Liebman, Lucie
Lucie Burian Liebman was born in 1927 in Vienna, Austria to parents of Czech nationality. In 1938, after the Anschluss of Austria, Lucie woke up to Nazi flags hanging from […]
Kupfer, Mark
Mark Kupfer was born in November 1929 in Nowogródek, Poland – the second youngest of nine children. The family ran a dry goods store and drugstore. Following the invasion of […]
Krugman, Thelma
Thelma (Krueger) Krugman was born on February 14, 1927 in Sowina, Poland. Her family lived there in a small self-supporting farm. They were forcibly evicted by the invading Nazis and […]
Kotkowski, Itzhak
Itzhak Kotkowski was born on December 25, 1921 in Warsaw, Poland. He grew up in the Jewish Quarter or “Old Town,” and his father was an owner of a general […]
Kessel, Samuel
Samuel Kessel was born in Lithuania on March 10, 1922, the youngest of five children. His father had died shortly before he was born. When World War II broke out, […]
Kellen, Julia
Julia (Filipovsky) Kellen was born on October 28, 1914 in Kybartai, Lithuania. After the invasion of Lithuania by the German Army in 1941, Julia and her family were forced into […]
Kellen, Jerry
Jerry Kellen was born Jacob Grinberg on November 27, 1937 in Lodz, Poland. Together with his mother, Sonia, and the rest of their family, Jerry was forced into the Kovno […]
Kellen, Henry
El Paso Holocaust Museum Founder Henry Kellen (Henriek Kacenelenbogen) was born in Lodz, Poland on July 5, 1915. After graduating high school, Henry furthered his education at a university in […]
Kaplan, David
David Kaplan was born in 1928 in Kaunas (Kovno), Lithuania. When the Russians occupied this area, his father was arrested for being part of the bourgeoisie and sent to Siberia. […]
Kandel, Ben
Benjamin Kandel was born on January 2, 1915 in Lvov, Poland to Sigi Kandel and Elka Hahn. His father was killed during World War I. Ben moved to Krakow at […]