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Letter
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Letter

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Montreal Holocaust Museum via Canadian Jewish Heritage Network (incl. Alex Dworkin Canadian Jewish Archives)
Dates
May 8, 1946 (indexed as 1946)
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item
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1 page, double-sided. Folded once horizontally and once vertically. Printed on letterhead of Clinique Dr. Moers (Clinic of Dr. Moers, trad.). Document is a letter to Tobias Berkowicz, signature of sender illegible. Contains information about local residents killed by the Nazis, particularly Elise Moers-Callebaut, and the postwar death sentencing of the killers. Narrative: Tuwja (Tuwyas, Tuwia, Tuvia, Tobias) Bercowicz (Berkowicz) was the father of the donor, Jack (Jacques) Berkowicz. Born in Vilna, Tuwyas immigrated to Belgium in 1933 and when Belgium fell to Nazi Germany in 1940, he fled to France, hoping to reach Morocco by boat from Marseilles. The donor's mother, Chana (Chane, Annie) (Trompeter) Berkowicz, born in Mielec, Poland, was living in Vienna, Austria with her parents and two sisters. In 1938, after the German annexation of Austria, the family fled, driving to France via Belgium. Tuwyas and Chana met in Lyon, France in 1941 and married. Their daughter Dorothée was born in 1942. The family attempted to flee France by boat in Marseilles, but were stopped by Vichy police. They fled Marseilles and went south, into the Pyrenees region, living in various small vilages. Their son Jack was born in Bernac-Dessus in 1944. The family survived the war and returned to Brussels from 1945-1948, and then immigrated to Canada with the help of the American Joint Distribution Committee. They were sponsored by Tuwyas' sister Luba, who was already living in Halifax. The Berkowicz family settled in Montreal.
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Letter : Paper : Printed, Handwritten : Ink : Beige, Blue, Black ; Ht: 10 3/4 in. x W: 8 1/2 in.
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textual record
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Saine et sauve, de même que sa petite Mimi.Quant à Monsieur Binem!! Il n'est plus!Je laisserai toutes ces nouvelles à MadameGramma qui est domiciliée à Bruxelles. 59 Rue dela Réforme à Ixelles et que je pense sera aussi heureusede vous revoir. Je sais qu'elle a un bon envoi à Bruxelles.Le Docteur s'est remis peu à peu de cette douloureusehistoire. Il a repris sa vie de travail et dévouement.Il n'a pas pu vous répondre, il souffre trop quandil se rappelle l'horrible fin de sa chère épouse.C'est pourquoi, Monsieur Berkowicz, c'est moiqui vous écrit.Vous vous souviendrez encore du Secrétaire du DocteurA nous revoir, veuillez agréer, Monsieur, messentiments distingués.Je lairai toutes ces nouvelles à MadameGromia qui est domiciliée à Bruelles. 59 Rue dela Réforme à Ixelles et que je veux serai aussi heureuseSans nous souvenir encore du secrétaire du DocteurA nous noin, veuillez agréer, Monsieur, mesRead automatically; may contain mistakes.
Language
French
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