Roman de la Momie
- Date
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received:
1945
- Geography
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received:
Paris (France)
publication: Paris (France)
- Language
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French
- Classification
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Books and Published Materials
- Category
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Books and pamphlets
- Object Type
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Books--Fiction (lcsh)
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Steven W. Simon
Book by Theophile Gautier, awarded to Steven Simon as a prize from the Lycee Condorcet in 1945 for making the honor roll in English, history and geography. Steven and his parents, Arthur and Irma Simon, were Jewish German immigrants living in Paris, France, when it was occupied by Germany in 1940. They fled to the unoccupied southern region where they survived the war by adopting false identities. They returned to Paris after liberation in 1944 and emigrated to the United States in 1947.
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Eclaireurs Israélites de France shirt and kerchief worn by former hidden Jewish boy
Object
Eclaireurs Israélites de France (Jewish Scouts of France) shirt, neckerchief, and slide fastener worn by Steven Simon when he was a scout in 1945-46. His scoutmaster Simon Barenbaum gave Steven his own neckerchief when Steven needed to recite his scouting pledge of allegiance. Steven and his parents, Arthur and Irma Simon, were Jewish German immigrants living in Paris, France, when it was occupied by Nazi Germany in 1940. They fled to the unoccupied southern region where they survived the war by adopting false identities. Scouting was very important for Steven as it eased his reintegration with postwar life after so many years spent living in hiding. They returned to Paris after liberation in 1944 and emigrated to the United States in 1947.
Steven Simon papers
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Steven W. Simon papers
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Manuel de L'Eclaireur
Object
Scouting manual used by Steven Simon when he was in the Eclaireuses Eclaireurs Israélites de France [Jewish Guides and Scouts of France], a Jewish scouting organization, in 1945-46. Steven and his parents, Arthur and Irma Simon, were Jewish German immigrants living in Paris, France, when it was occupied by Germany in 1940. They fled to the unoccupied southern region where they survived the war by adopting false identities. Scouting was very important for Steven as it eased his reintegration with postwar life after so many years spent living in hiding. They returned to Paris after liberation in 1944 and emigrated to the United States in 1947.