Tag Archives: WWII

CABR files in Hague

Posted on March 2, 2020 by admin

The original article first appeared in AVOTAYNU, the International Review of Jewish Genealogy, Vol. XXXV, no. 2, Summer 2019. End May 2018 I made contact, through MyHeritage (which is a very valuable tool for at least first contacts if not … Continue reading →

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The “Organisation Todt” (OT)

Posted on November 30, 2011 by admin

(The following text is based on an article which I wrote for off-line use) We can read in a file from the Directorate-General War Victims about my great-great-uncle Kalman Lehrer (sometimes also known as Kalman Kalech) during WWII. We read … 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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Transportation lists of the transports which left from Mechelen/Malines during the holocaust

Posted on December 17, 2010 by admin

Update (15 March 2016): I have come across a list on the website of the German ´Das Bundesarchiv´´s Memorial Book (see: www.bundesarchiv.de/gedenkbuch/chronicles.html.en?page=2).  I have merged their information (mainly the number of deported persons) with the information I have had before (on the website of ´Das … Continue reading →

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