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Klara Goldberger 1913 - 1945

Born 5.4.1913 in Budapest
Died 17.5.1945 in Mauthausen

The Hungarian Jew Klara Goldberger was born on 8 April 1913 in Budapest. He parents were Iren Klein and David Gero. Her husband was called László Goldberger. After the German occupation ... read more

Władysław Traczyński 1887 - 1941

Born 20.5.1887
Died 25.8.1941 in Gusen

My great-grandfather - Władysław Tkaczyński, born on May 20, 1887, was the head of the primary school in Pajęczno. Agnieszka, great-grandfather  read more

Rudolf Máčel

Born 26.8.1897 in Arad
Died 1942 in Mauthausen

Rudolf Máčel was born the son of a mechanic. He was of Czech nationality and a botanist by profession. After completing his primary and secondary education and a two-year course at a business ... read more

Hans Friedemann 1907 - 1943

Born 17.10.1907 in Kastellaun
Died 12.1.1943 in Gusen

‘Hansi’, as our mother called her brother Hans Friedemann, was only mentioned in passing in the family. Things like, ‘he was a kleptomaniac, went round in women’s ... read more

Edward Ślusarczyk 1913 - 1943

Born 14.10.1913 in Cieszyn
Died 21.4.1943 in Mauthausen

Edward Ślusarczyk was the son of Paul und Stanisława of the Puchała family. He was a Polish teacher and a Roman Catholic. Edward Ślusarczyk wanted to change the world for the better and inspire oth ... read more

Jānis Nevidovskis 1901 - 1944

Born 26.3.1901 in Pēternieki
Died 19.5.1944 in Gusen

Jānis Nevidovskis was soldier in Latvian army till the Soviet occupation in 1940. After that, in 1942, Jānis became a member of resistance movement Latviešu Nacionālistu savienība (Latvian nat ... read more

Samuel Marcel Lévy 1902 - 1945

Born 11.6.1902 in Périgueux
Died 4.4.1945 in Mauthausen

Samuel Lévy and his wife Yvonne, née Meyer, married on 28 January 1927 in the 16th arrondissement of Paris and had two sons: Alain, born on 7 May 1928, and Bertrand, born on 15 November ... read more

Alfredo Vezzani 1885 - 1945

Born 16.1.1885 in Firenze
Died 24.4.1945 in Mauthausen

My great-great grandfather Alfredo Vezzani was working for Breda company in those years and was taken prisoner in 1944 and died in the camp of Mauthausen. He was born in Florence 16 January 1885 ... read more

Friedrich Morgenstern 1882 - 1941

Born 10.8.1882 in Hodonín
Died 17.10.1941 in Mauthausen

Documents of Friedrich (Bedřich) Morgenstern in holocaust.cz (source: Moravian Land Archive in Brno) read more

Pierre Storn 1890 - 1944

Born 3.5.1890 in Enscherange
Died 17.7.1944 in Hartheim

The agricultural labourer Pierre Storn was born on 3 May 1890 in Enscherange (Luxembourg). He was a widower and a father of two. Storn was arrested under suspicion of having ‘assisted a ... read more