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Collection of photographs and documents that had belonged to Joseph Bande and his son David, who were students of the first yeshiva that opened in Europe after the Holocaust – "Chachmei Tzarfat Yeshiva". Landsberg (Germany) and Aix-les-Bains (France), mid-late 1940s. French, a little Hebrew and English.
The documents reveal that before joining the "Chachmei Tzarfat Yeshiva" in Aix-les-Bains, Joseph and David stayed at the Landsberg DP camp (where Joseph served as the Head of the Religious Committee).
The collection contains: * Photographs of rabbis and students of the "Chachmei Tzarfat Yeshiva" in Aix-les-Bains. * Photograph of a group of survivors in Landsberg (alongside a sign of "Poalei Agudat Yisrael") and additional photographs (possibly, some of them are from Landsberg). * Four certificates that were issued to Joseph Bande: certificate issued by the Polish Red Cross – indicating Joseph had been in the camps of Auschwitz, Theresienstadt, Stutthof and Flossenbürg; certificate issued by the Joint organization in Landsberg – indicating Joseph was the Head of the Religious Committee at the DP camp; certificate of occupancy, indicating he lived in Paris, with his picture; certificate of occupancy, indicating he lived in Aix-les-Bains, signed by the mayor of the town. * Two letters that Joseph sent to David after the two immigrated to Palestine (in official envelopes, with Joseph's old address in Aix-les-Bains); envelope of a letter that was sent from London to the "Chachmei Tzarfat Yeshiva" in 1946.
A total of approx. 40 items. Size and condition vary. Good-fair overall condition.