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Stanisław Malinowski 1881 - 1942

Born 3.2.1881 in Inowrocław
Died 8.1.1942 in Gusen

Stanisław Malinowski was the son of Michał Malinowski and his wife Marianna Harenda. Grzegorz Malinowski, great-great grandson read more

Yaakov Lev Weiss 1889 - 1945

Born 15.10.1889 in Poľana / Polyana
Died 10.1.1945 in Melk

From a letter from Martin Weiss, 29 December 2014: ‘I am gladdened that you are pursuing this long neglected but important project. Sadly, I cannot give you any names since I forgot their ... read more

Marguerite Pellet 1904 - 1945

Born 12.8.1904 in Lyon
Died 20.3.1945 in Amstetten

After training at a school for primary school teachers in Lyon from 1920 to 1923, Marguerite Baud worked as a trainee teacher in Theizé (department of Rhône) in 1924 and in the following ... read more

Чедомир Јеротић / Čedomir Jerotić 1893 - 1944

Born 22.3.1893 in Stubline
Died 1.8.1944 in Ebensee

Čedomir Jerotić was an owner of a café (kafana in Serbian) in the centre of village Stubline where he was born. The café is still there and it is called today “Zlatna Lopta” ... read more

Zachariasz Lesz 1892 - 1945

Born 28.5.1892 in Piotrków
Died 7.1.1945 in Melk

Zachariasz Lesz was the son of Szmuel Jakob Lesz and Ruchla Laja Lesz. Zachariasz’s true name was Szbasia Zachariasz Lesz, b. 28 May 1892 in Petrikau, Polen. He was an uncle to Jack Budkowski ... read more

Herman Salomonson 1892 - 1942

Born 24.3.1892 in Amsterdam
Died 7.10.1942 in Mauthausen

‘Love blossoms... in defiance of hate’ Herman Salomonson was born in 1892, the son of Dinah Wertheim, daughter of an Amsterdam banker, and Maurits Salomonson, the child of a Jewish ... read more

Pankracij Schwarz 1898 - 1940

Born 11.5.1898 in St. Ulrich
Died 24.2.1940 in Mauthausen

Pankracij Schwarz (Švarc) was the son of the farmhand Maria Wasser, born in what was commonly known as Siegernig in St. Ulrich. His parents only married after his birth. Further children were ... read more

Jiří Kasala 1912 - 1942

Born 23.3.1912 in Přílepy
Died 15.4.1942 in Mauthausen

Jiří Kasala was born on 23 March 1912 as one of eight children in a tailor’s family in Přílepy, a small village situated in the foothills of Hostýnské vrchy, in e ... read more

Louis Pfeifer 1895 - 1945

Born 8.1.1895 in Bad Marienberg
Died 20.2.1945 in Mauthausen

Louis Pfeifer was the son of Wilhelm and Pauline Pfeifer, a long-established family in Bad Marienberg/Westerwald. He served in the First World War as a marine. Afterwards he worked as an engraver. ... read more

Stanisław Bieńkowski 1915 - 1945

Born 16.8.1915 in Teresław
Died 4.2.1945 in Ebensee

Stanisław Bieńkowski was born on 16 August 1915 in Teresław (Mazovian voivodeship) to Jan Bieńkowski and Anna Zagórska. His siblings were Ewa, Adam and Władysław. As a young man, he moved to Wa ... read more