Лука Яковлевич Шушкович / Luka Jakowlewitsch Schuschkowitsch 1896 - 1945
Born 13.10.1896 in Werebki
Died 27.2.1945 in Gusen
Whenever I think about my grandfather Luka Yakovlevich Shushkevich, I see a spring morning in 1944 in my mind’s eye. It was April, the sun was shining, and my grandmother was hanging the ... read more
Jacob Noah Finkelstein 1898 - 1945
Born 19.4.1898
Died 8.5.1945 in Wels
For more than 63 years after his liberation from Mauthausen, my father, Sol Finkelstein, was haunted by the uncertainty of what happened to his father, Jacob Noah Finkelstein. Tragically separated in ... read more
Silvio Luigi Agostino Chouquer 1914 - 1945
Born 27.6.1914 in Fontainemore
Died 7.1.1945 in Gusen
Silvio Luigi Agostino Chouquer was the son of Louis, who in turn was the son of Isidore, a peasant, and Célestine Marthyn, daughter of Josef, also a peasant; he himself was a peasant and ... read more
Arie Spier 1906 - 1941
Born 28.6.1906 in Gendringen
Died 31.10.1941 in Mauthausen
The livestock dealer and butcher Samuël Spier and his wife Judith de Haas had five children. Sophia, the eldest and only daughter, was followed by David, Arie, Salomon and Jacob. In Gendringen, ... read more
Kurt Kelman 1896 - 1945
Born 6.1.1896 in Berlin
Died 29.4.1945 in Ebensee
Carpenter. Arrested on 18 February 1943. Arrived in Auschwitz on 20 February 1943. Wife: Irma Kelman, nee Schwarzenberger – fate unknown. Michael Samuels, researcher read more
Wladimir Signori 1925 - 1945
Born 29.7.1925 in Auboué
Died 2.3.1945 in Ebensee
After emigrating from Italy in flight from Mussolini’s Fascism, Egidio and Guglielma Signori settled in the mining town of Homécourt (department of Meurthe-et-Moselle, France) with their ... read more
Leon Cieślewicz 1915 - 1943
Born 10.3.1915 in Unterwalde / Jałowiec
Died 3.4.1943 in Gusen
Born in Trzuskołoń (Greater Poland, Gniezno County) on 10.03.1915. Died in Gusen (Austria) on 3.04.1943. A Polish patriot, national and Catholic activist. A member of the National Party (SN) and the C ... 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
Деспот Опарушић / Despot Oparušić 1889 - 1943
Born 9.8.1889 in Donji Petrovci
Died 15.4.1943 in Gusen
At the time of his deportation to Mauthausen in 1943, Despot Oparušić was the president of the village of Donji Petrovci in Vojvodina, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He had been in this position for ... read more
Władysław Nagraba 1904 - 1943
Born 1.2.1904 in Kraków
Died 11.2.1943 in Gusen
Władysław Nagraba was Polish. He was employed in Kraków as an engineer. His brother Ludwik was also incarcerated by Nazi Germans and sent to Auschwitz (prisoner's number 25491), later t ... read more
