Photograph of plaque or tombstone with names of Bally and Halfon family members who died in the Holocaust.
Photograph of a brother and sister Harry and Fortunee Halfon in Biarritz, November 20, 1921 (?). Handwritten on reverse (in French): Biarritz le 20/11/21, Bien cher Harry Recois ce petit souvenir en gage d'affections de ta chere soeur et beau frere baar, Fortunee. Pour M. Harry Salti
Group portrait. Handwritten on back: Left to right: Rose Salti (Ajuelo), Mari Salti (Bally), Servant Olga with Sami Yeroham, Yomtov Yeroham, Sarah Salti Yeroham, Fortun Salti (Halfon), Lona Papo (sister of Yomtov), Isaac Papo (husband of Lona). Seated: Elise Coenca Salti, Moise Salti with Allegra Yeroham.
Photograph of Fortunee and Elise in front of Bally's stocking shop in Biarritz, 1932. Handwritten on reverse (in French): Deux photos prises l'une sur l'autre par un ami, heureusement que c'est presque invisible et que nous sommes assez claires. (Translation: Two photos taken one after the other by a friend, fortunately it is almost invisible and we are clear).
In clip 1, Maury Behar discusses how he survived the Holocaust. In clip 2, he discusses how he came to live in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Documents and correspondence to and from the family of Maurice Halfon Behar regarding reparations from the French and German governments for displacement of the Halfon family during the German occupation of France.
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