Fischman-Weiser family

This collection contains a file on Salomon Fischman, a file on his wife Helena Weiser and a file on his niece Sara Fischmann. The file on Salomon Fischman contains: photos of Salomon Fischman, including photos of him in front of his barber shop, and photos of him with his first wife Elli Hirsch and their son Emiel ; a photo of Salomon Fischman’s mother Rachel Wasserbach ; pre-war documents regarding the nationality of Salomon Fischman ; the prenuptial agreement of Salomon Fischman and Elli Hirsch ; the ketubah (deed of marriage) and documents regarding the municipal marriage of Salomon Fischman and Elli Hirsch ; pre-war letters sent to Elli Hirsch by relatives in the Netherlands, including her sister Cilli Hirsch ; pre-war documents regarding the inheritance of Julia Schnook, mother of Elli Hirsch ; pre-war and post-war financial and administrative documents regarding the barber shop owned by Salomon Fischman ; pre-war, wartime and post-war documents regarding a financial loan and the mortgage of the Fischman-Hirsch family ; a war-time document regarding Elli Hirsch’s arrival in Bordeaux, France ; a wartime declaration from the municipality of Alès, France, regarding the residence of Michel Vervaecke (alias of Salomon Fischman) ; documents regarding Salomon Fischman’s repatriation from France to Belgium in 1945 ; post-war documents regarding Salomon Fischman’s escape from the Organisation Todt labour camp in Pas-de-Calais and regarding his false identity ; post-war IDs and passports of Salomon Fischman ; post-war documents regarding the deportation of Elli Hirsch and Emiel Fischman ; post-war documents regarding the inheritance of the deported Elli Hirsch and her deported sister Jenni Hirsch ; Salomon Fischman’s post-war membership cards of several associations, including the Vereeniging van Joodsche Politieke Gevangenen [Association of Jewish Political Prisoners]. The file on Helena Weiser contains: administrative documents, including an extract from the registry of births and documents regarding her nationality ; documents regarding the repatriation of Helena Weiser to Czechoslovakia in 1945 ; post-war documents regarding the recognition of Helena Weiser as a political prisoner ; the wedding booklet of Helena Weiser and Salomon Fischman ; post-war documents regarding obtaining Belgian nationality ; post-war letters and postcards exchanged between the Weiser siblings in Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Cyprus and Israel ; post-war documents regarding Wiedergutmachung (financial compensation) obtained by Helena Weiser, including testimonies regarding her deportation ; photocopies of documents regarding the deportation of Helena Weiser’s siblings ; post-war documents regarding Helena Weiser’s health ; post-war letters and documents from and regarding Righteous amongst the Nations Olga Fierz ; an audiovisual testimony given by Helena’s brother Moric alias Maurice (Zvi) Weiser to Yad Vashem in 2003 The file on Sara Fischmann contains: four pre-war photos of Sara Fischmann, including a school picture and a photo of her with her father Joseph and her brother Isaak Fischmann ; four wartime photos of Sara Fischmann while in hiding in Coursan and Vuiassan, France ; seven post-war photos of Sara Fischmann, including four photos taken in France shortly after Liberation ; a French wartime ID issued to Sara Fischmann’s father Joseph Fischmann ; two wartime postcards sent to the Fischmann family in Coursan, France, by their son and brother Isaak who was staying at a vacation colony in Grau-du-Roi, France, in July 1942 ; a post-war passport issued to Sara Fischmann ; the death certificate of Sara Fischmann