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  4. "Jewish business" sign that Heinrich Akons was forced to hang at the entrance to his shop in Belgrade, Yugoslavia

"Jewish business" sign that Heinrich Akons was forced to hang at the entrance to his shop in Belgrade, Yugoslavia

Cloth sign printed in Serbo-Croat and German, announcing that the business is in Jewish hands. The Akons family were forced to hang the sign in the window of their store in Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Cloth sign printed in Serbo-Croat and German, announcing that the business is in Jewish hands. The Akons family were forced to hang the sign in the window of their store in Belgrade, Yugoslavia

Cloth sign printed in Serbo-Croat and German, announcing that the business is in Jewish hands. The Akons family were forced to hang the sign in the window of their store in Belgrade, Yugoslavia
The Akons family store in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, before the war
The Akons family store in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, before the war

The Akons family store in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, before the war
The Akons children: Shlomo, Yehuda and Peretz, September 1941, Belgrade, Yugoslavia
The Akons children: Shlomo, Yehuda and Peretz, September 1941, Belgrade, Yugoslavia

The Akons children: Shlomo, Yehuda and Peretz, September 1941, Belgrade, Yugoslavia
The Akons children during the family’s migration, Split, Croatia, 1942
The Akons children during the family’s migration, Split, Croatia, 1942

The Akons children during the family’s migration, Split, Croatia, 1942
The Akons family at the end of the war: Heinrich, Frida and the boys, Yugoslavia, 1945
The Akons family at the end of the war: Heinrich, Frida and the boys, Yugoslavia, 1945

The Akons family at the end of the war: Heinrich, Frida and the boys, Yugoslavia, 1945
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