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Portrait of a young girl in Berlin holding a Schultuette (school cone) next to a sign that reads, "My first day of school."

Photograph | Photograph Number: 47606
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.

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
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 Designation
JEWISH LIFE IN NAZI GERMANY -- Schools/School Holiday Celebrations -- General
Photo Credit
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Ira Kleinfeld

About This Photograph

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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Photo Source
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Copyright: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Provenance: Ira Kleinfeld
 
Record last modified: 2013-05-17 00:00:00
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