Certificate

Held by

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

Dates

January 14, 1946 (indexed as 1946)

Level

item

Extent

Certificate : Paper : Printed, Handwritten : Ink : Beige, Black, Blue, Pink, Red ; Ht: 9 3/8 in. x W: 6 7/8 in.

Scope & content

1 page, single-sided. Folded once vertically and once horizontally. Printed form from French Justice Ministry, Crimes and Pardons Division (trad.). Document attests that Tuvya Berkowicz has no criminal record. 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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MINISTÈRE DE LA JUSTICE13, place Vendôme (1er arrt)DIRECTION DES AFFAIRES CRIMINELLES ET DES GRÂCESCASIER JUDICIAIRE CENTRALBULLETIN N° 3RELEVÉ DES CONDAMNATIONSà des peines privatives de liberté prononcées pour crimes ou délitsEXTRAIT du Casier judiciaire central, concernantle nommé Berkowiczà Vilna (Pologne)Domicile : 102 rue CurierEtat civil et de famille : LyonProfession : RhôneDATES DES CONDAMNATIONSCOURS OU TRIBUNAUXNATURE DES CRIMES OU DÉLITSDATE PRÉCISE DES CRIMES OU DÉLITSNATURE ET DURÉE DES PEINESOBSERVATIONSCoût du bulletin :POUR EXTRAIT CONFORME.Le 14 JANV 1946 194Le Préposé à la tenue du Casier central.Vu.Pour le Directeur des Affaires criminelles et des Grâces :Le Magistrat délégué,1.50 FRANC15Justice (service intérieur)15, place Vendôme (1er arr.)102 rue CuvierRédaction, recherche et expédition 6 50Timbre 10 00Affranchissement 2 00Prix total 18 50(Timbre du bureau)31.3317. Imp. adm. Melun - C. 1867 - 1945Read automatically; may contain mistakes.

Language

French

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