be-002157-kd 00133
type: RecordSet
archival history: Josiane Ajzenberg-Traum, granddaughter of Benjamin Orenbuch and Rywka Laja Aspich, kindly donated copies of several family photos to Kazerne Dossin in 2013.
biographical history: Benjamin Orenbuch was born in Zarnow, Poland, in 1882. He became a travelling merchant and married Rywka Laja Aspich, who was born in Novy Korczyn, Poland, in 1886. Together they would have three daughters, all born in Lodz, Poland: Tauba alias Thérèse (born on 7 May 1912), Fajga alias Fanny (born on 3 December 1916) and Roza (born on 13 March 1921). The Orenbuch-Aspich family was orthodox. In 1925 Benjamin migrated to Belgium. His wife and daughters followed him in June 1926. They settled in the Brussels region and Fanny earned a degree in art and design. She became a seamstress, creating clothing for the royal family. Benjamin was very involved in the local synagogue and took part in religious activities. Around 1930 oldest daughter Thérèse Orenbuch married Mojsze Paciorkowski (born on 26 November 1902 in Poland). The couple had three children who were all born in Brussels: Charles (born on 8 April 1931), Jacques (born on 16 May 1932) and René (born on 10 November 1933). The Paciorkowski-Orenbuch family settled at Place Communale 27 in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, Brussels. On 18 May 1938 second daughter Fanny Orenbuch married tailor and violinist Icek alias Jacques Ajzenberg (born on 23 January 1904 in Radom, Poland). She gave birth to their daughter, Josiane, in Ixelles, Brussels, on 21 March 1939. The Ajzenberg-Orenbuch family settled at Rue de l’Emulation 30 in Anderlecht, Brussels. When Nazi-Germany invaded Belgium in May 1940 only Benjamin, Rywka and youngest daughter Roza were still living at the Orenbuch-Aspich family home at Rue Ropsy Chaudron 19 in Anderlecht. Benjamin Orenbuch was arrested at home during the first and only large anti-Jewish raid organised in Brussels, in the night of 3 on 4 September 1942. He was deported from the Dossin barracks to Auschwitz-Birkenau via Transport IX on 12 September 1942 and murdered. Around the time of Benjamin’s arrest his wife Rywka and youngest daughter Roza moved in with second daughter Fanny at Rue de l’Emulation 30 in …
location of copies: Digital copy available as collection KD_00133 at Kazerne Dossin
location of originals: Josiane Ajzenberg-Traum, Private collection, USA
physical characteristics and technical requirements: Digitally stored at Kazerne Dossin
related material: The pictures of Benjamin Orenbuch and Rywka Laja Aspich, which are part of this collection, were also added to the Give them a Face portrait collection (KD_00017) ; Several testimonies by Fajga alias Fanny Orenbuch on her family history can be found on the website of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
accruals: No further accruals are to be expected.
conditions of access: Contact Kazerne Dossin Documentation Centre: archives@kazernedossin.eu
conditions of use: Contact Kazerne Dossin Documentation Centre: archives@kazernedossin.eu
has beginning date: 1910-01-01
has end date: 1945-12-31
has or had holder: be-002157
has or had subject: 904
has or had subject: 519
has or had subject: 112
has record set type: Collection
identifier: KD_00133
record resource extent: 4 digitised images (4 photos)
results or resulted from: 1
scope and content: This collection contains four photos of the Orenbuch family, depicting Benjamin Orenbuch and his wife Rywka Laja Aspich, their daughters Tauba alias Thérèse Orenbuch (married Paciorkowski), Fajga alias Fanny Orenbuch (married Ajzenberg) and Roza Orenbuch, and their granddaughter Josiane Ajzenberg (married Traum).
title: Orenbuch-Aspich family. Collection