Identification Card

Held by

Montreal Holocaust Museum via Canadian Jewish Heritage Network (incl. Alex Dworkin Canadian Jewish Archives)

Dates

1948-1954 (indexed as 1948–1954)

Level

item

Extent

Identification Card : paper : Print ; Ht: 16 cm x W: 10,2 cm

Scope & content

Identification form with printed border, hand written information added. This was page one of thirty-two original pages. It belonged to Chaim Karasin, a Russian immigrant in Belgium. Narrative: Chaim Karasin is a Russian refugee. He was born 3 December 1913 in Warsaw, Poland, to Abraham Karasin and Beila (Baijla) Fridman (who had both died by 22 June 1942). Chaim was married to Ruchla Hasfield on 22 June 1942 (she was born 18 May 1910). She was the daughter of Joseph and Malis Hindel. Chaim and Ruchla had for children; Beatrix (donor) (4 May 1941), Helene-Mayriane (15 Mai 1946) Ruth (9 July 1947) and Joseph Ruben (4 December 1949). In 1944, Chaim was described as being 175 cm tall, small, with short hair. He was a Polish refugee, arriving in Geneva on 9 Oct 1943. Ruchla's parents had been deported to Sobibor on 6 July 1943 shortly before half of the camp was killed in an uprising. Chaim's parents seem to have been discharged from Westerbork holding camp on 12 January 1943. Ruchla's brother Jacob died in Sobibor May 21 1943.

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DocumentFormGovernmentHandwrittenIdentity CardImmigrationSealSignatureTypewrittenTagged automatically by a vision model; may contain mistakes.

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ROYAUME DE BELGIQUE — KONINKRIJK BELGIEMinistère des Affaires étrangères et du Commerce extérieurMinisterie van Buitenlandsche Zaken en Buitenlandschen HandelCERTIFICAT D'IDENTITÉIDENTITEITSGETUIGSCHRIFTdes réfugiés Russesvan Russische vluchtelingenBARASINHasfeldCe certificat contient 32 pages.Dit getuigschrift bevat 32 bladzijden.A L'USAGE — TEN BEHOEVENo D'ORDRE: A17593Volgnummer:No DE SERIE: 3119Nom et prénoms du porteurNaam en voornamen van den houderLieu et date de naissancePlaats en datum van geboorted'origine RUSSE, n'ayant acquis aucune autre nationalité.van RUSSISCHEN oorsprong; heeft geen andere nationaliteit verworven.Ce certificat est délivré conformément aux résolutions de la Conférence convoquée par le Dr NANSEN, Haut-Commissaire pour les réfugiés russes, à Genève, les 3-5 juillet 1922.Il cessera d'être valable si le porteur pénètre, en un moment quelconque, en Russie.Read automatically; may contain mistakes.

Language

French

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2026-10-19T03:21:16Z · source datestamp n/a · andornot

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