be-002157-kd 00192
has or had subject: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/vocabularies/ehri-terms/904
has or had some members with language: eng
identifier: KD_00192
has or had subject: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/vocabularies/ehri-terms/519
accruals: No further accruals are to be expected
has or had holder: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/institutions/be-002157
archival history: After her death in 2014 Regine Beer's family and the Friends of Regine Beer Association collected her personal documents, her documentation concerning her post-war educational activities in schools and a folder with documents regarding her work for the denazification team in Internment camp 4 in Recklinghausen, and transferred the originals to Kazerne Dossin. A detailed inventory of the collection was created in 2022. The collection has not yet been digitised and is therefore only accessible at the Kazerne Dossin reading room.
has beginning date: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/dates/1933-01-01
has or had some members with language: deu
type: RecordSet
results or resulted from: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/units/be-002157-kd_00192/acquisitions/1
other finding aids: An inventory of the collection is available upon request.
biographical history: Regine alias Regina Beer was born on 5 November 1920 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. During the First World War her parents, the Belgian Jewish couple Henri Beer and Clara Josephine Pinkhof, had fled to the Dutch capital with their daughter Clarisse and son Sally Maurice. When Regine was 11 months old, the Beer family returned to Antwerp. There they experienced the beginning of the occupation in May 1940. On 24 June that year Regine suffered another blow: her beloved father, Henri Beer, died after a failed operation. In 1940-1941 Regine was still studying. She wanted to become a teacher. Following the advice of her headmaster, she registered in the Antwerp Jewish register. Regine held Belgian nationality and thus was protected from arrest until September 1943, but in the night of 3 to 4 September 1943 the Nazis arrested hundreds of Belgian Jewish men, women and children during Aktion Iltis. Regine was dragged from her bed at home a little after midnight and was taken away. Regine’s mother, who had been able to prove that she was not Jewish, and Regine’s sister and brother, who were both married to non-Jewish Belgians, were left alone. On 4 September 1943, Regine was transferred to the Dossin Barracks in Mechelen. As the daughter of a Jewish father and a non-Jewish mother, she was assigned to the E group (Entscheidung). The Nazis had yet to decide on her fate. In early April 1944, Regine's name was added to the deportation list. Transport XXV took her to Auschwitz-Birkenau on 19 May. Upon arrival, Regine was selected as a forced labourer. The number A5148 was tattooed on her arm. Regine survived the hardships in Birkenau. Thanks to the help of Mala Zimetbaum, an Antwerp Jewish resistance fighter, she was able to find work in the Union arms factory. On 18 January 1945, Birkenau was"evacuate" by the Nazis. Thousands of prisoners left on a death march. Those who could not follow were murdered by the guards at the side of the road. Regine also survived this ordeal. After …
record resource extent: 2,65 linear meters
has or had subject: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/vocabularies/ehri-terms/800
title: Regina Beer. Collection
has or had some members with language: nld
publication note: DE KEULENAER Paul, Regine Beer. Mijn leven als KZ A5148, Antwerp, 2006. DE KEULENAER Paul, Regine Beer. KZ A5148, Antwerp, 1992.
conditions of use: Contact Kazerne Dossin Research Centre: archives@kazernedossin.eu
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has record set type: Collection
has or had subject: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/vocabularies/ehri-terms/496
has or had some members with language: fra
has end date: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/dates/2014-12-31
has or had subject: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/vocabularies/ehri-terms/329
scope and content: This collection consists of: pre-war items from Regine Beer’s years as a student, including a fraternity hat ; three pre-war family photo albums ; pre-war, wartime and post-war IDs and passes issued to Regine Beer ; documents from the denazification camp Recklinghausen ; letters sent and received by Regine Beer to and from her relatives (husbands, children, etc.) ; press clippings regarding relatives of Regine Beer ; documents regarding lectures given by Regine Beer (mainly at schools) ; two post-war photo albums dedicated to Regine Beer’s educational work ; publications on racial persecution, fascism, racism and the Holocaust used by Regine Beer as a base for her educational work ; documents regarding Regine Beer’s political career ; documents regarding honorary awards and titles given to Regine Beer ; documents regarding the ‘Vriendenkring Regine Beer’ [Friends of Regine Beer Association].