Object numberM2020/025:005
DescriptionCertificates of death for Ansel Kanner, born 14 September 1885 in Tarnov, Poland, son of Benein and Chaja Ley. A certified translation from Czech to German is also included, which formed part of the compensation claims made by Ansel's daughter Emilie in the 1960s. Part of a collection of 75 items including photographs, postcards, personal papers and restitution and compensation documents donated by Eva Green (nee Korn), which relate to the Holocaust experiences of her parents, Adolf and Emilie Korn (nee Kanner).
Adolf Korn was born on 22 December 1910, in Brno, Czechoslovakia, to Wilhelm and Charlotte Korn. On 25 July 1937 he married Emilie Kanner, born 16 November 1913 in ?eský T?ín, Silesia, Czechoslovakia, to Ansel and Berta Kanner. Prior to their marriage Emilie had worked as a German-Czech correspondent and secretary. The couple lived in Brno.
From 1939 following the German invasion of Czechoslovakia, all Jewish assets were eventually seized, including the Korn family business, Adolf and Emilies savings, apartment and household effects, as well as those of both parents. In November 1939, Wilhelm and Charlotte Korn were sent to the Bochnia ghetto, near Krakow in Poland. Around the same time, Ansel Kanner was deported to Tarnow ghetto, but Berta had managed to flee to her eldest daughter Sary Kohn (nee Kanner) in Turcianske, Teplice and went into hiding with her there. In mid-1940, Adolf and Emilie were forced by the Gestapo to move into a smaller apartment in Brno, and again in January 1941 into shared accommodation. On 5 December 1941, they were deported to Theresienstadt.
In July 1942, Ansel Kanner was murdered in an Aktion in the town square in Tarnow. In August, Wilhelm and Charlotte Korn were deported together with several thousands of Jews to Belzec concentration camp, where they were murdered. In October 1944, Berta Kanner was arrested and deported to Sered camp and from there to Auschwitz. She was sent to the gas chambers on the same day.
Emilie and Adolf remained in Theresienstadt until the end of the war. Adolf was asked to present himself for transportation from Theresienstadt two or three times. He talked to the Gestapo and told them he was a skilled carpenter and could make them a boat. They agreed to let him do that, so he was not sent to another concentration camp.
In 1949, Emilie and Adolf immigrated with her daughter Eva to Australia.
Adolf Korn was born on 22 December 1910, in Brno, Czechoslovakia, to Wilhelm and Charlotte Korn. On 25 July 1937 he married Emilie Kanner, born 16 November 1913 in ?eský T?ín, Silesia, Czechoslovakia, to Ansel and Berta Kanner. Prior to their marriage Emilie had worked as a German-Czech correspondent and secretary. The couple lived in Brno.
From 1939 following the German invasion of Czechoslovakia, all Jewish assets were eventually seized, including the Korn family business, Adolf and Emilies savings, apartment and household effects, as well as those of both parents. In November 1939, Wilhelm and Charlotte Korn were sent to the Bochnia ghetto, near Krakow in Poland. Around the same time, Ansel Kanner was deported to Tarnow ghetto, but Berta had managed to flee to her eldest daughter Sary Kohn (nee Kanner) in Turcianske, Teplice and went into hiding with her there. In mid-1940, Adolf and Emilie were forced by the Gestapo to move into a smaller apartment in Brno, and again in January 1941 into shared accommodation. On 5 December 1941, they were deported to Theresienstadt.
In July 1942, Ansel Kanner was murdered in an Aktion in the town square in Tarnow. In August, Wilhelm and Charlotte Korn were deported together with several thousands of Jews to Belzec concentration camp, where they were murdered. In October 1944, Berta Kanner was arrested and deported to Sered camp and from there to Auschwitz. She was sent to the gas chambers on the same day.
Emilie and Adolf remained in Theresienstadt until the end of the war. Adolf was asked to present himself for transportation from Theresienstadt two or three times. He talked to the Gestapo and told them he was a skilled carpenter and could make them a boat. They agreed to let him do that, so he was not sent to another concentration camp.
In 1949, Emilie and Adolf immigrated with her daughter Eva to Australia.
Production placeCzechoslovakia
Production date 1946
Object namecertificates of death
Materialpaper
Dimensions
- width: 209.00 mm
height: 337.00 mm
Language
- Czech
German
Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Eva Green
In appreciation to the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference) for supporting this archival project.