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In the German concentration camps including Auschwitz there was a group of co-called functionary prisoners, responsible for supervising other prisoners. There were mainly in charge of supervising work units, keeping …

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Kazimierz Jędrzejowski was born on 12 July 1924 in the village of Osiek, Poland, into a humble peasant family. His childhood was marked by simplicity and hard work, and like …

The Final Journey of Kazimierz Jędrzejowski Read More

In late May 1944, during the height of the mass deportation of Hungarian Jews to Auschwitz II-Birkenau, an SS photographer captured a haunting and deeply poignant moment. Among the horror …

A Dandelion at the Edge of Death Read More

Margarete Horwitz was born on 26 May 1885 in Berlin, Germany. She came into the world at a time of significant change in Europe, during the final decades of the …

The Life and Tragedy of Margarete Horwitz Read More

Eighty years ago, on May 25, 1945, Lieutenant Harry Leigh Derby Jr. gave his life in service to his country during the Battle of Okinawa, one of the most intense …

Remembering LT Harry Leigh Derby Jr: Sacrifice off Okinawa Read More

In March 1928, Bluma Kestenberg was born in the historic city of Kraków, Poland. She entered the world surrounded by the warmth of her close-knit Polish Jewish family, deeply rooted …

Bluma Kestenberg: A Life Cut Short Read More

Marie Fischerová entered the world on 26 May 1929 in Czechoslovakia. Born into a Jewish family, she spent her early childhood in a country increasingly gripped by antisemitism and political …

26 May 1929 | A Czech Jewish girl, Marie Fischerová, was born Read More

Eugeniusz Dębicki was born on the 26th of May, 1918, in the small town of Dębica, located in southeastern Poland. Born at the end of World War I, his early …

The Short Life of Eugeniusz Dębicki: A Story of Faith and Martyrdom Read More