Dora Bruder (2014)
“THE POLICE BLOTTER AT THE CLIGNANCOURT STATION has this entry for 27 December 1941 under columns headed Date and subject. Marital status. Summary: 27 December 1941. Bruder Dora, born Paris 12th, 25/2/26, domiciled at 41 Boulevard Ornano. Interview with Bruder Ernest, age 42, father.
The following figures are written in the margin, but I have no idea what they stand for: 7029 21/12.
The superintendent at Clignancourt police station, 12 Rue Lambert, behind the Butte Montmartre, was called Siri. B...ut Ernest Bruder probably went to the divisional station, 74 Rue du Mont-Cenis, next to the town hall, which was also part of the Clignancourt district: it was nearer his home. The superintendent there was called Cornec.
Dora had run away thirteen days earlier, and Ernest Bruder had waited all that time before notifying the police of his daughter’s disappearance. His anguish and indecision during those long thirteen days can be imagined. During the census of October 1940, he had omitted to register Dora at this very police station, and they were bound to notice.MoreLess
The following figures are written in the margin, but I have no idea what they stand for: 7029 21/12.
The superintendent at Clignancourt police station, 12 Rue Lambert, behind the Butte Montmartre, was called Siri. B...ut Ernest Bruder probably went to the divisional station, 74 Rue du Mont-Cenis, next to the town hall, which was also part of the Clignancourt district: it was nearer his home. The superintendent there was called Cornec.
Dora had run away thirteen days earlier, and Ernest Bruder had waited all that time before notifying the police of his daughter’s disappearance. His anguish and indecision during those long thirteen days can be imagined. During the census of October 1940, he had omitted to register Dora at this very police station, and they were bound to notice.MoreLess
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