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Vincent Škrabala

Born 3.4.1898 in Moštenica
Died 1945 in Mauthausen

Until 1938 Vincent Škrabala was employed as a labourer at an ironworks in Podbrezová. After this he worked on the construction of the Banská Bystrica–Diviaky railway line. ... read more

Klara Goldberger 1913 - 1945

Born 5.4.1913 in Budapest
Died 17.5.1945 in Mauthausen

The Hungarian Jew Klara Goldberger was born on 8 April 1913 in Budapest. He parents were Iren Klein and David Gero. Her husband was called László Goldberger. After the German occupation ... read more

Feliks Borzechowski 1895 - 1941

Born 17.9.1895 in Pieckel / Piekło
Died 17.11.1941 in Gusen

Feliks Borzechowski was the president of the commune Polska and worked at the Port Board. He raised his children in the Polish spirit. He was a straightforward man, often putting himself in defense ... read more

Christian Decker 1905 - 1943

Born 5.6.1905 in Düren
Died 25.3.1943 in Mauthausen

Christian Decker was the son of Johann Decker (unskilled worker) and Anna Sibilla Decker, nee Breuer. Lothar Böling, Bertram-Wieland-Archiv für die Geschichte der Arbeiterbewegung e.V., ... read more

Bronisław Sobota 1922 - 1940

Born 2.9.1922 in Kempen
Died 16.11.1940 in Gusen

Born as the first son of Konrad Sobota and Wladyslawa Sobota (née Adamski). Older brother of Henryk (Henry/Heinrich), Wladyslaw, Miroslawa, and Mieczyslaw. Had no wife or children. Sandra ... read more

Γεώργιος Γεωργιακάκης / Georgios Georgiakakis 1914 - 1944

Born 7.9.1914 in Sougia
Died 28.8.1944 in Mauthausen

The following information about Georgios Ioannou Georgiakakis[1] and his family is taken from stories told by his cousin, Stavros Georgiakakis (born in 1932), the autobiographical testimony written ... read more

Karel van Bever 1897 - 1944

Born 10.11.1897 in Vilvoorde
Died 20.3.1944 in Mauthausen

Karel Jozef Lodewijk van Bever was born on 10 November 1897 as the son of Hendrik van Bever and Maria Catherina De Kerck in Vilvoorde. His father, Hendrik van Bever, was a baker and a founding member ... read more

José Blasco Hidalgo 1896 - 1941

Born 26.2.1896 in Orihuela
Died 9.12.1941 in Gusen

José Blasco Hidalgo was born on 26 February 1896 in Orihuela, Spain. He spent several years in the Spanish Legion and later married Salud Gómez. In late 1937 he took his leave of his ... read more

František Škopek 1912 - 1942

Born 20.4.1912 in Dřešín
Died 22.5.1942 in Mauthausen

František (christened Vojtěch) Škopek was born on 20 April 1912 in Dřešín, district Strakonice, Austria-Hungary. He spent all his childhood here, in the beautiful region o ... read more

Mór Markovits 1896 - 1945

Born 22.2.1896 in Negrilești
Died 25.1.1945 in Gusen

His wife, Maria Bruckner-Breiner, and daughter, Klara Markovits-Bruckner, survived the Holocaust. The daughter, Klara, married the amazing Marton Blatt, also a survivor, in Budapest. They moved to ... read more