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The Jewish community lived in fear during the war. Almost half the total number of Jews living in Belgium ended up in Dossin barracks. The rest went into hiding, were active in the resistance or fled. So many people, each with a story to tell. You can read their extraordinary stories here.
After the raid on the Jewish neighbourhoods of Brussels on the night of 3 September 1942, Moïse Francès realises that he must find a hiding place for himself, his wife, son and daughter.
As a Jewish Belgian, this man from Liège followed a dangerous and unusual path. After leaving the Dossin barracks due to his mixed marriage, he devoted himself to the resistance. This led to a second arrest with unusual consequences: no racial deportation via Mechelen, but transport as political prisoner from the prison in Saint-Gilles.
Discover the courageous story of Adolphe Littmann, a Jewish Belgian who risked his own life to save Jewish families during World War II. Together with André Thouroude, he founded a company “Désinfecta”, using pest control as a cover whilst in reality protecting people and passing on information to the resistance.
Louis Alexander fled Germany in 1934. He married Elisabeth Nykerk in Schaerbeek on August 6, 1938. Louis was arrested in 1940 and deported to Perpignan in France. After his release, he was arrested again and deported with transport XXIV. Louis died in 1945 in Theresienstadt. Elisabeth presumably stayed in the Netherlands and survived.
Karl Guenther fled Germany in fear of the persecution of Jews by the Gestapo. He received assistance from the Assistance Council for Jewish Refugees. Karl accepted the Arbeitseinsatzbefehl in August 1942 and was deported on transport III from the Dossin Barracks to Auschwitz-Birkenau. He did not survive the war.
Gustav Abineri fled Germany and arrived in Belgium on August 26, 1938. He said he would stay in Belgium pending emigration abroad. Gustav was required to leave Belgium in 1940 but this could not take place due to health problems. He was deported with transport VIII to Auschwitz-Birkenau and did not survive the war.
Discover the courageous story of Adolphe Littmann, a Jewish Belgian who risked his own life to save Jewish families during World War II. Together with André Thouroude, he founded a company “Désinfecta”, using pest control as a cover whilst in reality protecting people and passing on information to the resistance.
