Portrait of a young girl in Berlin holding a Schultuette (school cone) next to a sign that reads, "My first day of school."
Overview
- Caption
- Portrait of a young girl in Berlin holding a Schultuette (school cone) next to a sign that reads, "My first day of school."
Pictured is Brigitte Joseph. - Date
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April 1937
- Locale
- Berlin, [Berlin] Germany
- Variant Locale
- Berlin-Buckow
Berlin-Mariendorf
Berlin-Ploetzensee
Berlin-Reinickendorf
Berlin-Tempelhof
Berlin-Wannsee
Berlin-Schlachtensee
Berlin-Duppel - Photo Credit
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Ira Kleinfeld
Rights & Restrictions
- Photo Source
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Copyright: United States Holocaust Memorial MuseumProvenance: Ira Kleinfeld
Keywords & Subjects
Administrative Notes
- Biography
- Brigitte Joseph is the daughter of Benno and Hertha Joseph. She was born in 1930) and lived with her parents in Berlin. In May 1939 Brigitte sailed with her family on board the MS St. Louis to Havana. When the ship was forced to return to Europe, the Josephs were given refuge in France. Subsequently, they were arrested and interned in Drancy. On September 9, 1942 they were deported to Auschwitz on convoy #30. Hertha and Brigitte were gassed upon arrival. Benno was removed from the convoy, along with 200 other men, when it made a stop in Kosel, Germany and conscripted for forced labor. He was later deported to Auschwitz on April 1, 1944. Benno survived and immigrated to the U.S. in 1946. He remarried in 1950 and died in 1969.
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