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Identification card

Identification card

itemJanuary 20, 1941-April 01, 1941

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Held by: Montreal Holocaust Museum via Canadian Jewish Heritage Network (incl. Alex Dworkin Canadian Jewish Archives)
Dates: January 20, 1941-April 01, 1941 (indexed as 1941)
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Extent: Identification card : Paper : Printed, Handwritten : Ink : Beige, Black, Green, Purple ; Ht: 5 in. x W: 6 3/7 in.
Scope & content: 1 page, double-sided. Folded once vertically. Document is an Identity card for Chane (Chana) Trompeter from the Basses-Pyrenees office for Refugee Allowance. allows her to receive money every month. Chart on verso with dates and amount allotted demonstrate that Chane received money twice a month from January 20 to April 1, 1941. 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 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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In the picture: Document Government Handwritten Identity Card Printed Public Health Seal Signature Stamp TaxationTagged automatically by a vision model; may contain mistakes.
Text in the image: DÉPARTEMENT DES BASSES-PYRÉNÉESRÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISECOMMUNE d LahourcadeALLOCATIONS AUX RÉFUGIÉSCARTE D'IDENTITÉNombre de Bénéficiaires : ADULTES-ENFANTSMontant de l'Allocation JournalièreNom TrompeterPrénoms ChaneDomicile InversDate d'admissionLe MaireSignature du Titulaire ou mention certifiée par l'Ordonnateur de l'impossibilité de signer.RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE LAHOURCADEN° 6 d'ordreN° 11 du Certificat d'AdmissionPayement le de chaque Mois ou le lendemain si le jour indiqué tombe un Dimanche ou un jour férié.1Chane TrompeterCette Carte personnelle, ne peut être remise à un tiers non muni d'une procuration régulière. Elle doit être présentée au payeur à chaque versement.L'allocation ne peut être touchée que par le titulaire ou par le mandataire porteur d'une procuration délivée par le Maire.Read automatically; may contain mistakes.
Language: French
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