Auction 023 Part 1
Part I - Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
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Jun 9, 2020
8 Ramban St, Jerusalem., Israel
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LOT 174:
Collection of Certificates – Holocaust Survivors from Majdanek in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, 1947-1949
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Collection of Certificates – Holocaust Survivors from Majdanek in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, 1947-1949
A collection of documents of Henek Rakocz (born in Krakow, 1922) and his wife Luba Helfant / Helfand (born in Rivne, 1930), both of them survivors of the concentration and extermination camp Majdanek. Garmisch-Partenkirchen (Germany), 1947-1949. Hebrew, English and German.
1-2. "Certificate of the Jewish Congregation Kreis Garmisch-Partenkirchen", two certificates issued in Garmisch-Partenkirchen for the couple, October and December 1947. The certificates were also used to receive monthly food-coupons (Lebensmittelmarke).
3. Certificate of registration issued by the Jewish Agency for Palestine, the Immigrants Census, in the name of Rakocz. Issued in Garmisch in August 1948.
4. Photocopy of a confirmation certificate – Bestätigung – issued by the registry office and local police at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, indicating Rakocz's marital status (his son, Michael, was born there in August 1948). March 1949.
5. Certificate of IRO Eligibility – a confirmation certificate issued by the Preparatory Commission of the IRO (International Refugee Organization), indicating that its owner (Rakocz) is entitled to the assistance of the organization. Munich, April 1949.
Size and condition vary. Fair-good overall condition. Tears, creases, stains and wear to some of the documents.
