Jakob Gijs Rubens 1918 - 1941
Born 25.10.1918 in Amsterdam
Died 7.8.1941 in Mauthausen
Jakob Gijs Rubens, who was called Jaap, was the son of Marcus Rubens and Rebecca Rubens-Witstein. The Rubens family were liberal Jewish, not Orthodox, but the Jewish holidays were celebrated. Mr. and ... read more
Viktor Siuda 1902 - 1941
Born 27.10.1902 in Bruckhausen
Died 26.8.1941 in Gusen
With respect and gratitude for your life and therefore also our life Your descendants read more
Pierre Storn 1890 - 1944
Born 3.5.1890 in Enscherange
Died 17.7.1944 in Hartheim
The agricultural labourer Pierre Storn was born on 3 May 1890 in Enscherange (Luxembourg). He was a widower and a father of two. Storn was arrested under suspicion of having ‘assisted a ... read more
Ceferino Ramírez Rey 1911 - 1941
Born 13.5.1911 in Medina de las Torres
Died 23.12.1941 in Gusen
Ceferino Ramírez Rey, born in Medina de las Torres (Badajoz-Spain), 13 May 1911. Spanish republican who fought for freedom both in Spain and in Europe. Deported at the age of 29 years ... read more
Alojz Ivanc 1912 - 1941
Born 21.4.1912 in Gorica
Died 23.10.1941 in Gusen
It may seem unbelievable but from the documents and testimonies it is clear that the first Slovenes in the Mauthausen and Gusen concentration camps were Spanish Republican fighters of Slovenian ... read more
Jan Paweł Muchliński 1901 - 1942
Born 22.6.1901 in Dębogórze
Died 30.6.1942 in Gusen
Jan Paweł Muchliński was born in 1901 in Dębogórze in the municipality of Kościerzyna-Pomorze, the son of Anton Ignac, a landowner, and Ewa, née Ossowska, from Lubiszyn-Pomorze. At 16 he ... read more
Francesco Affaba 1898 - 1945
Born 3.2.1898 in Salerano sul Lambro
Died 4.2.1945 in Gusen
Francesco Affaba, my paternal grandfather, was born in Salerano sul lambro, provincia di Lodi. He was incarcerated in San Vittore and then in Bergamo around 20 March 1944. He was deported to ... read more
Λέων Μπέτσικας / Leon Betsikas 1917 - 1945
Born 3.3.1917 in Chania
Died 24.4.1945 in Ebensee
Leon Betsikas was born on 3 March 1917 in Hania and he lived with his parents (Raphael and Perla) and his four sisters (Hrysoula, Anna, Sterina und Sara) near the Etz Hayyim Synagogue in the old town ... read more
Jaroslav Sekyrka 1921 - 1942
Born 18.10.1921 in Jílové u Prahy
Died 7.3.1942 in Mauthausen
Jaroslav Sekyrka was born on 18 October 1921 in Jílové u Prahy as the son of Jaroslav Sekyrka and Anna Horníková. Jaroslav Sekyrka, a turner by trade, was active as ... read more
Julio Tomás Codina 1913 - 1941
Born 5.3.1913 in Pobla Llarga (la)
Died 28.11.1941 in Gusen
Julio Tomás Codina was born at 3pm on Wednesday 5 March 1913 at his family home (now 29 Sant Josep Street in La Pobla Llarga, Valencia, Spain). He was the third son of the marriage between ... read more