The Nissim-Algava family

The Nissims, a family of Jews, emigrated from Salonika in 1930 and settled in Mons.

The Nissim-Algava family in the 1930s
The Nissims, a family of Jews, emigrated from Salonika in 1930 and settled in Mons. They were all summoned to the Dossin Barracks: Marcel, 16, his mother, Donna Algava, 45, Albert, 14 and Estherina, 20. The father, David, 51, was also summoned, but is not on this photo. The entire family, deported on transport 1, died at Auschwitz without leaving a trace.
Publication info

ADRIAENS Ward, STEINBERG Maxime (et al.), Mecheln-Auschwitz, 1942-1944. The destruction of Jews and gypsies from Belgium, 4 volumes, Brussels, 2009

Dr. Maxime Steinberg & Dr. Laurence Schram