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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

Jan Kowalski 1899 - 1940

Born 3.8.1899 in Płock
Died 21.12.1940 in Gusen

He was born on 3 August 1899 in Płock, into a large family of Stanisław and Maria née Lubińska. He first studied at the Płock Gymnasium, and later at the Russian Gymnasium, also in Płock. Afte ... read more

Giuseppe Marconcini 1894 - 1945

Born 31.7.1894 in Isola Rizza
Died 26.4.1945 in Gusen

Giuseppe Marconcini was the son of Umberto Marconcini and Amalia Dall'Agnello. He moved with his family to Verona, where he opened an arts and crafts workshop. He joined the socialist movement, and ... read more

Tamás Tauszig 1921 - 1945

Born 19.2.1921 in Budapest
Died 24.4.1945 in Gusen

Tamás Tauszig or – as the family called him – Tomi was born on February 19, 1921 in Budapest to our old family nest on Szentkirályi út, where I ... read more

Václav Sinkule 1905 - 1942

Born 14.1.1905 in Praha
Died 20.4.1942 in Mauthausen

Václav Sinkule was born on 14 January 1905 in Prague, the son of a railway worker. He attended the commercial high school and in his free time took an interest in foreign languages, music, ... read more

Josep Miret Musté 1907 - 1944

Born 14.4.1907 in Barcelona
Died 17.11.1944 in Wien

 Josep Miret Musté was born on 14 April 1907 to a working-class family in Barcelona, which had moved from the rural district of Tarragona to the Catalan capital. He learned the art of ... read more

Alojzy Tkocz 1910 - 1945

Born 12.8.1910 in Chwałowice
Died 23.4.1945 in Gusen

Alojzy was born on 12 August 1910 in Chwałowice in Poland. He was the son of Jan Tkocz. Alojzy was a member of The Polish Scouting and Guiding Association. He took part in the September Campaign ... read more

Stanisław Renz 1894 - 1942

Born 24.4.1894 in Bednary
Died 26.12.1942 in Gusen

Stanisław Renz was born on 24 April 1894 in Bednary (Poznań poviat), son of Michał and mother Józefina, née Firlejkowa. He graduated from the elementary school in Wronczyn. Until the a ... read more

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

Piotr Budzyński 1896 - 1945

Born 24.6.1896 in Kijany
Died 28.2.1945 in Gusen

Before the war, Piotr Budzynski lived at the old town square of Warsaw, Poland. He was sent to Mauthausen concentration camp from Warsaw, Poland in September 1944 during a round-up. Family: His ... read more