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Bernard Michel Collection

Document | Accession Number: 1992.109

The Bernard Michel collection consists of passport photographs of Elvire Michel (nee Josef) and Bernard Michel, circa 1940. They were eventually deported to Theresienstadt, where both perished.

Date
creation:  circa 1940
Genre/Form
Photographs.
Extent
1 folder
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Carlo and Esther Michel Mrs. Martha Michel, wife of Solomon Mrs. Marion Ollinger, daughter of Jakob and Lotte Mr. Karl G. Michel, brother of Werner Mr. Carlo Michel, son of Solomon

About This Document

Document Creator
Bernard Michel
Biography
Bernard Michel (known as Borish) was born Jaunuary 15, 1866. He lived in Merxheim an der Nahe prior to deportation with his wife Elvine Josef Michel, from Luxembourg in 1942 to Theresienstadt, where they died. Their son Walter and his wife Blanche (nee Sekler) were also deported from Luxembourg. They died in Auschwitz as did Bernard's sons Solomon Michel (deported from France), Berthold and wife Fayga (nee Benedik) (deported from The Netherlands), Jakob and wife Charlotte (Lotte, nee Loeb) (deported from France), and grandson Werner (deported from Belgium).
System of Arrangement
The Bernard Michel collection is arrnaged in a single series.

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
Carlo and Esther Michel donated the Bernard Michel collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1992.
Funding Note
The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
 
Record last modified: 2020-09-25 12:07:57
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Also in Bernard Michel collection

The collection consists of a Star of David badge relating to the experiences of Borish (Bernard) Michel prior to his deportation from Luxembourg in 1942 to Theresienstadt ghetto/labor camp in German occupied Czechoslovakia.

Star of David badge with Jude printed in the center

Star of David badge with Jude printed in the center

Object

Star of David badge worn by Borish (Bernard) Michel prior to deportation with his wife Elvira from Luxembourg in 1942 to Theresienstadt ghetto/labor camp in German occupied Czechoslovakia where they died.

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