be-002157-kd 00563
related material: Eva Oscherowitz's photo which is part of this collection, was also added to the Give them a Face portrait collection (KD_00017).
conditions of use: Contact Kazerne Dossin Documentation Centre: archives@kazernedossin.eu
conditions of access: Contact Kazerne Dossin Documentation Centre: archives@kazernedossin.eu
has or had subject: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/vocabularies/ehri-terms/986
location of copies: Digital copy available as collection KD_00563 at Kazerne Dossin
has or had holder: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/institutions/be-002157
has end date: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/dates/1945-12-31
has record set type: Collection
has or had subject: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/vocabularies/ehri-terms/519
results or resulted from: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/units/be-002157-kd_00563/acquisitions/1
has or had some members with language: deu
type: RecordSet
has or had subject: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/vocabularies/ehri-terms/673
record resource extent: 112 digitised images (86 photos)
has beginning date: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/dates/1916-01-01
identifier: KD_00563
accruals: No further accruals are to be expected
history: In 2019 Kazerne Dossin received an anonymous parcel marked"Oscherowit" which contained the photos in this collection. No additional information was provided in or on the package. The photographed persons were identified based on photo comparison techniques as well as the inscriptions on the back.
has or had subject: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/vocabularies/ehri-terms/904
title: Oscherowitz family. Collection
has or had some members with language: nld
history: Hirsch Oscherowitz was born in Lodz, Poland, on 18 June 1877 as the son of Abraham Oscherowitz and Hana Frankel. He became a furniture dealer and migrated to Paris, France, where he married Golda Korenzowski (born on 21 December 1877 in Lodz, Poland) on 3 August 1899. Their oldest son Philip Oscherowitz was born in London, United Kingdom, on 10 February 1901 and therefore automatically obtained British citizenship although his parents were Polish nationals. In May 1912 the Oscherowitz-Korenzowski family arrived in Belgium where they settled at Van Immerseelstraat 36 in Antwerp. Second son David Oscherowitz was born there on 21 September 1912. The following years the family moved back and forth between France, Poland and Belgium before settling permanently in Antwerp in 1925. Oldest son Philip Oscherowitz became a trade merchant working for his father. He married Anna Silberberg (born on 4 January 1904 in Antwerp, Belgium, as the daughter of Abraham Silberberg and Taube Zechanowsky) on 2 June 1927 in Antwerp. Their daughter Fanny alias Fifi was born in Antwerp in October 1930. Belgian born youngest son David Oscherowitz obtained Belgian nationality in 1934. In 1935-1936 he fulfilled his military service in the Belgian army. In his spare time he was an athlete with the Maccabi sports club in Antwerp. On 20 October 1936 David married the seamstress Clara Risnik, born in Borgerhout, Belgium, on 31 October 1913 as the daughter of Israel Risnik and Esther Zilberman. Their daughter Eva Oscherowitz was born on 13 March 1939 in Antwerp. In May 1940 Nazi-Germany invaded Belgium. Youngest son David Oscherowitz, as a reservist, was called under arms and fought in the Battle of Belgium. He was captured and held as a prisoner of war until his release on 1st August 1940, after which he was able to return to his family in Antwerp. Oldest son Philip was arrested by the Nazis as a British and thus hostile citizen and sent to internment camp Ilag VIII/Z in Kreuzburg. He would survive …
scope and content: This collection contains : photos of the British inmates of Ilag VIII/Z among whom Philippe Oscherowitz, Maurice Bernard Fishel and Leonard Fishel, including propaganda photos of prisoners at the Ilag swimming pool and theatrical and musical spectacles performed by the inmates ; family photos of Belgian citizen David Oscherowitz, his wife Clara Risnik and their daughter Eva Oscherowitz ; photos of David Oscherowitz taken during his military service in the Belgian army in 1935-1936 ; photos of unidentified family members and friends of the Oscherowitz family.