MEMORIAL TO VICTIMS OF
THE HOLOCAUST
No family was left
untouched by the devastating effects of the Holocaust.
This page pays a solemn tribute to those of the Tyszkowski Group who
lost their lives in the most infamous genocide of all time. Their
approximate ages, places and years of death are given after their
names. May
their dear souls rest in peace.
1. Abram Bialaszewski
(55, Radzilow, 1941)
Abram was born in the
village of Ostrolenki, but lived in Jedwabne with his
family. It is unknown how he and his daughter came to be
in Radzilow on the day of the pogrom in July 1941. He
was the father of five children, three of whom were
killed in the Holocaust, along with his wife. |
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2. Chaim Bialaszewski
(20, Kibuc Gruchow, Warsaw)
Chaim was born in 1921 in
Jedwabne, so it is unclear how he came to be in Warsaw
at the time of his death. His brother may have lived
there with his young family. |
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3. Cypora Bialaszewska
(11, Radzilow, 1941)
Cypora's family came from
Jedwabne, so it is unclear how she and her father came
to be in Radzilow on the day of the pogrom in July 1941.
Strangely, Cypora is mentioned on her father's Page of
Testimony, but not her mother's. |
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4. Zelda Marjem Bialaszewska
(née Tyszkowska; 56, Jedwabne, 1941)
Born c.1885 in Jedwabne,
Zelda and her husband had five children, three of whom
were killed in the Holocaust, along with her husband. |
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5. Abram Szmul
Binsztejn (78, Jedwabne, 1941)
It is unclear whether Abram
Szmul was part of the large Bejnsztejn family of the
Radzilow and Jedwabne area. He, his wife and three of
their children were killed in the Jedwabne pogrom of 10
July 1941. |
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6. Nechama Binsztejn
(née Tyszkowska; 70, Jedwabne, 1941)
Despite the fact that
Nechama's Page of Testimony, filled in by her daughter,
states that she was born in Moscow, Nechama's family are
known to have come from Jedwabne. She, her husband and
three of their children were killed in the Jedwabne
pogrom of 10 July 1941. |
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7. Tamar Binsztejn (Jedwabne,
1941)
Died in the Jedwabne pogrom
of 10 July 1941. |
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8. Abram Zelig Bomasz
(18, Auschwitz, 1942)
Born in Radzilow in 1924,
Abram Zelig's family emigrated to Antwerp, Belgium, when
he was a toddler. He was the first of his family to be
deported to Auschwitz from the Malines transit camp, on
15 August 1942. |
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9. Mortchaj or Chaim Bomasz (52,
Auschwitz, 1944)
Born c.1892 in Grajewo,
Mortchaj or Chaim (his name is listed differently in
different sources) married in 1923 and had three sons, before moving
to Antwerp, Belgium, c.1926. There, he and his wife had
a further nine children. According to his Page of
Testimony lodged at Yad Vashem, he appears to have lived
in Israel for a short time. He and his son Yitzchak were
the last of the family to be deported to Auschwitz from
the Malines transit camp, on 15 January 1944. |
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10. Rywka Bomasz (15,
Auschwitz, 1942)
Although born in Antwerp,
Belgium c.1927, Rywka's parents and elder brothers were
born in Radzilow, Poland, and the family had only
arrived in Antwerp very recently. She and her sister
Sara Liba were deported together to Auschwitz together
from the Malines transit camp, on 29 August 1942. |
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11. Sara Liba Bomasz
(13, Auschwitz, 1942)
Although born in Antwerp,
Belgium c.1929, Sara Liba's parents and elder brothers
were born in Radzilow, Poland. She and her sister Rywka
were deported together to Auschwitz together from the
Malines transit camp, on 29 August 1942. |
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12. Yitzchak Bomasz (13,
Auschwitz, 1944)
Although born in Antwerp,
Belgium in 1930, Yitzchak's parents and elder brothers
were born in Radzilow, Poland. He and his father were
the last of the family to be deported to Auschwitz from
the Malines transit camp, on 15 January 1944. |
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13. Abram Fajba Czapnik (46,
Grajewo, 1941)
Abram lived with his wife
and six of their seven children as a carpenter in Stawiski, having
married in Radzilow in 1922. He and three of his
children appear to have been killed in the pogrom in
Grajewo in 1941, whilst another son was killed in Lomza. |
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14. Chana Czapnik (17,
Grajewo, 1941)
Chana lived with her parents
and five of her six siblings in Stawiski. She, her father and
three of
her siblings appear to have been killed in the pogrom in
Grajewo in 1941, whilst another brother was killed in
Lomza. |
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15. Cipa Czapnik (15,
Grajewo, 1941)
Cipa lived with her parents
and five of her six siblings in Stawiski. She, her father and
three of
her siblings appear to have been killed in the pogrom in
Grajewo in 1941, whilst another brother was killed in
Lomza. |
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16. Froim Czapnik (18,
Grajewo, 1941)
Although Efraim's parents
and siblings lived in Stawiski, he appears to have lived
in Grajewo. He, his father and three of his siblings
seem to have been victims of the pogrom there in 1941.
Another brother was killed in Lomza. |
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17. Henia Czapnik (11,
Grajewo, 1941)
Henia lived with her parents
and five of her six siblings in Stawiski. She, her father and
three of
her siblings appear to have been killed in the pogrom in
Grajewo in 1941, whilst another brother was killed in
Lomza. |
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18. Rafael Czapnik (17,
Lomza, 1941)
Although Efraim's parents
and siblings lived in Stawiski, and another brother
lived in Grajewo, Rafael's Page of Testimony at Yad
Vashem states that he died in Lomza. His father and four
of his siblings seem to have been victims of the pogrom
in Grajewo in 1941. |
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19. Fiszel Dorogoj (10,
Radzilow, 1941)
Born in 1930 in Radzilow and
lived there with
his parents and siblings. Having witnessed his sister Szyma's brutal murder in June 1941,
he was subsequently killed in, or as a result of, the pogrom of 7 July that same
year. |
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20. Kiwa Dorogoj (17,
Radzilow, 1945)
Born in 1928 in Radzilow and
lived there with
his parents and siblings. Having witnessed his sister Szyma's brutal murder in June 1941, he and his father fled
to the nearby village of Slucz, where they hid for the
duration of the war. In 1945, they returned to Radzilow,
only to be murdered there by remaining Nazi sympathisers. |
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21. Mowszo Dorogoj (66,
Radzilow, 1945)
Born in Riezyc in modern-day
Latvia in 1879, but lived
in Radzilow with his family. Having witnessed his daughter Szyma's brutal murder in June 1941, he and his son fled to
the nearby town of Slucz, where they hid for the duration of
the war. In 1945, they returned to Radzilow, only to be
murdered there by remaining Nazi sympathisers. |
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22. Szejna Bejla Dorogoj (née
Kuberska; 56, Bogusze?, c.1942)
Born in Radzilow c.1886, and
lived there with her family. Having witnessed her daughter Szyma's brutal murder in June 1941,
she and
her remaining children fled to nearby towns and fields, where
they hid. Szejna may have been arrested and taken to Bogusze
transit camp, where she died, possibly in 1942. |
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23. Szyma Dorogoj (16,
Radzilow, 1941)
Born in Radzilow between 1923
and 1928, Szyma
was one of the most beautiful girls in the town, and her
sisters were members of Communist Youth. She was the Nazi
sympathisers' first victim when they were given free rein of
the town on 26 June 1941, cruelly decapitated and her body
thrown into a local swamp as a message of what was to
follow. |
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24. Dawid Fajkowski
(7, Radzilow, 1941)
Having lost their mother to
cancer and their father in a brave attempt to reason
with Nazi occupiers of Radzilow single-handedly, Dawid
and his brother and sister were being cared for by their
grandparents at the time of the massacre of 7 July 1941.
They did not survive. |
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25. Josef Fajkowski
(43, Radzilow, 1941)
Having lost his wife to
cancer, Josef felt compelled to protect his family more
than ever. When the Nazis took control of the Radzilow
region in June 1941, he donned his Polish Army uniform
from his days as a soldier in World War I, and went to
meet the German commanders. He tried to persuade them
not to harm the region's Jews, but they were highly
amused at his audacity, and shot him dead in
mid-conversation. |
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26. Lejb Fajkowski
(11, Radzilow, 1941)
Having lost their mother to
cancer and their father in a brave attempt to reason
with Nazi occupiers of Radzilow single-handedly, Lejb
and his brother and sister were being cared for by their
grandparents at the time of the massacre of 7 July 1941.
They did not survive. |
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27. Rywka Fajkowska
(4, Radzilow, 1941)
Having lost their mother
probably to
cancer and their father in a brave attempt to reason
with Nazi occupiers of Radzilow single-handedly, Rywka and her brothers were being cared for by their
grandparents at the time of the massacre of 7 July 1941.
They did not survive. |
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28. Chaja Fyszkowska
(15, Trzcianne, 1942)
Chaja lived in Jedwabne with
her parents and brother, but appears to have been killed
in a pogrom in Trzcianne in 1942, along with her father
and brother. |
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29. Dawid Fyszkowski
(42, Trzcianne, 1942)
Born in Brzostowo, near
Jedwabne, c.1900, Dawid and his sister married siblings
of the Kuberski family in the early 1920s. Dawid, his
wife and two children lived in Jedwabne, and lived
relatively wealthy lives as property-owners. He and the
children appear to have been killed in a pogrom in
Trzcianne in 1942. |
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30. Ick Szymon Fyszkowski
(11, Trzcianne, 1942)
Ick Szymon lived in Jedwabne
with his parents and sister, but appears to have been
killed in a pogrom in Trzcianne in 1942, along with her
father and sister. |
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31. Abracham Jeszaja Gryngras (5, Radzilow, 1941)
Born in Radzilow in 1935, and
killed there in, or as a result of, the pogrom of 7 July 1941,
along with his parents and sister. |
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32. Chaim Gryngras (32,
Wasilkow, 1943)
Born in Radzilow in 1911, Chaim
had been living in Tykocin with his wife and three children
when the pogrom came. His wife and one of their sons died,
and he and his brother were interned in the Wasilkow Ghetto,
where they later died. |
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33. Etka Gryngras (née
Chorazycka;
32, Radzilow, 1941)
Born in Radzilow c.1909, and
killed there in, or as a result of, the pogrom of 7 July 1941,
along with her husband and two children. |
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34. Jankiel Gryngras (36, Radzilow, 1941)
Born in Radzilow c.1904, and
killed there in, or as a result of, the pogrom of 7 July 1941,
along with his wife and two children. |
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35. Jonas Gryngras (26,
Bielsk Podlaski, 1942)
Born in Radzilow in 1916, Jonas
was unmarried and working as a tailor at the time of his
death, in the town of Bielsk Podlaski, over 30 miles north
of Radzilow. |
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36. Lejb Dawid Gryngras (35,
Wasilkow, 1943)
Born in Radzilow in 1908, Lejb
Dawid had been living there with his wife and child when he
and his brother died in the Wasilkow Ghetto. |
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37. Rywka Gryngras (22,
Tykocin, 1943)
Although born in Radzilow, Rywka
had been living in nearby Tykocin with her husband and three children when
the pogrom came. She and one of her sons died, and her
husband and brother-in-law were interned in the Wasilkow Ghetto,
where they later died. |
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38. Sora Fejga Gryngras (11, Radzilow, 1941)
Born in Radzilow in 1929, and
killed there in, or as a result of, the pogrom of 7 July 1941,
along with her parents and brother. |
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39. Szepsel Gryngras (3,
Tykocin, 1943)
Probably born in Tykocin,
Szepsel was living there with his parents and siblings when
the pogrom came. He and his mother died, and his father and
uncle were interned in the Wasilkow Ghetto, where they later
died. |
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40. Leja Kaminska
(née Elensztejn; 52, Radzilow, 1941)
Born in Radzilow c.1890,
and already widowed by the time of the Radzilow pogrom, Leja
had had a number of children. It seems four of her children
also
died that day with her. Leja's Page of Testimony at Yad Vashem states
she died on 13 Tammuz 5701, which
corresponds to 8 July 1941. The pogrom in Radzilow was on 7
July, so either she survived but was killed the following
day, or the date of the pogrom was incorrectly stated on the
Page of Testimony. |
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41. Moszk Juda Kaminski
(40, Radzilow, 1941)
Born in Radzilow in 1901,
Moshe's Page of Testimony at Yad Vashem states they died on 13
Tammuz 5701, which corresponds to 8 July 1941. The pogrom in
Radzilow was on 7 July, so either they survived but were
killed the following day, or the date of the pogrom was
incorrectly stated on the Page of Testimony. |
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42. Rubin Kaminski (25,
Radzilow, 1941)
Born in Radzilow c.1916, it seems
Rubin died in the Radzilow pogrom with his mother, brothers
and sister. His
Page of Testimony at Yad Vashem states he died on 13 Tammuz 5701, which
corresponds to 8 July 1941. The pogrom in Radzilow was on 7
July, so either he survived but was killed the following
day, or the date of the pogrom was incorrectly stated on the
Page of Testimony. |
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43. Rubin Kaminski (12,
Radzilow, 1941)
Rubin's father's Page of Testimony at
Yad Vashem states they died on 13 Tammuz 5701, which
corresponds to 8 July 1941. The pogrom in Radzilow was on 7
July, so either they survived but were killed the following
day, or the date of the pogrom was incorrectly stated on the
Page of Testimony. |
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44. Szlema Dawid Kaminski (28, Radzilow, 1941)
Born in Radzilow in 1912, it seems
Szlema Dawid died in the Radzilow pogrom with his mother,
brothers and sister. His
Page of Testimony at Yad Vashem states he died on 13 Tammuz 5701, which
corresponds to 8 July 1941. The pogrom in Radzilow was on 7
July, so either he survived but was killed the following
day, or the date of the pogrom was incorrectly stated on the
Page of Testimony. |
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45. Szymon Kaminski (25, Radzilow, 1941)
Born in Radzilow c.1915, it seems
Szymon died in the Radzilow pogrom with his mother, brothers
and sister. His
Page of Testimony at Yad Vashem states he died on 13 Tammuz 5701, which
corresponds to 8 July 1941. The pogrom in Radzilow was on 7
July, so either he survived but was killed the following
day, or the date of the pogrom was incorrectly stated on the
Page of Testimony. |
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46. Yitzchak Kaminski (9,
Radzilow, 1941)
Yitzchak's father's Page of Testimony at Yad Vashem states
they died on 13 Tammuz 5701, which
corresponds to 8 July 1941. The pogrom in Radzilow was on 7
July, so either they survived but were killed the following
day, or the date of the pogrom was incorrectly stated on the
Page of Testimony. |
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47. Judes Kowalska (née Kaminska;
24, Radzilow, 1941)
Born in Radzilow in 1917,
Judes had married her cousin Bencyjon Kowalski in 1935. It
seems she died in the Radzilow pogrom with her mother and
three brothers. Her Page of Testimony at Yad Vashem states she died on 13 Tammuz 5701, which
corresponds to 8 July 1941. The pogrom in Radzilow was on 7
July, so either she survived but was killed the following
day, or the date of the pogrom was incorrectly stated on the
Page of Testimony. |
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48. Chana Krymkiewicz (née
Bufensztejn; 31, Grajewo, 1941?)
Chana's Page of Testimony at Yad
Vashem suggests she, her husband and four children were
victims of the pogrom in Grajewo. |
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49. Cyrl Krymkiewicz (18, Grajewo, 1941?)
Her parents' Pages of Testimony at Yad
Vashem suggest Cyrl, her parents and three siblings were victims of the pogrom in Grajewo. |
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50. Gershon Krymkiewicz
(10, Grajewo, 1941?)
His parents' Pages of Testimony at Yad
Vashem suggest Gershon, his parents and three sisters were victims of the pogrom in Grajewo. |
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51. Mejer Krymkiewicz (34, Grajewo, 1941?)
Mejer's Page of Testimony at Yad
Vashem suggests he, his wife and four children were victims of the pogrom in Grajewo. |
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52. Rywka Krymkiewicz (6, Grajewo, 1941?)
Her parents' Pages of Testimony at Yad
Vashem suggest Rywka, her parents and three siblings were victims of the pogrom in Grajewo. |
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53. Rochel Krymkiewicz (4, Grajewo, 1941?)
Her parents' Pages of Testimony at Yad
Vashem suggest Rochel, her parents and three siblings were victims of the pogrom in Grajewo. |
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54. Efroim Mendel Kuberski (Jedwabne, 1941)
Efroim is listed on his father's
Page of Testimony at Yad Vashem. His father had been born in
Radzilow, but the family lived in Wizna, his mother's
shtetl. During the tragic few days of pogroms the area in
July 1941, Wizna's Jewish population was marched to Jedwabne
and died with that town's Jewish community on 10 July. |
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55. Fruma Kuberski (Jedwabne, 1941)
Fruma is listed on her father's
Page of Testimony at Yad Vashem. Her father had been born in
Radzilow, but the family lived in Wizna, her mother's
shtetl. During the tragic few days of pogroms the area in
July 1941, Wizna's Jewish population was marched to Jedwabne
and died with that town's Jewish community on 10 July. |
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56. Ick Kuberski (53,
Jedwabne, 1941)
Born in Radzilow in 1888, Ick
married Fejga Brzoza from Wizna, and this is where they had
their family. During the tragic few days of pogroms the area
in July 1941, Wizna's Jewish population was marched to
Jedwabne and died with that town's Jewish community on 10
July. |
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57. Mindel Kuberski (Jedwabne, 1941)
Mindel is listed on her father's
Page of Testimony at Yad Vashem. Her father had been born in
Radzilow, but the family lived in Wizna, her mother's
shtetl. During the tragic few days of pogroms the area in
July 1941, Wizna's Jewish population was marched to Jedwabne
and died with that town's Jewish community on 10 July. |
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58. Sara Kuberski (Jedwabne, 1941)
Sara is listed on her father's
Page of Testimony at Yad Vashem. Her father had been born in
Radzilow, but the family lived in Wizna, her mother's
shtetl. During the tragic few days of pogroms the area in
July 1941, Wizna's Jewish population was marched to Jedwabne
and died with that town's Jewish community on 10 July. |
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59. Chaja Feigel Langus (née
Piechota; 33, Grajewo, 1941)
Born in Radzilow in 1908,
Chaja Fejga had married and moved to Grajewo and had two
children. It is unknown whether her husband and children
died with her. |
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60. Leja Laska (née
Binsztejn; 43, Jedwabne, 1941)
Leja was an accountant, married with two
children at the time of her death in the Jedwabne pogrom
on 10 July 1941. Her two children perished with her. |
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61. Cypora Laska (12, Jedwabne, 1941)
Cypora was killed in the Jedwabne pogrom
on 10 July 1941, along with her mother and brother. |
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62. Chaim Laski (8, Jedwabne, 1941)
Chaim was killed in the Jedwabne pogrom
on 10 July 1941, along with his mother and sister. |
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63. Ester Rochel Lewin (née
Piechota; 35, Bialystok?, 1941?)
Born in Radzilow in 1905,
Ester Rochel married there in 1930, and may have moved
to Bialystok, where she had a child. It is unknown
whether her husband and child died with her. |
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64. Eliezer Marwit (Jedwabne, 1941)
Eliezer was married at the
time of his death in the Jedwabne pogrom on 10 July
1941. |
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65. Rachel Marwit (née
Binsztejn;
Jedwabne, 1941)
Rachel was married at the
time of her death in the Jedwabne pogrom on 10 July
1941. |
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66. Chaim Mendel Piechota
(28, Radzilow, 1941)
Born in Radzilow in c.1913
and killed there, along with his
parents and two of his sisters, in or as a result of, the
massacre of 7 July 1941. |
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67. Owsiej Mortchaj
Piechota (66, Radzilow, 1941)
Born c.1875 in Radzilow, he
married in Szczuczyn in 1896. He was killed, along with his wife
and three of their children, in Radzilow, in or as a
result of, the
massacre of 7 July 1941. |
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68. Reizil Piechota
(23, Radzilow, 1941)
Born in Radzilow in 1918 and
killed there, along with her
parents, brother and sister, in or as a result of, the
massacre of 7 July 1941. |
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69. Sora Leja Piechota
(24, Radzilow, 1941)
Born in Radzilow in 1916 and
killed there, along with her
parents, brother and sister, in or as a result of, the
massacre of 7 July 1941. |
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70. Zlata Piechota (née
Lichtensztejn; 61, Radzilow, 1941)
Born c.1880 in Szczuczyn,
where she married aged just 16. Her first child was born
in Szczuczyn, but the family moved to Radzilow a couple
of years later. She was killed there, along
with her husband and three of their children, in or as a
result of, the massacre of 7 July 1941. |
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71. Chana Basza Staroletna
(née
Frajman; 69, Radzilow, 1941)
Born in Radzilow c.1872, and
mother to a large family. One by one, her children emigrated to the US or Israel.
Despite their pleas to join them, Chana Basza and her
husband refused to leave Poland, fearing corruption of
their religious practices. Tragically, they paid with
their lives in, or as a result of, the massacre of 7 July 1941. |
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72. Moszk Staroletni
(76, Radzilow, 1941)
Born in Radzilow at the end
of 1864,
and father to a large family. One by one, his children
emigrated to the US or Israel.
Despite their pleas to join them, Moszk and his wife
refused to leave Poland, fearing corruption of their
religious practices. Tragically, they paid with their
lives in, or as a result of, the massacre of 7 July 1941. |
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Sources: (1) Harriet Albersheim; (2) José
Gutstein; (3) Yad Vashem Central Database of Shoah Victims'
Names at http://www.yadvashem.org/wps/portal/ IY_HON_Welcome. |
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