Helena Pollak and Franta Gross wedding photo

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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)
Level: item
Scope & content: sepia, large white space at bottom. Portrait of Helena Pollak (née Ganza) and Franta Gross with a bouquet of flowers. Blank postcard on back. Narrative: Franta Gross was Anka's cousin's son; 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.
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Extent: Photograph : paper : photography : sepia ; Ht: 5 3/8 in. x W: 3 3/8 in.
Genre / form: graphic material
Format: Photograph
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