph : paper ; Ht: 5.8 cm x W: 8.2 cm
Genre / form: graphic material
Format: Photograph
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