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Leibusch Fischelberg was born on 28 May 1899 in the small town of Brzesko, located in what was then the Austro-Hungarian Empire and is now southern Poland. Brzesko was home …
28 May 1899 | A Polish Jew, Leibusch Fischelberg, was born in Brzesko. A tailor. Read More
Alexander Salamacha was born on 28 May 1899 in Ukraine, then a part of the Russian Empire. His birth occurred during a time of significant political and social upheaval in …
History: 28 May 1899 | Ukrainian Alexander Salamacha Was Born. A Farmer. Read More
Ludwik Stankiewicz was born on 28 May 1903 in the picturesque town of Muszyna, nestled in the southern part of Poland near the border with Slovakia. Muszyna, known for its …
The Life and Tragic Death of Ludwik Stankiewicz: A Weaver from Muszyna Read More
On 26 May 1939, a Dutch Jewish boy named Carel Gans was born in Amsterdam. His birth came during a period of growing uncertainty in Europe, just a few months …
The Short Life of Carel Gans Read More
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 …
Functionary prisoners at Auschwitz Read More
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