City Hall Wedding of Helena Pollak and Franta Gross

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Held by: Montreal Holocaust Museum via Canadian Jewish Heritage Network (incl. Alex Dworkin Canadian Jewish Archives)
Dates: 1939-1941 (indexed as 1939–1941)
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Scope & content: b&w, white border. Outdoors, young woman holding flowers (Helena Pollak née Ganza) with a young man wearing a suit with a Star of David (Franta Gross). There are men standing to either side of them, several of which are also wearing the Star of David. All are wearing jackets and hats. L-R: ?, Dr. Jirka Ganza, Helena Pollak, Franta Gross, Karel Gross, Slavek Pollak, Alfred Gross. Blank postcard on back. Narrative: Franta Gross was Anka's cousin's son; Slavek Polak was her cousin. Helena Ganza was a close friend of Liza Kanturek, Anka's sister. Franta and Helena were both at Therezienstadt; Franta was on a death march from Mathausen when he was liberated by the Americans, but he died in hospital in Prague 2 weeks after liberation. Helena greeted Anka and her family when they returned from Shanghai. Slavek Polack was killed in the gas chambers at Auschwitz on March 7, 1943.
In the picture: Bride Building Material Coat Couple Document Flower Groom Group Hat Jewish Community Man Outdoor Event Portrait Wedding Winter WomanTagged automatically by a vision model; may contain mistakes.
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Extent: Photograph : paper : photography : black, white ; Ht: 3 1/2 in. x W: 5 1/2 in.
Genre / form: graphic material
Format: Photograph; Document
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