Passport

Held by

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

Dates

August 28, 1940 (indexed as 1940)

Level

item

Extent

Passport : Paper : printed, handwritten : Ink : beige, black, purple, blue, red ; Ht: 29,2 cm x W: 19,8 cm

Scope & content

1 page. Two-sided passport document issued by Poland. On the recto, b.l., are two B&W identity pictures. On the left is Jacob Baron (b. 1902-03-2) and on the right is his wife, Rajzla Baron nee Klarman (b. 1903-06-01). On the verso are multiple stamps and, on the b.r., the indication that the couple was admitted at Philadephia on 1944-04-09. Narrative: The donor and his family fled from Nancy (France) to Toulouse (France) in 1940, where they were assigned forced residence status on 1941-02-02. The Vichy Statute of 1940-10-04 stated that foreign Jews could at any time be assigned a forced residence by the prefect of the department in which they resided. This forced residence was in Bagnères-de-Luchon, on the Spanish border. On 1942-12-17 the Barons crossed the Pyrenees mountains on foot, entered Spain and lived in Barcelona (Spain) for one year. They obtained visas to enter Canada via Portugal and travelled to Philadelphia on the Serpa Pinto, which left Lisbon on 1944-03-23 and docked in Philadelphia on 1944-04-06. They arrived in Montreal by train on 1944-04-08. The Serpa Pinto was a Portuguese transport ship, which sailed under the command of Captain Americo Dos Santos. With a capacity of 600 people, the ship made regular trips from Lisbon, Portugal to Rio de Janeiro, New York City, Philadelphia and Baltimore. It has been said that the ship transported about 7,800 refugees during the Second World War, among them hundreds of Jews.

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textual record

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RZECZPOSPOLITA POLSKARÉPUBLIQUE POLONAISEPASZPORT - PASSEPORTObywatel (ka) Polski (a)BARON JAKBRAJZLAKLARMANWarsaw/PologneCe passeport expire leLISBON PORTUGALBARON JAKUBWarszawaNo. 720/40/1937.Zamieszkały/a w Domicilié/sRok urodzenia Date de naissance20.3.19021.6.1903Miejsce urodzenia Lieu de naissanceZatrudnienie ProfessionTwarz Visageowalna - ovalovalne - ovalWłosy CheveuxOczy YeuxZnaki szczególne Signes particuliersKraje, na które niniejszy paszport jest ważny Pays pour lesquels ce passeport est valableUprasza się wszystkich Władze Państw Cudzoziemskich oraz poleca sie Les autorités des Etats Etrangers sont priés et les Autorités Polonaiseswszystkim Władzom Polskim okazać wrazie potrzeby pomoc i opiekę osobom wymienionym w paszporcie.sont requises de prêter, au porteur aide et assistance en cas de nécessité.Termin ważności paszportu kończy się z dniemo ile nie będzie wenowiony.à moins de renouvellement.Read automatically; may contain mistakes.

Language

Polish

Harvested

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

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