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Jacob Polak 1913 - 1941

Born 16.9.1913 in Amsterdam
Died 18.12.1941 in Mauthausen

Japie Polak, the oldest of Liepman Polak and Roosje Spanjar’s seven sons, grew up at 89 Rapenburgerstraat in Amsterdam’s Jewish quarter. Originally his father had been a diamond cutter ... read more

Karl Lösch 1901 - 1943

Born 14.9.1901 in Berlin
Died 2.4.1943 in Gusen

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Vladimír Bergauer 1898 - 1942

Born 18.9.1898 in Písek
Died 24.10.1942 in Mauthausen

Vladimír Bergauer was born the son of a pharmacist. He was of Czech nationality and Roman Catholic faith. In 1917 he completed his secondary education at a grammar school in Písek and ... read more

Franc Glinik 1895 - 1945

Born 1.10.1895 in Prevalje
Died 8.5.1945 in Mauthausen

Franc Glinik was born to Jakob Glinik and Marija Bauh in Prevalje. The language used within the family and commonly by Glinik, who had right of residence to live in Loibach/Libuče (present-day ... read more

Fritz Hirsch 1888 - 1942

Born 11.5.1888 in Mannheim
Died 10.6.1942 in Gusen

Fritz Hirsch was an actor and director of the Fritz Operetta Theatre in Holland. Patricia Hirsch (Goldberg), great-niece read more

Abraham Morpurgo 1901 - 1945

Born 27.3.1901 in Amsterdam
Died 1.2.1945 in Mauthausen

Abraham Morpurgo was my grandfather. The family lived a comfortable life in Amsterdam before the war. My grandfather was the owner of a retail and wholesale business dealing in household goods. The ... read more

Gian Luigi Banfi 1910 - 1945

Born 2.4.1910 in Milano
Died 11.4.1945 in Gusen

Gian Luigi Banfi was born to parents Angelo Banfi and Alice Gandini. He attended the Parrini grammar school in Milan, where he was classmates with Lodovico Belgiojoso, Enrico Peressuti and Ernesto ... read more

Antonín Poláček 1900 - 1942

Born 13.1.1900 in Praha
Died 30.4.1942 in Mauthausen

My uncle Antonin Poláček was born in Prague, Nusle. He was a carpenter and worked at the Ringhoffer / Tatra in Smíchov, Prague. He was married (from 1929) with Anna ... read more

Alojzy Tkocz 1910 - 1945

Born 12.8.1910 in Chwałowice
Died 23.4.1945 in Gusen

Alojzy was born on 12 August 1910 in Chwałowice in Poland. He was the son of Jan Tkocz. Alojzy was a member of The Polish Scouting and Guiding Association. He took part in the September Campaign ... read more

Gerrit van der Bijl 1920 - 1941

Born 12.2.1920 in Amsterdam
Died 11.8.1941 in Hartheim

Gerrit van der Bijl, oldest son of Simon van der Bijl (Amsterdam 21 August 1897 – Sobibor 16 April 1943) and Jetje Winnik (Amsterdam 27 July 1895 – Sobibor 16 April 1943). He had a ... read more