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Mini-expo at FelixArchief in Antwerp: “Foreigners in a foreign city”

Posted on February 3, 2019 by admin

The FelixArchief (the City Archives of Antwerp: https://felixarchief.antwerpen.be) announced in their recent newsletter from February, sent out via email, that the subject of the mini-expo which will run from February 12, 2019, until Friday, April 5, 2019, will be about … Continue reading →

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The Joodsche Almanak / Almanach Juif issued in 1934 by J. Fuss and J. Salpeter

Posted on December 9, 2018 by admin

In 1934 an almanac in Yiddish, titled “Joodsche Almanak” / “Almanach Juif”, was published by J. Fuss and J. Salpeter. Edition “Progrés” was issued in Antwerp at Lange Kievitstraat 66. In the publishers’ introduction which was originally written in Yiddish, … Continue reading →

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Updated website for Antwerp City Archives (Felixarchief)

Posted on November 27, 2018 by admin

The city archives of Antwerp (known as Felixarchief) has updated its website. On their website you can read, among others, the following about the update: Thanks to the new search function you can find a relevant search result faster and … Continue reading →

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Some of my family members in Cuba during WWII

Posted on September 16, 2011 by admin

I mentioned in another article the fact that Belgian Jews exiled to Cuba during WWII. My relatives also stayed in Cuba. Many of the Jews who lived in Cuba during the War, were Belgian refugees. For more on this topic … Continue reading →

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