Celinka (Cecile) Zilberbogen in Andresy

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Held by: Montreal Holocaust Museum via Canadian Jewish Heritage Network (incl. Alex Dworkin Canadian Jewish Archives)
Dates: [Later than 1945] (indexed as 1945)
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Scope & content: White border, outdoor scene. Ten girls from the Andresy children's home dancing together in a park.On the right Celinka (Cecile) Zilberbogen wearing a dress, a dark vest and white socks. In the background a fountain and pine trees. Narrative: Photograph was taken at Andrésy OSE-run children's home. The Zilberbogen were a Jewish family originally from Warsaw (Poland). Mother Chana and daughters Elzbieta (born 1933) and Celinka (born 1937) moved to Belgium in 1939. The father, Szygmundt, an engineer, stayed in Poland. During the Second World War, the mother and daughters were first sent to a transit camp in the South of France before being released. Chana was then hospitalized and spent the war hidden in a Sanatorium in Mazamet. Elzbieta and Celinka were hidden in various locations in the South of France, including a farm and different children's homes run by OSE. Szygmundt was killed in Poland. Chana and her daughters went back to live in Belgium after Liberation until immigrating to Canada in 1951.
In the picture: Child Dance Fountain Girl Group Outdoor Event Park Statue TreeTagged automatically by a vision model; may contain mistakes.
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