Personal documentation belonging to Joseph Schwarzberg, born in Leipzig, Germany, 1926; documentation regarding his activities in the French underground using a false identity, his transfer to Belgium and his aliya to Eretz Israel

Personal documentation belonging to Joseph Schwarzberg, born in Leipzig, Germany, 1926; documentation regarding his activities in the French underground using a false identity, his transfer to Belgium and his aliya to Eretz Israel Personal documentation belonging to Joseph Schwarzberg: - Medical certificate stating that Josef Schwarzberg, born 17 June 1926, received his first inoculation, issued in Leipzig, 23 June 1927; - Birth certificate of Josef Schwarzberg, born in Leipzig, Germany, 17 June 1926, issued in Leipzig, 24 October 1967. Documentation pertaining to Joseph Schwarzberg during his activities in the French underground using the false identity of Joseph Sarlat: - Forged identity card issued in Lyons, 12 April 1943, in the name of Joseph Jean Sarlat, born in Amiens, France, 17 June 1926; - Clothing ration card in the name of Joseph Sarlat, born in Amiens, France, 17 June 1926, issued by the Cabauzon municipality, 20 May 1943; - Food ration card in the name of Joseph Sarlat, born in Amiens, France, 17 June 1926, issued by the Cabauzon municipality, August 1943; - Salary slips issued to Joseph Sarlat for his work at a factory in Limoges, March-April 1944; - Confirmation from the agricultural center in Cabauzon stating that Joseph Sarlat is employed at the agricultural center in Cabauzon, 20 September 1943; - Confirmation issued by André Février in Limoges stating that Joseph Sarlat, born in Amiens, 17 June 1926, is employed at the factory under his ownership, 04 May 1944; - Letter from L'Union des Juifs pour la Résistance et l'Entraide (Union of Jews for Resistance and Mutual Aid [UJRE]) in Chateauroux regarding the transfer of Joseph Sarlat (a Francs-tireurs et partisans – main-d'œuvre immigrée [FTP-MOI] soldier) to Belgium, 23 September 1944. Documentation regarding the transfer of Joseph Schwarzberg to Belgium and his aliya to Eretz Israel: - Registration certificate for foreign residents issued in Brussels, 09 November 1944, to Josef Szwarcberg, born in Leipzig, Germany, 17 June 1926; - Eretz Israel office in Brussels questionnaire completed on 10 August 1945 by Joseph Schwarzberg, born in Leipzig, Germany, 17 June 1926. Also in the file: Documentation regarding Joseph Schwarzberg's mother and her second husband: - Declaration by Ms. Weiller in Ramat Gan that Eva Chawa Swiczka worked as a seamstress in Leipzig until 1938; - Excerpt from the book, "Le Mémorial de la Déportation des Juifs de France" regarding Transport No. 21, 19 August 1942; - Excerpt from a list of Jewish deportees from France in Transport No. 21, 19 August 1942, including the name "Noech Swiczka", born in Nowemiasto, Poland, 09 October 1898. Notes from Joseph Schwarzberg who submitted the material: Joseph Schwarzberg (who submitted the material) was born in Leipzig, Germany, 17 June 1926; his sister Leah was born in 1933. His mother Chaya Schwarzberg was born in Warsaw, Poland in 1898 or 1899. Chaya arrived in Dresden during the 1920s, and moved from there to Leipzig. Joseph's father left the family before Joseph was born. Chaya remarried with Natan Noech Swiczka. The family members attended synagogue services although they were not really observant. Chaya was an excellent seamstress. In 1938 the Germans began to deport the Polish Jews. The Polish Consul in Leipzig gave much help to the Jews of Polish origin. On Kristallnacht, Chaya was on a visit to Poland. Noech, Joseph and Leah were hidden by a friend of the family. After Kristallnacht, they decided to escape to Belgium, however, Leah fell ill and they could not escape. In June 1939, the parents succeeded in smuggling the children into Belgium. The children arrived in Brussels, and the parents followed afterwards. On 15 May 1940 they escaped from Brussels in the direction of France on a train with other refugees. Just before the border, they all got off the train due to the bombings. In the end, they managed to reach Paris where they received help from the Jews who sent them to live in a hotel and gave them food ration coupons. In Paris, Noech was drafted to the Polish Army. Chaya and the children left Paris. Joseph worked on a farm and in the end, they returned to Belgium. Joseph succeeded in buying forged documents with false identities. In 1942 Joseph was smuggled into the Free French Zone.