Marriage Certificate

Held by

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

Dates

June 22, 1942 (indexed as 1942)

Level

item

Extent

Marriage Certificate : Paper : Ink : Antique white, yellow, black ; Ht: 20,5 cm x W: 13 cm

Scope & content

Civil marriage certificate printed on one side. There is one fiscal stamp, to the value of 6 francs, on TR, and two officiating stamps. The coat of arms of Graulhet, France, occupies the TR corner. This certificate of marriage bound Chaim Karasin and Ruchla Hasfield in marriage, and was signed by the town mayor on 22 June 1942. Narrative: Graulhet is a community in the Tarn department of southern France. During WW2 it was the centre of tanning and leather work, making it an appealing professional home for Chaim, who received various permits to work by punching holes, glazing, and embossing leather. Chaim Karasin was 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. Ruchla died in Canada on 3 May 2005

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CertificateCoat of ArmsDocumentGovernmentHandwrittenLetterheadMunicipal GovernmentPrintedSealSignatureStampTaxationTagged automatically by a vision model; may contain mistakes.

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RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISEMAIRIE DE GRAULHET(TARN)Graulhet, le 22 JUIN 1942 1936 FRANCSTIMBRE DE DIMENSIONLe Maire de Graulhet certifie que le mariage civilentre M Chaim Karasinné à Varsovie (Pologne) le 3 décembre 1913et Mlle Ruchla Hasfeldnée à Varsovie (Pologne) le 18 Mai 1910a été contracté ce jour en Mairie.Pour Le Maire,ÉTAT CIVILpar délégation,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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