Marguerite Elias’ uncle and father in Paris

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Held by: Montreal Holocaust Museum via Canadian Jewish Heritage Network (incl. Alex Dworkin Canadian Jewish Archives)
Dates: 1933-1935 (indexed as 1933–1935)
Level: item
Scope & content: White border. Formal studio portrait. A man in military uniform stands next to a man seated on a stool wearing a suit. The man standing has his arm around the seated man. The seated man is the donor's father Maurice, the man in uniform is his brother Leon. Narrative: Maurice Elias volunteered for the French Army on September 11, 1939 although he was not a French citizen. On March 20, 1940 he joined the 212 Infantry Division and was demobilized in 1941. The family received his cap and armband after liberation. They had been left behind when he was demobilized. He owned a store since 1933, which was assigned an administrator. He was taken on August 20, 1941 in the first round-up of Paris Jews (mostly professionals and intellectuals). He was picked up at 6:30 AM by 3 French men and taken to Drancy. Transferred to Compiegne because they thought that he was a Communist since he spoke Russian. On February 27, 1942 he was deported to Auschwitz and killed on April 19, 1942.
In the picture: Cap Hat Man Military Officer Military Uniform Portrait Soldier Stool Studio Portrait Suit UniformTagged automatically by a vision model; may contain mistakes.
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Extent: Photograph : Paper : Printed : photograph : b&w ; Ht: 13.4 cm x W: 8.4 cm
Genre / form: graphic material
Format: Photograph
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