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Márton Róth 1886 - 1944

Born 15.8.1886
Died 12.12.1944 in Melk

Márton Róth was married to Hélen Neumann who died at Auschwitz, June, 1944. They had nine children. At least five died at Auschwitz in 1944. At least two emigrated to the United ... 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

Samuel Kamiński 1926 - 1945

Born 8.1.1926
Died 16.4.1945 in Ebensee

Samuel (Zanwel) Kamiński was born on 8 January 1926 in Wieluń, Poland. Parents: Jankiel Kamiński from Wieluń, Poland, and Nacha Himmel from Praszka. He was arrested on 1 August 1941, arrived at Aus ... read more

Hartog Eljon 1890 - 1942

Born 26.12.1890 in Amsterdam
Died 7.10.1942 in Mauthausen

Hartog Eljon came from an Amsterdam family of diamond cutters. He himself was a travelling actor who performed on stage and in several cinemas explicating mute short films. He and his second wife ... read more

Otto Michael Popper 1915 - 1944

Born 6.10.1915 in Wien
Died 25.10.1944 in Linz

Otto Michael Popper was born on 6 October 1915 in Vienna, Austria. He was an Austrian citizen and the son of Dr. Michael (Ottokar) Popper (1859–1942, central manager of the Clam-Gallas estate) ... read more

Paul Bruske 1893 - 1945

Born 5.9.1893 in Żarów
Died 12.2.1945 in Mauthausen

Paul Bruske was a father of three children living in Berlin, Germany. He was married to Kasimiera Bruske, who Paul met and married in Poland before returning to Germany. He was a tool and die maker ... read more

Бoка Дурмишевић / Baka Durmisević

Born 1909 in Slišane
Died 28.2.1944 in Mauthausen

Baka Durmisevic had four daughters and a son when he was taken from Serbia with his younger brother Rama who was not married then. Thankfully Baka has descendants today. Baka is my great ... read more

Stanisław Pawlak 1900 - 1941

Born 17.4.1900 in Kamienice
Died 19.8.1941 in Hartheim

Unfortunately, I know little of my grandfather's private life. I was born five years after his death – in 1946. I did not know him, and as a child you do not feel the need to know everything ... read more

Janusz Szaybo 1904 - 1944

Born 23.5.1904 in Starachowice
Died 9.11.1944 in Mauthausen

Janusz Szaybo came from a technically gifted nobleman's family connected with Starachowice for many years. He was born in 1904. As a sixteen-year-old adolescent he took part in the Polish-Bolshevik ... read more

Giacomo Menasce 1922 - 1945

Born 11.6.1922 in Ródos
Died 25.3.1945 in Mauthausen

Giacomo Menasce: The Uncle We Never Knew Jaco Menashe (Giacomo Menasce in Italian) was born on 11 June 1922 on the island of Rhodes in the Aegean Sea. His parents were Isaac Menashe and Reina ... read more