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Ricardo López López 1921 - 1942

Born 12.5.1921 in Saviñao (O) - Beleigán
Died 11.9.1942 in Mauthausen

Born on 12 May 1921, he was the youngest man deported to a Nazi camp from Caldes de Montbui. He was the son of Ricardo López López and Pilar López López. Originally from ... read more

Fritz Hirsch 1888 - 1942

Born 11.5.1888 in Mannheim
Died 10.6.1942 in Gusen

Fritz Hirsch was an actor and director of the Fritz Operetta Theatre in Holland. Patricia Hirsch (Goldberg), great-niece 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

Јован Годић / Jovan Godić 1924 - 1945

Born 13.3.1924 in Kamenare
Died 5.5.1945 in Gusen

Jovan “Jova” Godić was born in village Kamenare, near city of Kruševac. His parents had twelve children. One child died shortly after birth. He was fourth child and second son of ... read more

Спасоје Тепавчевић / Spasoje Tepavčević 1901 - 1944

Born 29.5.1901 in Kalinovik
Died 26.7.1944 in Hartheim

Occupation: Electrician, worked on telephone lines. Petar Bukarica, great grandson 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

Hermann Karrasch 1897 - 1945

Born 21.12.1897
Died 23.3.1945 in St. Valentin

Hermann Karrasch was born in Bolejny (deutsch: Bolleinen), Kreis Osterode, to parents Johann Karrasch and Eva, née Grybowski. Johann Karrasch was an Eigenkätner in Bolleinen. He served in ... read more

Leopold Wolf 1915 - 1945

Born 9.10.1915 in Michalovce
Died 28.1.1945 in Gusen

Leopold was the oldest of five siblings of the Wolf family. He was an excellent pupil, spoke fluently seven languages and gave private lessons to other pupils in his town. All the ... read more

Ari Schwartz 1918 - 1944

Born 17.6.1918 in Bicsad / Bixad
Died 24.6.1944 in Gusen

Ari Schwartz was born in Bicsad (Bixad), Romania, to Menachem and Rosa. He was a locksmith/metalworker. He was single and prior to WWII he lived in Bicsad. Ronit Revach, relative read more

Jakub Schreiber 1894 - 1945

Born 24.3.1894 in Brzesko
Died 3.2.1945 in Gusen

Janek (Jakub) Schreiber was a middle-class businessman who had a small shop in Kraków, where he sold leather and shoe supplies. He and his cherished wife, Adela ... read more