FELA AND CHAIM PERELMAN PAPERS, 1919-2001 2006.432 · Perelman was appointed to the Belgian baronage in December 1983. Scope and content of collection The Fela and Chaim Perelman

FELA AND CHAIM PERELMAN PAPERS, 1919-2001 2006.432.1

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Descriptive summary Title: Fela and Chaim Perelman papers Dates: 1919-2001 Accession number: 2006.432.1 Creator: Perelman, Fela, 1909-1991 Additional creator: Perelman, Chaim, 1912-1984 Extent: 20.0 linear feet (30 boxes, 9 oversize boxes, 5 oversize folders, 2 book enclosures) Repository: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives, 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place SW, Washington, DC 20024-2126 Abstract: The Fela and Chaim Perelman papers consists of photographs, correspondence, biographical materials, personal narratives, published works, and printed materials documenting the work of Drs. Fela and Chaim Perelman on behalf of the resistance during World War II, aiding refugees after the war, and in support of the state of Israel as well as their intellectual work in the fields of history and philosophy of law and argument. Languages: French, Polish, English, Hebrew, German Administrative Information Access: Collection is open for use, but is stored offsite. Please contact the Reference Desk more than seven days prior to visit in order to request access. Physical access: The pressed flowers and leaves in Series 2, Series 8, and Series 14 cannot be accessed physically. Only the digitized copies can be viewed. Technical access: Digital photographs stored on a CD in Series 3 that are not digitally available might not be accessible physically due to physical deterioration or lack of required software or hardware.

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Reproduction and use: Collection is available for use. Material may be protected by copyright. Please contact reference staff for further information. Preferred citation: (Identification of item), Fela and Chaim Perelman papers (2006.432.1), United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives, Washington, DC Acquisition information: Dr. Noémi Perelman Mattis and Olivia Mattis donated the Fela and Chaim Perelman papers to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2006. Separated materials: Dr. Noémi Perelman Mattis and Olivia Mattis also donated several publications to the Museum. Four books have been transferred to the library: Le Comité de défense des Juifs en Belgique, 1942-1944 ; Les Belges face à la persecution raciale, 1940-1944 ; Extermination of Polish Jews: Album of Pictures ; and Dans le Ventre de la Baleine. The following publications are being cataloged separately as artifacts : La Belgique et la Révolution polonaise de 1830 ; De la Justice ; Traité de l’argumentation ; Justice, Law, and Argument; L’Empire rhétorique; Chaim Perelman et la pensée contemporaine ; a 1985 issue of the Northern Kentucky Law Review ; and issues of El Diario Israelita; L’Express ; Le Figaro ; L’Humanité; Le Monde; Neue Welt und Judenstaat; Die Neue Zeitung; Le Peuple; Le Soir; and La Tribune Sioniste. Oral history interviews with Fela Perelman and Noémi Mattis recorded on VHS and DVD are being cataloged separately as oral histories. Accruals: Accruals may have been received since this collection was first processed, see archives catalog at collections.ushmm.org for further information. Processing history: Rebecca Erbelding, 2006, revised by Julie Schweitzer, April 2019 Biographical note Fela Perelman (1909-1991) was born Fajga Estera Liwer in Bedzin, Poland and married Chaim Perelman in 1935. She studied history at the Université libre de Bruxelles and wrote a doctoral thesis on the Belgian Revolution and Poland in 1830. During the war, she welcomed Jewish children who had been excluded from the public schools by German order at the “Nos Petits” kindergarten, and in 1942 she turned those children over to the underground Comité de Défense des Juifs to protect them from deportation. Her book Dans le ventre de la baleine describing her resistance work was published in 1947. After the war she worked with Aide aux Israélites Victimes de la Guerre to house refugees and assist illegal immigration to Palestine. She was on the board of Hebrew University in Jerusalem, which awarded her an honorary doctorate, and she was appointed to the Belgian baronage in December 1983. Chaïm Perelman (1912–1984) was born in Warsaw, Poland. His father was a diamond trader, and his family immigrated to Antwerp, Belgium in 1925. He married Fajga (Fela) Estera Liwer in 1935 and obtained Belgian nationality in 1936. He studied at the Université Libre de Bruxelles, earned two doctorates, and became a full professor by the end of the war, although he was not allowed to lecture during the German occupation. He served with the Association des Juifs en Belgique and helped found the Comité de Défense des Juifs to assist the Jewish underground during the war. After the war he helped found Aide aux Israélites Victimes de la Guerre to aid refugees. He was an ardent supporter of Israel, and he helped found les Amis Belges de l’Université Hébraïque de Jérusalem to support the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, which awarded him an honorary doctorate. He made his career in the field of philosophy of law and argument and was the director of the National Center for Research in



Logic at the Université Libre de Bruxelles. In recognition of his academic and civic accomplishments, Perelman was appointed to the Belgian baronage in December 1983. Scope and content of collection The Fela and Chaim Perelman papers consists of photographs, correspondence, biographical materials, personal narratives, published works, and printed materials, documenting the work of Drs. Fela and Chaim Perelman on behalf of the resistance during World War II, aiding refugees after the war, and in support of the state of Israel as well as their intellectual work in the fields of history and philosophy of law and argument. Photographs of the Perelmans include prewar, wartime, and postwar photographs of Chaim and Fela Pereleman individually; together; at meetings, events, and meals; and in camps and orphanages. Additional figures identified in the photographs include Martin Buber, Jeanne Daman, Moshe Dayan, Nahum Goldman, Willy Katz, Teddy Kollek, Golda Meir, Shimon Peres, Queen Elisabeth of Belgium, and Queen Fabiola of Belgium. Members of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Comite de Defense des Juifs, Jewish Brigade, and Poale Zion de Gauche are also pictured. Chaim and Fela Perelman prewar records include early letters to Fela; early correspondence between Fela and Chaim; identification, education, and marriage records; and Bedzin census records. Records documenting the “Nos Petits” kindergarten and the children who attended include an attendance book, correspondence, printed materials, a photo album, and reports. Wartime records include family correspondence, biographical materials, and reports documenting Jewish persecution and resistance activities. Noémi Perelman Mattis materials include a book tag bearing her wartime alias, Nono Peremans, and clippings. Immediate post-war records document the Perelmans work with Holocaust survivors and displaced persons in Belgium and in support of illegal immigration to Palestine. The personal correspondence series and postwar correspondence series both consist of post-war correspondence between the Perelmans and their family, friends, colleagues, and acquaintances. Some correspondents appear in both series. Series 9 documents books and articles written by Fela and Chaim Perelman including her dissertation about Belgium and Poland in 1930 and his work on philosophy and argumentation theory. Series 10 primarily consists of books and articles written by others about the Holocaust, Belgium, the rescue of Jewish children in Belgium, and Israel. Subject files include correspondence, printed materials, and notes documenting the Perelmans’ interest in specific topics, their support for Israel, and their work with Jewish organizations in Europe and Israel. Additional subject files can be found in Series 18.



The “Les Amis Belges” series includes correspondence, clippings, reports, and concert programs documenting the work of les Amis Belges de l’Université Hébraïque de Jérusalem, a non-profit organization established by Chaim Perelman in 1948 to support the University of Jerusalem and promote cultural and scientific exchanges between it and Belgian universities. With the Perelmans’ support, les Amis Belges established an archeological institute and two faculty clubs at the University of Jerusalem. The post-war honors series includes correspondence, certificates, speeches, and clippings documenting honors awarded to Chaim and Fela Perelman including Perelman’s baronage, medals, decorations, letters of honor, university appointments, honorary degrees, and tributes. The medals themselves are housed separately in the United States Holocaust Museum’s storage facility and are described separately in the United States Holocaust Museum’s catalog. Fela Perelman’s personal narratives include notebooks, notes, poetry, and other writings. Postwar personal items primarily consists of Chaim Perelman’s day planners dating from 1945 through 1983 that include appointments, notes, and contact information for acquaintances. This series also includes Fela and Chaim Perelman’s passports and calling cards, notes, and regrets acquaintances sent the Perelmans in 1962. The collection includes numerous newspaper clippings covering Chaim and Fela Perelman and a wide range of political and cultural news dating from 1948-1971. The condolences series includes obituaries, tributes, and letters of condolence on the deaths of Chaim Perelman in 1984 and Fela Perelman in 1991. Additional correspondence and subject files include biographical materials documenting Fela and Chaim Perelman during and just after the war, information about Fela Perelman’s work aiding clandestine immigration to Palestine after the war, the publication of some of her books, the Perelmans’ support for Israel, and their work with Jewish organizations in Europe and Israel. Additional subject files can be found in Series 11. System of arrangement The Fela and Chaim Perelman papers are arranged as eighteen series: Series 1: Photographs of the Perelmans, circa 1937-1990 Series 2: Chaim and Fela Perelman, prewar, 1919-1981 Series 3: Nos Petits, 1940-1968 Series 4: Wartime, 1940-1982 Series 5: Noémi Perelman Mattis, 1940s, 1990 Series 6: Immediate post-war, 1942-1970 Series 7: Personal correspondence, 1944-1990 Series 8: Postwar correspondence, 1927-1991 Series 9: Books written by the Perelmans, 1934-1979 Series 10: Books and articles written by others, circa 1959-1988 Series 11: Subject files, 1950-1990 Series 12: Les Amis Belges de l’Université Hébraïque de Jérusalem, 1948-1991



Series 13: Post-war honors, 1946-2000 Series 14: Fela Perelman’s personal narratives, 1947-2001 Series 15: Post-war personal items, 1945-1996 Series 16: Newspaper clippings, circa 1948-1971 Series 17: Condolences, 1984-1992 Series 18: Additional correspondence and subject files, 1926-1990

Indexing terms Personal Names Perelman, Fela, 1909-1991 Perelman, Chaim, 1912-1984 Topical Terms Jews--Belgium--Antwerp. Jewish children--Belgium. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Belgium. World War, 1939-1945--Jews--Rescue--Belgium. Displaced person--Belgium. Holocaust survivors. Jewish refugees. Palestine--Emigration and immigration. Geographic Name Antwerp (Belgium) Genre/Form Photographs.

CONTAINER LIST

Series 1: Photographs of the Perelmans, approximately 1937-1990

Box/ Folder

1.1-1.2 Perelman, Chaim and Fela, approximately 1939-1990 (2 folders) 1.3 Perelman, Fela, with Golda Meir, “Solidarité Avec Israel,” Brussels, 1970 1.4 Miscellaneous groups, approximately 1937-1979 1.5 Miscellaneous individuals, approximately 1939-1946 32 Commemorative scrapbook including speeches, clippings, and photographs

documenting the 1984 unveiling of a plaque honoring Baron Perelman and the 1986 ceremony designating Rue Baron Perelman Straat in Uccle, 1986



33 Scrapbook, bound, containing documents, speeches, and photographs commemorating the 1984 unveiling of a plaque honoring Baron Perelman and the 1986 ceremony designating Rue Baron Perelman Straat in Uccle (some items are duplicated from the previous scrapbook) 34 Album presented to Amis Belges de l’Université Hébraïque, on June 30, 1975 by The Hebrew University of Jerusalem containing photographs taken during the dedication of the Queen Elisabeth of Belgium Institute of Archeology, 1975 35 Album presented to Fela Perelman on June 30, 1980 by The Hebrew University of Jerusalem containing photographs taken on the occasion of the conveying of an honorary doctorate of philosophy on Fela Perelman, 1980 36 Album presented to Fela Perelman on May 10, 1967 by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem containing photographs taken during the dedication of the Maison belge Faculty Club, 1967 37 Album presented to Fela Perelman on February 23, 1984 by The Hebrew University of Jerusalem containing photographs taken at a memorial service for Chaim Perelman, 1984 38 Album presented to Fela Perelman on May 28, 1984 by The Hebrew University of Jerusalem containing photographs taken upon the inauguration of the patio dedicated to the memory of Baron Chaim Perelman at the Maison belge, 1984 39 Album presented to Fela Perelman on November 10, 1986 by The Hebrew University of Jerusalem containing photographs taken upon the inauguration of the “Fondation Chaim Perelman à l’Université Hébraïque,” 1986

Series 2: Chaim and Fela, prewar, 1919-1981

Box/ Folder

1.6 Letters to Fela Perelman, 1919-1923 1.7 Letters to Fela Perelman, 1924-1926

1.8-1.9 Letters to Fela Perelman, 1927 (2 folders) 1.10-1.11 Letters to Fela Perelman, 1928 (2 folders)

1.12 Letters to Fela Perelman, 1929 1.13 Letters to Fela Perelman, 1930-1952 1.14 Letters to Fela Perelman and fragments, approximately 1920-1929 1.15 Correspondence between Fela and Chaim, 1932—1936, 1952

2.1-2.2, OS 3

Correspondence between Fela and Chaim, undated and fragments, approximately 1932-1952 (2 folders) (pressed flower stored separately)

2.3 Perelman, Chaim, education records, 1940 2.4 Perelman, Chaim, identification papers, 1931, 1952, 1956, 1974, 1981 2.5 Perelman, Chaim, pension records, 1940, 1970-1972 2.6 Perelman, Chaim and Fela, wedding book, 1936 2.7

Perelman, Fela, birth certificate, 1924

2.8 Perelman, Fela, education records, 1927-1929, 1935, 1940, 1947



Series 3: Nos Petits, 1940-1968

Box/ Folder

BE 1 Attendance book for Nos Petits, 1942 2.9 Certificate documenting Fela Perelman’s participation in the Resistance, 1944

2.10 Correspondence, 1940-1944, 1958, 1968 2.11 Correspondence, Kanel family, 1945-1946 2.12 Correspondence, Rabbi Klein and Rabbi Klepfisch, 1945-1946 2.13 Daman, Jeanne, Correspondence, 1947-1952 2.14 Daman, Jeanne, Printed materials, 1946-1947 2.15 Documents and correspondence, approximately 1940-1944 2.16 Documents and correspondence regarding hidden children, 1940, 1945-1947, 1953 31 Photo album, 1942

Disc 1 Photo album, digital images on CD-R (Disc stored separately)

2.17 Photo albums, photocopies of photograph 2.18 Reports about Jewish children in Belgium, 1944-1945 2.19 Scrapbook page, “Les Moineaux” d’Uccle, 1940s

Series 4: Wartime, 1940-1982

Box/ Folder

3.1 Family correspondence, 1940-1942 3.2 Family correspondence from relatives who perished, from Bedzin, 1942 3.3 Family correspondence from relatives who perished, from Lodz, 1940-1941 3.4 Perelman, Chaim, biographical materials, 1943 3.5 Perlman, Fela, biographical materials, 1940-1945

3.6-3.11 Perelman family documents [1944-1947] copied from the Yad Vashem archives by Joel Kotek, 1982 (6 folders)

3.12 Report on activities during the occupation, 1980 3.13 Reports on activities of the Brussels Local Committee at Malines, 1943

Series 5: Noémi Perelman Mattis, 1940s, 1990

Box/ Folder

3.14 Nono Peremans (Noémi Perelman Mattis) school book tag, 1940s 3.15 Clippings regarding Noémi Perelman Mattis, 1990



Series 6: Immediate post-war, 1942-1970

Box/ Folder

3.16 Aide aux Israélites Victimes de la Guerre, 1945 3.17 Aliyah Beth, 1947, 1970 3.18 Certificate awarded to Fela Perelman for WWII activities, 1948, 1967

3.19-3.24 Château de Boneffe, 1946-1947 (6 folders) 4.1 Concert program, 1946: Concert for Jewish war orphans

4.2-4.3 Documents and correspondence regarding Aliyah from Italy, 1952 (2 folders) 4.4 Emigration (Fonds 01): 1, Study on clandestine emigration to Palestine, undated 4.5 Emigration (Fonds 02): 2, Historical study of illegal immigration to Palestine and DP life

in Belgium, telegrams, 1947-1952 4.6 Emigration (Fonds 02): 3, Katz, Lisa and Markus, 1942 4.7 Emigration (Fonds 02): 4, Carmi, Willy, 1946 4.8 Emigration (Fonds 02): 5, Novitch, Miriam, 1953 4.9 Emigration (Fonds 02): 6, Justice Ministry, 1946-1953

4.10 Emigration (Fonds 02): 7, Gottesdyner, Cesia and Czelaw, 1946 4.11 Emigration (Fonds 02): 8, Meyerowitch, Mina, 1947 4.12 Emigration (Fonds 02): 9, Scuchotinsky, V., 1947 4.13 Emigration (Fonds 02): 10, Weisselberg, E. and Gross, Emil, 1947 4.14 Emigration (Fonds 02): 11, Forgasz, Frieda, 1946 4.15 Emigration (Fonds 02): 12, Prime Minister, 1946 4.16 Emigration (Fonds 02): 13, List of 22 refugees ostensibly leaving for Panama but really

4.17 Emigration (Fonds 02): 14, Intergovernmental Committee on Refugees, 1946 4.18 Emigration (Fonds 02): 15, Demands for visas to Director of Police, 1947 4.19 Emigration (Fonds 02): 16, Cauveren, Martha, 1945-1947 4.20 Emigration (Fonds 02): 17, Correspondence, 1947-1953 4.21 Emigration (Fonds 02): 18, Jewish Refugees Welfare Society, 1947 4.22 Emigration (Fonds 02): 19, Intergovernmental committee questionnaires,

4.23 Emigration (Fonds 02): 20, Boneffe registration cards, 1947 4.24 Emigration (Fonds 02): 21, Maoz Hayam, 1947 4.25 Emigration (Fonds 02): 22, Hanser, Josefine, approximately 1947 4.26 Emigration (Fonds 02): 23, Lachman, Cyterman, 1946-1947 4.27 Emigration (Fonds 02): 24, Nudelman, Barla, 1947 4.28 Emigration (Fonds 02): 25, Blank questionnaires, Federation des Juifs Polonaise n

4.29 Emigration (Fonds 02): 26, Hagana, approximately 1947 4.30 Emigration (Fonds 02): 27, Appeal for State of Israel, approximately 1946 OS 1 Emigration (Fonds 02): 28, HMS Leith, ship plans, 1934 4.31 Emigration (Fonds 02): 29, Correspondence, 1946-1953 4.32 Emigration (Fonds 02): 30, Liptman, B. and Kichelmacher, Betty (empty) 4.33 Emigration (Fonds 02): 31, Photographs, 1940s



4.34 Emigration (Fonds 02): 32, Correspondence, 1946-1953 4.35 Emigration (Fonds 02): 33, Icik, Jan, 1946 4.36 Emigration (Fonds 02): 34, Names lists, approximately 1947 5.1 “Hommage à Israel May 1948-May 1950,” pamphlet, 1950 5.2 Identity cards, photos, Jewish Refugees Welfare Society, 1947 5.3 Immigration visa arranged by Fela Perelman for survivors, 1946 5.4 Letters and pictures from soldiers to “Nellie,” 1945-1946 5.5 Lists of residents of Belgian DP centers

5.6-5.9 Name lists (4 folders) 5.10-5.13 “Ofipresse”, 1945 (4 folders)

5.14 “Ofipresse” correspondence, 1945 5.15 Photocopies of various refugee identity papers 5.16 Scrapbook, clippings about Lady Wingate, 1947 5.17 Soldiers Service and pay book for Joseph Rouin, 1944-1946 5.18 Survivors, Czech, notes, photos, and questionnaires, 1945-1947

6.1-6.7 Survivors, Polish, notes, photos, and questionnaires, 1946-1947 (7 folders) 6.8-6.9 Survivors, Stateless, notes, photos, and questionnaires, 1946-1948 (2 folders)

6.10 Survivors, Visas, notes, photos, and questionnaires, 1947 6.11 Wartime and post-war reports on Jews in Belgium (photocopies)

Series 7: Personal correspondence, 1944-1990

Box/ Folder

6.12 Ansbacher, Max, 1944-1949 6.13 Benkoski, Henri, 1975-1977 6.14 Buber, Martin and Keren Hayessod, 1981-1988 6.15 Bunim, Zahava, 1979-1984 6.16 Gildesgame, Leon and Hanna (Hildesheim), 1965, 1981 7.1 Herzog, Chaim and Eban, Abba, etc., 1970, 1984-1985 7.2 Horowitz, Josek, 1947-1950 7.3 Kerremans, Sister Marie-Luc, 1966-1968 7.4 Kollek, Teddy, 1972-1974 7.5 Lelewel, Joachim, 1986 7.6 Magritte, René and Georgette, 1965, 1974 7.7 Novitch, M., 1967-1968 7.8 Ormian, 1952 7.9 Orthwein, K., 1958-1962

7.10 Peres, Shimon, 1970, 1985



7.11 Schonberg, Sami, 1980, 1990 7.12 Shaar, Pinchas, 1970-1972, 1987 7.13 Sneh, Moshe, 1951 7.14 Stern, Isaac and Vera, 1974 7.15 Wiesenthal, Simon, 1964-1972

Series 8: Postwar correspondence, 1927-1991

Box/ Folder

7.16 Letters from Chaim to Fela Perelman, 1947-1966 7.17-7.19 Fela Perelman: Amis d’Israël correspondence, 1968-1974 (3 folders)

7.20 CDJ, Yad Vashem correspondence, 1964 8.1 Ajsenberg, Patricia, 1985 8.2 Allon, Yigal, 1952 8.3 Amir, M. and Tela, 1949-1965 8.4 Ariel, Joseph, 1952-1959 8.5 Arnold, Myriam, 1984-1987 8.6 Aronstein, Georges and Nina, 1962-1966 8.7 Ashford, Josette, 1986 8.8 Auster, Daniel, 1952-1960 8.9 Aviram, Joseph, 1984-1989

8.10 Avriel, Eihud, 1946, 1952, 1964-1965 8.11 A, 1946-1991 8.12 Barjansky, Catherine, 1958-1961 8.13 Barkay, Ellen, 1960-1969 8.14 Baron, Edward and Dolly, 1958, 1968 8.15 Ben-Horin, Eliashiv and Nechama, 1977-1990 8.16 Benkoski, Henri and Helene, 1974-1982 8.17 Benvenisti, Moseh, 1961-1965 8.18 Bergman, Hugo, 1951-1954 8.19 Berlerowa, Esther, 1965 8.20 Berlewi, Henri, 1951-1952 8.21 Betley, Andy, 1985-1989 8.22 Beytan, Max, 1959-1962 8.23 Bibrowski, H., 1973 8.24 Bilezki, J., 1937, 1943-1949, 1961-1967 8.25 Bitterman, Ala, 1959-1968 8.26 Bloch, Jean, 1968, 1976, 1983-1990 8.27 Boichis, Haim, 1952-1959 8.28 Brancart, Pierre and Monique, 1979-1981 8.29 Bugod, Peter, 1972-1980



8.30 Burrell, Paul, Rachel, and Christopher, 1986 8.31 Butkowsky, M., 1948

8.32-8.33 B, 1947-1990 (2 folders) 8.34 Astelli, M. and E., 1958-1960, 1975 8.35 Catz, Willy, 1949-1952, 1960-1962 8.36 Centraal Beheer van Joodse Weldahigheid en Maatschappelijk Hulpbetoon, 1972-1973 8.37 Centre des Jeunes, Bruxelles, 1963, 1974-1977 8.38 Cherrick, Bernard, 1959-1965, 1974, 1983-1985 8.39 Chevion, Dov, 1965-1968, 1983-1985 8.40 Christie, Deborah, 1980, 1985, 1991 8.41 Cocks, Valerie, 1982 8.42 Cohn, Michal, 1983-1988 8.43 Colcher, Henry, 1941, approximately 1953-1981 8.44 Coraine, Michele, 1982-1990

9.1-9.2 C, 1949-1989 (2 folders) 9.3 Daman, Jeanne, 1948, 1954, 1970-1971 9.4 Dandelot, Maurice, Yves, and Michėle, 1958, 1983-1986 9.5 Dar, Zvi, 1953, 1958 9.6 De Raeymaeker, Omer, 1972-1975, 1981-1983 9.7 Debel, Ruth, 1968, 1979 9.8 Deckel, Efraim, 1959 9.9 Degantih, Leah, approximately 1951-1976

9.10 Dendal, Yves, 1958-1960 9.11 Dikowski, Cecile, 1967-1968 9.12 Dori, Yaacov, 1958-1962 9.13

Dorsay, B.W., 1966-1967

9.14 Dyner, Charlotte and Leon, 1959-1968 9.15 D, 1948-1990 9.16 Ecole Ganenou, 1984 9.17 Eylon, Lili, 1977-1980 9.18 Eyskens, Vicomte, approximately 1979-1989 9.19 E, 1947-1986 9.20 Filipson, Recha, 1949 9.21 Finkelberg, Herz, 1967-1968 9.22 Fischer, Eva, 1951, 1958-1960 9.23 Fonds Unifie pour Israel, 1951 9.24 Friedmann, Avraham and Dvorah, 1963-1967

9.25 Fuks, Fanny, 1952 9.26 Furstenberg, Irene, 1972

9.27-9.28 F, 1946-1987 (2 folders) 9.29 Gamzu, H., 1949, 1958-1965 9.30 Gilead, Yaacov, 1974, 1983-1985 9.31 Ginossar, Marcelle, Freddy, and Rivka, 1964-1967, 1979-1983



9.32 Goldberg, A., 1948, 1972 9.33 Gorbitz, Ernest, 1958 9.34 Gorely, Eva, 1945-1948, 1961 9.35 Graubart, Benjamin, 1945-1948 9.36 Grosjean, P.V., 1975-1980 9.37 Gueron, Haim, 1958, 1965-1968, 1981 9.38 Gueron, Meir, 1951, 1960-1965, 1982-1986 9.39 Gutman, Bolo, 1945-1949 9.40 Guttman, Olek, 1948-1950 9.41 Guttman, Rella, approximately 1947-1961

9.42-9.43 G, 1948-1990 (2 folders) 10.1 Hacohen, Bracha, 1958-1961 10.2 Hadari, Yehoshua, 1967-1968, 1978-1980 10.3 Halevy, Moshe, 1959 10.4 Harman, Zena, 1978, 1982, 1988 10.5 Harpazi, Michael, 1950, 1960-1968 10.6 Hasanbegovic, Jasminka, 1985-1989 10.7 Haumont, Yves and Marie, 1978-1986 10.8 Heller, Samson, 1983-1988 10.9 Hercenberg, Bernard, 1975

10.10 Herrmann, Fredy, 1978-1979 10.11 Herrmann, Thomas K., 1978 10.12 Herzberg, Tusia, 1945-1951, 1961-1967, 1983 10.13 Herzog, Pnina, 1980-1990 10.14 Hilerie, approximately 1959-1964 10.15 Hirschberg, David, 1952, 1965 10.16 Hoenich, P.K., 1952-1954 10.17 Horn, Jules, approximately 1964-1984 10.18 Horowitz, Joziek, approximately 1948-1981 10.19 Humblet, Claudine, approximately 1960s 10.20 Hyppolith, M., 1964-1971 10.21- 10.22

H, 1946-1991 (2 folders)

10.23 Ilin, Ephraim, 1964-1965, 1979 10.24 The Isreael Museum, Jerusalem, 1975, 1990-1991 10.25 I, 1946-1983 10.26 Jaisch, Shula, 1975-1977 10.27 Jancelovici, Jan and Betty, approximately 1950-1988 10.28 J, 1947-1991 10.29 Kalinowna, Dora, 1948-1951 10.30 Kaminski, B., approximately 1955-1961

10.31 Kawa, Hana, 1951-1960 10.32 Kawkiewicz, M., 1980s



10.33 Kindahl, Dagmar, approximately 1950 10.34 Klibansky, Raymond, approximately 1966-1988 10.35 Kluback, William, 1979-1988

10.36 Kolb, Edith, 1952-1955 10.37 Kollek, Teddy, 1974, 1981-1985 10.38 Komkommer, Jacqueline, 1968-1989 10.39 Konopnicki, M., 1978, 1988-1990 10.40 Kotek, Joel, 1982-1983 10.41 Kreutner, S. J., 1968, 1973 10.42 Kubowitzki, I., 1958-1964 10.43 Kurianski, Michel, 1946-1948 10.44 Kwiatkowski, Tadeusz, 1984-1991

11.1-11.2 K, 1946-1989 (2 folders) 11.3 Landa, Esther, 1981-1990 11.4 Lapidoth, Ruth, 1979-1984 11.5 Leconte, L., 1948 11.6 Lerner, Charles and Dora, 1970-1986 11.7 Lind, Meri, 1975-1977 11.8 Lipski, Abram, 1962-1965 11.9 Lombardi, Franco and Joli, approximately 1960-1982

11.10- 11.11

L, 1948-1991 (2 folders)

11.12 Maison de Retraite pour Vieillards, 1959 11.13 Malgand, Raïna, 1964-1974 11.14 Maneli, Mieczyslaw, 1975-1990 11.15 Margalith, Israela, 1956-1964 11.16 Mazar, B., 1958-1959, 1967 11.17 Mazouz, Hana, 1959 11.18 Meyer, Michel, 1986-1987 11.19 Milbauer, Joseph, 1948-1965 11.20 Minerbi-Dermeik, Tamar, 1980-1985 11.21 Moses, Liliane, 1979-1983 11.22

Motiuk, Kalman and Guta, 1959-1964, 1973

11.23 Muscat, Leo, approximately 1958-1978

11.24- 11.25

M, 1947-1989 (2 folders)

11.26 Nishry, Varda, 1960-1961, 1969, 1986 11.27 Noel, Sofia, 1972 11.28 N, 1946-1991 11.29 Office de Publicité, 1947-1949 11.30 Olbrechts, Lucie, 1962-1965, 1988 11.31 Ormian, Haim, 1953-1958, 1966 11.32 O, 1947-1987



11.33 Pardes, Markus, 1977-1991 11.34 Persitz, Hilda, 1965-1967 11.35 Plich, Rena, approximately 1958-1967 11.36 Pomba, A., 1958-1962 11.37 Porat, Lola Joselowicz, 1949, 1964-1968 11.38 Pougatch, J., 1981, 1987 11.39 Poznanski, Edward, 1964-1967 11.40 Poznanski, J., 1957-1964 12.1 Prywes, Moshe, 1958-1967, 1973, 1982-1983 12.2 Prywes, Shalom Z., 1964, 1982 12.3 P, 1944-1991 12.4 Rachum, Stephanie, 1979, 1985 12.5 La Renaissance du Livre, 1947-1949 12.6 Reports, approximately 1946 12.7 Roque, Georges, 1983-1989 12.8 Rosenfeld, Aaron, 1949, 1977-1986 12.9 Rozenwaks, Yoram, 1975-1977

12.10- 12.11

R, 1945-1989 (2 folders)

12.12 Scaglione, Aldo and Jeanne, 1962-1964 12.13 Schenk, A.G., 1984-1991 12.14 Schenkel, Barbara, 1985-1989 12.15 Schindler, Lusia, 1959-1968 12.16 Schonberg, Jean-Louis, 1965 12.17 Schwetz, Yvonne, 1952, 1962, 1967 12.18 Sereni, Ada, 1952, 1960-1961 12.19 Shaar, Pinchas, 1960-1975, 1985-1989 12.20 Shahar, Ruth, 1975-1983 12.21 Sillars, Malcolm, 1985 12.22 Simoni, Mordehay and Ruth, 1958-1967, 1975 12.23 Smigel, George B., 1945, 1958-1964 12.24 Sojka, Alex, 1966-1967 12.25 Spiegel, Manka, 1949-1959 12.26 Stehman, Samuel, 1949-1960 12.27 Stein, Sol, 1967-1968 12.28 Stern, Isaac, 1962-1964, 1974, 1990 12.29 Stern, Maurice, 1959-1960, 1969 12.30 Stern, Zvi, 1976-1985 12.31 Sterno, Ida,1963 12.32 Stiel, Sonia, 1968 12.33 Susskind, David, 1972-1990 12.34 Szczupak, Guta, approximately 1948-1949 12.35 Szelagowski, Kazimierz, 1965-1968



12.36 Szwarc, Marek, 1958-1962

12.37 Szyper, Lea, 1944-1948 13.1-13.3 S, 1948-1990 (3 folders)

13.4 Tabacznik, David, 1947-1950 13.5 Talman, Irene, 1979-1988 13.6 Tamir, Moshe, 1956-1958, 1977-1979 13.7 Tomkiewicz, Mina, 1945-1946, 1958-1967 13.8 Trocki, Pauline, 1947, 1954 13.9 T, 1947-1991

13.10 Union des Anciens Étudiants de l’Université Libre de Bruxelles, 1953, 1959 13.11 U, 1948-1973 13.12 Vaerewyck, Jacques, 1975-1980 13.13 Valéro, Simone, 1978, 1983 13.14 Van Beuwen, Alice, 1962-1968 13.15 Van de Put, Charles, E., 1985-1987 13.16 Vardi, Itzakh, 1958 13.17 Vardi, Meir and Rachel, 1959-1965 13.18 Vardi, Tmima and Dan, 1967 13.19 Verhenneman, J., 1980 13.20 Villey, Michel, approximately 1974-1985 13.21

V, 1948-1989

13.22 Weisselberg, 1947-1948 13.23 Weissman, Avigail, 1954-1966 13.24 Weissman, M., 1949 13.25 Werber, Micheline and Henri, 1959-1967, 1977, 1989 13.26 Werber, 1947-1948 13.27 Werfel, Assia, 1974-1988 13.28 WIZO, 1948-1972, 1983 13.29- 13.30

W, 1948-1987 (2 folders)

13.31 X, 1986-1987 13.32 Yadin, Y., 1959-1976 13.33 Yaïsch, Nissim, 1977-1979 13.34 Y, 1953-1983 13.35 Zajewski, Władysław, 1986-1988 13.36 Zimand, David, 1959-1967 13.37 Zisling, Sara, 1952-1953, 1981 13.38 Zohar, 1949-1951 13.39, OS 4

Z, 1949-1983 (pressed flower stored separately)

13.40 Unidentified addressees, 1959-1991 13.41 Misfiled prewar correspondence with family and friends, 1927-1945 13.42 Partial lists of correspondents, approximately 1982-1991



Series 9: Books written by the Perelmans, 1934-1979

Box/ Folder

14.1–14.2 Perelman, Fela, Doctoral dissertation proposal, 1930s (2 folders) 14.3–14.5 Perelman, Fela, Doctoral dissertation, “Les Relations belgo-polonaises à la veille de la formation et aux débuts de l’état belge,” 1934 (3 folders)

14.6-14.14 Perelman, Fela, Doctoral dissertation, “Les Relations belgo-polonaises à la veille de la formation et aux débuts de l’état belge,” Drafts, 1930s (9 folders) 15.1-15.4 Perelman, Fela, Doctoral dissertation, “Les Relations belgo-polonaises à la veille de la formation et aux débuts de l’état belge,” Drafts and notes, 1930s (4 folders) 15.5 Perelman, Fela, Projet provisoire pour l’Exposition de l’Histoire belgo-juive, 1934 15.6-15.8 Perelman, Fela, “L’Emigration Polonaise en Belgique,” approximately 1930s (3 folders) 15.9 Perelman, Fela, “L’Emigration Polonaise en Belgique,” notes, approximately 1930s

16.1 Articles by and about Chaim Perelman, 1935, 1979 16.2 Contracts for books and articles written by Chaim and Fela Perelman, 1945, 1948

Series 10: Books and articles written by others, circa 1959-1988

Box/ Folder

16.3 Poems by J. Zehorac-Baudalin 16.4 “Actes de Sauvetage d’Enfants en Belgique”

16.5 “Analyse du Travail de Mme Liebman,” Broder, P., approximately 1980 16.6 “Esquisse d’une histoire des Juifs en Belgique,” by Sophie Schneebalg-Perelman, 1980 16.7 “Israël, chema!,” Cercle d’Etudes et de Recherches sur le Judaïsme et Israël, December 1971 17.1-17.2 “L’Oeuvre du Comité de Défense des Juifs durant la Guerre” (2 folders) 17.3 “Le Sauvetage des enfants en Belgique sous l’Occupation allemande,” Dekel, Ephraïm, 1959 17.4 “Les Belges face à la persecution raciale, 1940-1944,” Garfinkels, Betty, 1965-1966 17.5 “The Rescue of Jewish Children in Belgium during the Holocaust,” Kless, Shlomo, 1988 17.6 “Résumé du Diplôme,” Riesel, Arie



Series 11: Subject files, 1950-1990

Box/ Folder

17.7 Les Amis de la Jeunesse Juive, Centre des Jeunes 17.8 Auschwitz convent, 1985-1986

17.9 Brith Ivrith, 1951 17.10 Comité d’action pour Israël, 1971-1975 17.11 Conference: Problèmes actuels de l’état d’Israël, 1950-1958

17.12 Coordinating Committee of Jewish Organizations in Belgium, 1974 17.13 Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds, 1975

18.1-18.2 L’Ecole Ganenou, 1967-1984 (2 folders) 18.3 Fédération belge des Femmes diplomées des Universités, 1960-1962 18.4 “Groupe Molière” 18.5 Holocaust Library of San Francisco, 1980-1981 18.6-18.9 Jewish Agency for Israel, 1972-1979 (4 folders) 18.10 Keren Hayessod, 1973 18.11 “Opus Sacrum,” Royal Castle in Warsaw, 1990 18.12 “La Renaissance du Livre,” 1967

18.13 Sudan, 1967 18.14 Syllabus and notes for Belgian history

18.15, BE 2 Tel Aviv University, 1969-1972 18.16 Youth Aliyah, 1952-1968

Series 12: Les Amis Belges de l’Université Hébraïque de Jérusalem, 1948-1991

Box/ Folder

18.17 Archaeological digs in Israel, 1975-1990 18.18 Clippings about “La Maison Belge,” 1970 19.1 Concert program, 1951

19.2 Concert program, 1952 19.3 Concert program, 1955 19.4 Concert program, 1956 19.5 Concert program, 1959 19.6 Concert program, 1960 19.7 Concert program, 1961 19.8 Concert program, 1962 19.9 Concert program, 1963

19.10 Concert program, 1964 19.11 Concert program, 1965 19.12 Concert program, 1967



20.1 Concert program, 1968 20.2 Concert program, 1980 20.3 Concert program, concert dedicated to Fela Perelman, 1987 20.4 Correspondence, 1952-1964

20.5 Correspondence, 1965-1966 20.6 Correspondence, 1967

20.7 Correspondence, 1968 20.8 Correspondence, 1983-1987 20.9 Correspondence, 1988-1989 20.10 Correspondence, 1990-1991 20.11 Membership receipt booklets

20.12 Report on the visit to holy places in Tiberias, Kefar Nahum, and the Mountain of Beatitude, 1948

Series 13: Post-war honors, 1946-2000

Box/ Folder

20.13 Perelman, Chaim, Academia nazionale dei Lincei, 1969 20.14, OS 2 Perelman, Chaim, Chaire Francqui a l’Université de Gand, 1966-1967

20.15 Perelman, Chaim, condolence letters after his mother’s death, 1962 20.16

Perelman, Chaim, Croix Civique, 1969 20.17 Perelman, Chaim, decorations and letters of honor, 1965-1988 20.18 Perelman, Chaim, honorary degree, Hebrew University, 1970 20.19 Perelman, Chaim, honorary degree, University of Florence, 1964-1965 20.20 Perelman, Chaim, Ordre de la Couronne, 1965-1967 21.1-21.4 Congratulations to Chaim Perelman on being appointed to the baronage, 1983-1984

(4 folders) 21.5 Congratulations to Fela Perelman, 1980-1988

21.6 Correspondence from Israeli ambassadors, 1952-1953, 1970-1977 21.7 Fela Perelman, decorations and letters of honor, 1948, 1967

21.8 Fela Perelman, honorary degree, 1980 21.9 Fela Perelman, speeches, approximately 1980s 21.10 Press clippings mentioning Chaim and Fela Perelman, 1946-1990

21.11 Solidarité avec Israël et le Peuple Juif, annual dinner program, 2000 Series 14: Fela Perelman’s personal narratives, 1947-2001

Box/ Folder

21.12 Letter to grandson, Michael Mattis, about Fela Perelman’s work on clandestine immigration to Palestine, 1990

21.13-21.14 Notebooks and notes, French, 1990s (2 folders)



21.15 Oral history, partial transcript 22.1-22.4 Poetry and writing, French, postwar (4 folders)

22.5-22.16, OS 5

Poetry and writing, Polish, postwar (12 folders) (pressed leaves stored separately)

Series 15: Post-war personal items, 1945-1996

Box/ Folder

23.1 Calling cards and notes from guests, 1962 23.2 Calling cards and regrets, 1962 23.3 Chaim Perelman day planners, 1945-1946 23.4 Chaim Perelman day planners, 1947-1948 23.5 Chaim Perelman day planners, 1949-1950 23.6 Chaim Perelman day planners, 1951-1952 23.7 Chaim Perelman day planners, 1953-1954

23.8 Chaim Perelman day planners, 1955-1956 23.9 Chaim Perelman day planners, 1957-1958 24.1 Chaim Perelman day planners, 1960-1961 24.2 Chaim Perelman day planners, 1962-1963 24.3 Chaim Perelman day planners, 1964-1965 24.4 Chaim Perelman day planners, 1966-1967 24.5 Chaim Perelman day planners, 1968-1969

24.6 Chaim Perelman day planners, 1970, 1972 24.7 Chaim Perelman day planners, 1973-1974 24.8 Chaim Perelman day planners, 1975-1976 25.1 Chaim Perelman day planners, 1977-1978 25.2 Chaim Perelman day planners, 1979-1980 25.3 Chaim Perelman day planners, 1981-1982 25.4 Chaim Perelman day planners, 1983, undated 25.5 Chaim Perelman passports, 1936-1987 25.6 Fela Perelman passports, 1935-1996

Series 16: Newspapers and clippings, circa 1948-1971

Box/ Folder

26.1 Clippings about Chaim and Fela Perelman, approximately 1948 26.2-26.17 Clippings, 1948-1971 (16 folders)



Series 17: Condolences, 1984-1992

Box/ Folder

27.1 Chaim Perelman obituaries and tributes, 1984-1986 27.2 Condolence letters on the death of Chaim Perelman, A-E, 1984 27.3 Condolence letters on the death of Chaim Perelman, F-J, 1984 27.4 Condolence letters on the death of Chaim Perelman, K-R, 1984 27.5 Condolence letters on the death of Chaim Perelman, S-Z, 1984 27.6 Condolence letters on the death of Chaim Perelman, A-C, 1984 27.7 Condolence letters on the death of Chaim Perelman, D-F, 1984 27.8 Condolence letters on the death of Chaim Perelman, G-J, 1984 27.9 Condolence letters on the death of Chaim Perelman, K-L, 1984 27.10 Condolence letters on the death of Chaim Perelman, M-N, 1984 27.11 Condolence letters on the death of Chaim Perelman, O-R, 1984 28.1 Condolence letters on the death of Chaim Perelman, S, 1984 28.2 Condolence letters on the death of Chaim Perelman, T-Z, 1984 28.3 Condolence letters on the death of Chaim Perelman, A-B, 1984 28.4 Condolence letters on the death of Chaim Perelman, C-D, 1984 28.5 Condolence letters on the death of Chaim Perelman, E-F, 1984 28.6 Condolence letters on the death of Chaim Perelman, G-H, 1984 28.7 Condolence letters on the death of Chaim Perelman, I-L, 1984 28.8 Condolence letters on the death of Chaim Perelman, M-P, 1984 28.9 Condolence letters on the death of Chaim Perelman, R-S, 1984 28.10 Condolence letters on the death of Chaim Perelman, T-Z, 1984 28.11 Fela Perelman obituaries, tributes, and condolences, 1991-1992

Series 18: Additional correspondence and subject files, 1926-1990

Box/ Folder

29.1 40th Anniverary of the State of Israel, 1988 29.2-29.3 Aliyah Beth, 1944-1982 (2 folders)

29.4 Aliyah Beth, interviews, approximately 1946-1981 29.5 Antisemitism in England and in the Polish Army, 1943-1944 29.6 Belgium and Poland in 1830-1831, 1980-1987 29.7 Centre Communautaire Laïc Juive, 1990 29.8 Confederation des Associations Juives, 1936-1938

29.9-29.13 Correspondence, approximately 1935-1989 (5 folders) 29.14 Essay on the Belgian press, legislature, and constitution in 1856, undated



29.15 Expo 1958 (Brussels World’s fair), 1957 29.16 Grünberg, Magda, 1945 29.17 Iwańska, Alicja, approximately 1947 29.18 Jakubowitcz, Betty Percal, approximately 1945-1950 29.19 Klies, Jan, 1951 29.20 Legation d’Israel, 1952-1953 29.21 Meeting at l’Hotel Atlanta about the situation in Palestine, 1947 29.22 Ministère des Travaux Publics et de la Reconstruction, 1953-1955 29.23 Notebook in shorthand, undated 30.1 Notes, undated 30.2 Office de Publicité, 1946-1947 30.3 Paris 1937 Exposition Internationale, 1937 30.4 Perelman, Fela and Chaim, biographical materials, 1942-1949 30.5 Printed material, approximately 1951-1989 30.6 Questionnaire completed by Fela Perelman, 1971 30.7 La Renaissance du Livre, 1945-1947 30.8 L’Université Hébraïque de Jerusalem, approximately 1970 30.9 Weissberg, Maurice, birth certificate, 1926

30.10 WIZO conference speech by Fela Perelman on Theodor Herzl, 1951

