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Henryk Sławik 1894 - 1944

Born 15.7.1894 in Jastrzębie-Zdró
Died 23.8.1944 in Mauthausen

In October 2013, 69 years after his murder in Mauthausen, the Viennese embassy of the Republic of Poland brought the memorial ceremonies organised in cooperation with the Hungarian embassy in Vienna ... 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

Dezső Goldglancz 1890 - 1944

Born 26.2.1890 in Vetiș
Died 14.11.1944 in Hartheim

Dezső Goldglancz was born on 26 February 1890 in Vetiș, Hungary. On 28 May 1944, he was transferred as a Jew from Auschwitz to the Mauthausen concentration camp, and from there on to the Gusen c ... read more

Marcus Turksma 1899 - 1941

Born 15.4.1899 in Deventer
Died 31.10.1941 in Mauthausen

Marc Turksma was the eldest of seven children – five boys and two girls – of the butcher Eliazer Turksma and his wife Betje Vomberg. He grew up in Polsbroek in Deventer, where his ... read more

Liddy Bacroff (Heinrich Habitz) 1908 - 1943

Born 19.8.1908 in Ludwigshafen
Died 6.1.1943 in Gusen

In order to live out femininity and sexuality Heinrich Habitz from Ludwigsburg chose a life as a sexworker and called himself Liddy Bacroff. He was raised by his grandparents. Joseph Habitz, his ... read more

Marius Johannes Ouborg 1921 - 1945

Born 23.9.1921 in Den Haag
Died 17.2.1945 in Gusen

Marius was the youngest brother of my mum Atie Johanna Ouborg; he was born in Den Haag, Netherlands. At the end of 1943 Marius tried to flee from Holland to Spain, but was caught on 2 January 1944 in ... read more

Cesare Lorenzi 1903 - 1945

Born 14.12.1903 in Guardistallo
Died 22.5.1945 in Mauthausen

Cesare Lorenzi came from a humble background and was the youngest of eight children, who were brought up by their socialist and workers’ leader father according to the ideals of fairness, ... read more

Levie Mossel 1906 - 1942

Born 22.4.1906 in Amsterdam
Died 1.10.1942 in Mauthausen

Levie Mossel was born on 22 April 1906 in Amsterdam and was the fourth child of merchant Elias Mossel and Rebecca Mossel-Rozette. On 18 February 1942 he married Serlina Ensel in Amsterdam. His wife ... read more

Artur Tydor 1925 - 1945

Born 19.12.1925 in Kraków
Died 19.3.1945 in Ebensee

He was brother to my great-great-grandfather Alexander. His name was Artur Tydor, he was born in 1925 in Kraków, Poland to Bernard Tydor and Chana Reiser (née Linker). He was searched ... read more

Calogero Pintorno 1913 - 1944

Born 20.6.1913 in Villarosa
Died 15.9.1944 in Hartheim

In the thirties, Calogero Pintorno moved to Milan, where his godfather was already living. He was to help him build a new life there, but this failed due to the poor economic situation. During the ... read more