Nathan Chorowicz documents
Collection of documents owned by Nathan Chorowicz (donor’s father) dating from the time period surrounding the Holocaust. These documents were found inside of a brown wallet that his family located after his death. Included are three post-war identification cards identifying Chorowicz as a former prisoner who had been held in concentration camps (Buchenwald, and one card identifying him as having been at Dachau), one provisional Belgian identification card identifying him as a former political prisoner (1947), one Belgian repatriation card (May 1945) for Natan Chorowicz, and two postcards, one sent by his father, Abraham, from Golleschau, a sub-camp of Auschwitz, in October 1943, and another sent by Nathan, from Jawischowitz, in June 1943. Both were sent to friends in Brussels, via the Association des Juifs en Belgique.
- Date
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inclusive:
1943-1947
- Extent
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1 folder
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Michael and Debi Caron
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Record last modified: 2023-01-24 12:37:18
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Concentration camp uniform owned postwar by a Belgian Jewish survivor
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Concentration camp uniform acquired after the war by Natan Caron, who at age 20 was deported from Belgium and imprisoned in several concentration camps from 1942 to 1945. He said this uniform is nearly identical to the one he was issued in Auschwitz. Natan used it during talks he gave to educate people about the Holocaust. When Germany invaded Belgium on May 10, 1940, Natan, parents Abraham and Ryfka, and sister Marie, 14, lived in Brussels. On June 26, 1942, Abraham and Natan were deported to Dannes-Camiers labor camp in northern France. On October 31, they were deported to Auschwitz via Mechelen. Natan was assigned prisoner number 72363 and selected to labor in Jawischowitz, a subcamp of Auschwitz built around a coal mine. On January 15, 1943, Ryfka and Marie were deported to Auschwitz and killed upon arrival. On December 18, 1943, Abraham was sent to Golleschau slave labor camp. As the Soviets approached in January 1945, Natan was sent on a forced march to Buchenwald and assigned prisoner number 117583. He was transported to Ohrdruf, Crawinkel, and Espenfeld subcamps, before being sent back to Buchenwald. Natan was liberated in Buchenwald by the US Army on April 11, 1945, and repatriated to Belgium later that month. Abraham was sent to Sachsenhausen, then Mauthausen, liberated on May 5, 1945, and repatriated to Brussels.
Black beret owned postwar by a Belgian Jewish man interned in multiple concentration camps
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Black wool beret worn postwar by Natan Chorowicz, who at age 20 was deported from Belgium and imprisoned in concentration camps from 1942 to 1945. When Germany invaded Belgium on May 10, 1940, Natan, parents Abraham and Ryfka, and sister Marie, 14, lived in Brussels. On June 26, 1942, Abraham and Natan were deported to Dannes-Camiers labor camp in northern France. On October 31, they were deported to Auschwitz via Mechelen. Natan was assigned prisoner number 72363 and selected to labor in Jawischowitz, a subcamp of Auschwitz built around a coal mine. On January 15, 1943, Ryfka and Marie were deported to Auschwitz and killed upon arrival. On December 18, 1943, Abraham was sent to Golleschau slave labor camp. As the Soviets approached in January 1945, Natan was sent on a forced march to Buchenwald and assigned prisoner number 117583. He was transported to Ohrdruf, Crawinkel, and Espenfeld subcamps, before being sent back to Buchenwald. Natan was liberated in Buchenwald by the US Army on April 11, 1945, and repatriated to Belgium later that month. Abraham was sent to Sachsenhausen, then Mauthausen, liberated on May 5, 1945, and repatriated to Brussels.
Red triangle badge with a letter B owned by a Belgian Jewish concentration camp prisoner
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Red triangular patch with the letter B like the one issued to 21 year old Natan Chorowicz upon arrival in Buchenwald concentration camp in January 1945. The letter B indicated that Natan was Belgian. When Germany invaded Belgium on May 10, 1940, Natan, parents Abraham and Ryfka, and sister Marie, 14, lived in Brussels. On June 26, 1942, Abraham and Natan were deported to Dannes-Camiers labor camp in northern France. On October 31, they were deported to Auschwitz via Mechelen. Natan was assigned prisoner number 72363 and selected to labor in Jawischowitz, a subcamp of Auschwitz built around a coal mine. On January 15, 1943, Ryfka and Marie were deported to Auschwitz and killed upon arrival. On December 18, 1943, Abraham was sent to Golleschau slave labor camp. As the Soviets approached in January 1945, Natan was sent on a forced march to Buchenwald and assigned prisoner number 117583. He was transported to Ohrdruf, Crawinkel, and Espenfeld subcamps, before being sent back to Buchenwald. Natan was liberated in Buchenwald by the US Army on April 11, 1945, and repatriated to Belgium later that month. Abraham was sent to Sachsenhausen, then Mauthausen, liberated on May 5, 1945, and repatriated to Brussels.
Brown plastic wallet with a memorial emblem owned by a Belgian Jewish concentration camp survivor
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Brown bifold wallet owned by Natan Chorowicz, who at age 20 was deported from Belgium and imprisoned in concentration camps from 1942 to 1945. The wallet is stamped with the acronyms for the National Confederation of Political Prisoners and Their Heirs and the National Confederation of Political Prisoners and Survivors of Belgium. When Germany invaded Belgium on May 10, 1940, Natan, parents Abraham and Ryfka, and sister Marie, 14, lived in Brussels. On June 26, 1942, Abraham and Natan were deported to Dannes-Camiers labor camp in northern France. On October 31, they were deported to Auschwitz via Mechelen. Natan was assigned prisoner number 72363 and selected to labor in Jawischowitz, a subcamp of Auschwitz built around a coal mine. On January 15, 1943, Ryfka and Marie were deported to Auschwitz and killed upon arrival. On December 18, 1943, Abraham was sent to Golleschau slave labor camp. As the Soviets approached in January 1945, Natan was sent on a forced march to Buchenwald and assigned prisoner number 117583. He was transported to Ohrdruf, Crawinkel, and Espenfeld subcamps, before being sent back to Buchenwald. Natan was liberated in Buchenwald by the US Army on April 11, 1945, and repatriated to Belgium later that month. Abraham was sent to Sachsenhausen, then Mauthausen, liberated on May 5, 1945, and repatriated to Brussels.