Herman Salomonson 1892 - 1942
Born 24.3.1892 in Amsterdam
Died 7.10.1942 in Mauthausen
‘Love blossoms... in defiance of hate’ Herman Salomonson was born in 1892, the son of Dinah Wertheim, daughter of an Amsterdam banker, and Maurits Salomonson, the child of a Jewish ... read more
Fritz Bockius 1882 - 1945
Born 11.5.1882 in Bubenheim
Died 5.3.1945 in Mauthausen
A lawyer with a doctorate, in 1919 Fritz Bockius was elected to the Mainz district council and district committee as a member of the Deutsche Zentrumspartei (or Zentrum for short – the German ... read more
Johann Baptist Steinacker 1870 - 1944
Born 20.11.1870 in Odenheim / Östringen
Died 14.4.1944 in Mauthausen
The tailor Johann Baptist (‘Hermann’, ‘Gries’) Steinacker was born on 20 November 1870 in Odenheim (district of Karlsruhe) and later lived in Barmen and Wuppertal-Barmen. Even ... read more
Ηλίας Γεωργιόπουλος / Ilias Georgiopoulos 1906 - 1945
Born 22.10.1906 in Gargalianos
Died 9.3.1945 in St. Valentin
My grandfather was born in a small village of the Peloponnese called Voutena, just north of Gargaliani. His correct name is Ilias Georgiopoulos (Ηλίας ... read more
Isak Leisten 1899 - 1945
Born 2.10.1899 in Tarnów
Died 12.3.1945 in Melk
Isak Leisten was the son of Simon Leisten and Miriam Riemer, and the husband of Jetti Gutter. Sulamith Beith Yannai read more
Ludwig Ferneböck 1882 - 1942
Born 7.7.1882 in Wien
Died 16.12.1942 in Mauthausen
The little I know of my great uncle I picked up at home or found out a couple of years ago through documents held at the Documentation Centre of Austrian Resistance. They also have the two or three ... read more
Thorvald Markus Thorkildsen 1901 - 1945
Born 5.12.1901 in Mandal
Died 14.3.1945 in Ebensee
Thorvald Markus Thorkildsen, born on 5 December 1901 in Mandal, lived in Flekkefjord. He was married to Emmy Johanne Kvarø, born on 26 December 1909. They had three children: Arne, born on 12 ... read more
Emanuel Oleś 1896 - 1941
Born 9.7.1896 in Gotartowice
Died 18.8.1941 in Hartheim
Thanks to my aunt, the last surviving daughter of my great-grandfather Emanuel, I was able to learn something about the history of my family. Keeping the memory of our deceased family members alive ... read more
Maksymilian Rembelski 1910 - 1945
Born 13.10.1910 in Warszawa
Died 11.1.1945 in Ebensee
Maksymilian Rembelski was a son of Janina Rembelska and Franciszek Rembelski. He was a veterinary in Warsaw. Marta Kremky, grandniece read more
Jacob Polak 1913 - 1941
Born 16.9.1913 in Amsterdam
Died 18.12.1941 in Mauthausen
Japie Polak, the oldest of Liepman Polak and Roosje Spanjar’s seven sons, grew up at 89 Rapenburgerstraat in Amsterdam’s Jewish quarter. Originally his father had been a diamond cutter ... read more
