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| Bergen-Belsen - Barrack nr. 211. Troligen månadsskifte april-maj 1945. |
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| Jidel - Julius fångekort med angivet datum 8 december 1944. Hans ålder framgår också av kortet, 10 maj 1941. |
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| Jidel - Julius DP-1 kort |
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| En sekvens från filmen som gjordes vid övertagandet av Bergen-Belsen lägret i april 1945. |
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Jidels pappas kort med två stämplar, 3 december 1944, datumet de anlände till Buchenwald och 5 februari då han deporterades vidare till lägret i Natzweiler. En stor del av fångarna i Natzweiler (Alsace) tillhörde en särskild grupp som kallades NN-fångar. Förkortningen NN stod för ”nacht und nebel”, som på svenska betyder ”natt och dimma”. NN-fångarna var män och kvinnor som var aktiva i motståndsrörelserna i Frankrike, Holland, Belgien och Norge. Flera ur Piotrków judar som kom till Buchenwald med decembertransporten skickades just till Natzweiler. Det sista man vet om Jidels pappa var att han var slavarbetare på Adlerfabriken i eller nära Frankfurt a/Main.
Julius kom till Sverige med Vita båtar i juli 1945. Han kom från Bergen-Belsen. Innan dess var han fånge i Buchenwald. Innan dess var han i Piotrków/Petrikau gettot... Julius mor mördades i Treblinka.
Julis - Jidel har minst 5 olika födelsedatum i sina dokument. Fotot till vänster är från april 1945 när koncentrationslägret befriades. Jag klippte det ur en dokumentärfilm som britterna gjorde. Fotot till höger är gjort i Sverige. Det står Polyfoto på den.
Polyfoto var ett sätt att framställa ett porträtt utgående från ett storkort med 48 småbilder av samma person. Tanken var att man skulle välja ut det bästa av småkorten och beställa en förstoring av det. Ofta blev det emellertid aldrig någon beställning av förstoring. I allmänhet var de flesta av småbilderna lyckade, så de blev i stället utklippta som gåva till bekanta. Småbilderna var 35 × 35 mm, och med lite marginal kring småbilderna blev måttet på storkortet ca 22 × 29 cm. Lite som Skolfoto på 70-90 talet.
Dear Sir
I just discovered your website https://www.shma.online/
The first thing that struck me was your use of Rachela Fajner's DP index card form Bergen-Belsen.
To put everything in context I have to tell you a little bit about myself.
The Fajner family were our neighbours in Piotrków Poland. I was born in 1942. My name was Yidele Henechowicz. I survived Buchenwald and Bergen-Belsen. I met Rachela and her sister Tusia Jablonski (previously Estera Fajner) again in Stockholm in 2001.
Tusia was one of the people that took care of me in the Kinderheim in Bergen-Belsen. She helped me with research into my early years. The book that I have relied on is 'Straight On' by Robert Collis. Among other things he describes our journey from Bergen-Belsen to Sweden through Lübeck. After liberation I too came to Sweden. In Sweden I was admitted to theChildren’s Hospital in Landskrona on July 26th 1945. The admission form stated that I was to be treated there for a lung infection located close to the large bronchi. I also had pulmonary tuberculosis, a mild case of scabies and my weight was 14 kg. I did not have typhus. My general condition was good. I was given excellent and thorough medical attention. My health continued to improve. By the time I was transferred to a better climate at the Central Sanatorium in Arvika, on December 27, 1945, my weight had increased to 17.2 kg. There the medical care was equally attentive. In June 1946 I was adopted by a Finnish-Jewish couple Minna and Sam Maslovat. I grew up in Finland and moved to Canada in 1966.
According to my research (which may or may not be right) I too went on the 'white' ship from Lübeck to Malmo. The ship may be SS Kastelholm. Could you possibly confirm this?
I have also my DP index card from Bergen-Belsen. My number was #G 21034491, and the handwritten number in the upper left-hand corner is 7802. I would therefore assume that I was on the same ship with Rachela.
I would now like to ask you if you have any documentation about me. If you do would it be possible for you to send it to me? If not, can you direct me to somewhere else? I have my personal records from the Riksarkivet and Landskrona.
I would be grateful for any information that you may have.
Tack så mycket. (I can still speak and read Swedish)
Julius Maslovat
Tusia was one of the people that took care of me in the Kinderheim in Bergen-Belsen. She helped me with research into my early years. The book that I have relied on is 'Straight On' by Robert Collis. Among other things he describes our journey from Bergen-Belsen to Sweden through Lübeck. After liberation I too came to Sweden. In Sweden I was admitted to theChildren’s Hospital in Landskrona on July 26th 1945. The admission form stated that I was to be treated there for a lung infection located close to the large bronchi. I also had pulmonary tuberculosis, a mild case of scabies and my weight was 14 kg. I did not have typhus. My general condition was good. I was given excellent and thorough medical attention. My health continued to improve. By the time I was transferred to a better climate at the Central Sanatorium in Arvika, on December 27, 1945, my weight had increased to 17.2 kg. There the medical care was equally attentive. In June 1946 I was adopted by a Finnish-Jewish couple Minna and Sam Maslovat. I grew up in Finland and moved to Canada in 1966.
According to my research (which may or may not be right) I too went on the 'white' ship from Lübeck to Malmo. The ship may be SS Kastelholm. Could you possibly confirm this?
I have also my DP index card from Bergen-Belsen. My number was #G 21034491, and the handwritten number in the upper left-hand corner is 7802. I would therefore assume that I was on the same ship with Rachela.
I would now like to ask you if you have any documentation about me. If you do would it be possible for you to send it to me? If not, can you direct me to somewhere else? I have my personal records from the Riksarkivet and Landskrona.
I would be grateful for any information that you may have.
Tack så mycket. (I can still speak and read Swedish)
Julius Maslovat
