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Entry in the Book of Deaths of the Barcelona Civil Registry of the German Jewish refugee Jenny Kehr

Date
1942
Archive
Central Archive of the Civil Registry of Barcelona
Document type
Textual
Reference code
CAT ARCBCN RC RID 1942
Link to the archive
Description

The entry in the Book of Deaths of the Barcelona Civil Registry of Jenny Kehr, dated 1942, is a key piece to officially document her death in the context of Franco’s repression and Nazi persecution. This apparently administrative record becomes a silent witness to the tragedy experienced by thousands of Jewish refugees in Europe. Kehr, after fleeing the Gurs camp and being arrested in Catalonia, ended up committing suicide in the women’s prison in Barcelona to avoid deportation. The settlement certifies his death, but also reveals the bureaucratic coldness with which lives cut short by intolerance and political violence were managed. This document connects local memory with European history, and its inclusion in the digital resource reinforces the commitment to truth, democratic memory and the defense of human rights.