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Benjamin Gantman photograph

Document | Accession Number: 2009.309.1

Contains a photographic portrait of Benjamin Gantman, taken in Marseille, France in June 1947 on the eve of his boarding the ship "Exodus."

Date
issue:  1947 June
Genre/Form
Photograph.
Extent
1 folder
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Benjamin Gantman

About This Document

Document Creator
Benjamin Gantman
Biography
Benjamin Gantman, his father, and brother were arrested in Antwerp, Belgium on March 2, 1942 and imprisoned in a series of prisons and finally in the Wuelzburg ILAG XIII until liberation. After liberation, Benjamin tried to make Aliyah on board the Exodus and returned to Israel on the SS Negba in October 1948.

Administrative History

Holder of Originals
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
Received by Benjamin Gantman, Marseille, France, 1947. Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2009 by Benjamin Gantman.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
Conditions on Use
The donor, source institution, or a third party has asserted copyright over some or all of these material(s). The Museum does not own the copyright for the material and does not have authority to authorize use. For permission, please contact the rights holder(s).

Copyright Holder
Gantman, Mr. Benjamin
 
Record last modified: 2021-11-16 07:32:23
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Contains five photographs of Menuha and Ida Gantman (donor's mother and sister) who survived the Holocaust in the Vittel internment camp in France; Jehuda Leib (donor's father); Mendel Maurice (donor's brother); and Benjamin Numa Gantman (donor).

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