Overview
- Description
- Collection of pre-war and wartime photographs of Alexander and Raya Magid Markon (donor's parents) and their son Alain (donor's brother) who was born in Toulouse in 1941. Included in the collection are photos of Alexander in the French Army, Raya in Wilno (Vilnius), Alexander in France before the war, and Alain in Toulouse in 1941; and one photo of Alexander and Raya in Marseille in September 1942 prior to their departure for the United States. Also includes a photo of Katia Magid and Fanya Schuster (donor's aunts) in Cuba, where they went to wait for their visas to enter the United States, which took three years to obtain. Their first cousin Lilian Epstein is in the photo, having come to Cuba to visit them. Also includes a letter from Paris dated April 15, 1945 and envelope.
- Date
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inclusive:
1929-1945
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Genya Markon
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Photographs. Letters.
- Extent
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1 folder
1 oversize box
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- Material(s) in this collection may be protected by copyright and/or related rights. You do not require further permission from the Museum to use this material. The user is solely responsible for making a determination as to if and how the material may be used.
Keywords & Subjects
- Geographic Name
- Cuba--Emigration and immigration. France.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2013 by Genya Markon.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 13:40:40
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Also in Alexander and Raya Magid Markon family collection
The collection consists of a dog tag, correspondence, documents, identification cards, and photographs relating to Alexander and Raya Magid Markon and their son Alain during and after the Holocaust when the family left German occupied France for the United States. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.
Date: 1927-1974
French Army ID tag worn by a Jewish Lithuanian emigre soldier
Object
Dog tag issued to Owsiez (Alexander) Markon, a Jewish emigre from Lithuania, when he served in the French Army from 1927-29. After Nazi Germany invaded Poland in September 1939, France declared war on Germany. Alexander was recalled to the Army and served ten months on the Maginot Line. Germany invaded France in May 1940. After the surrender of France in June, Alexander was demobilized. He joined his wife, Raya, who had fled to Toulouse, where their son Alain was born in June 1941. The couple applied for US visas and received them in 1942. The family sailed from Lisbon, Portugal, and arrived in America in November 1942.
Genya Markon photograph
Document
Consists of one photograph of Alain Markon [donor's brother], at one year old in Toulouse, France.
Raya Markon letter
Document
Contains a letter written by Raya Markon imploring her first cousin for help to get her family out of Vichy, France.
Markon family papers
Document
The papers consist of documents, identification cards, photographs, and correspondence relating to the Markon family during the Holocaust.
