Izabella Klein was called Bella by her family and friends. She was born in 1907 and lived in Bilky, Ukraine. Bella was only eleven-years-old when her father died in 1918. As Bella grew older, she chose to remain with her widowed mother to provide much needed help. In 1944, Bella was thirty-six-years -old. She was sent to Auschwitz with her mother, a sister, a brother, nephews, and nieces. When they arrived at the murder camp, the Nazis first separated Bella from her mother. Bella pleaded to remain with her mother. The Nazis granted her wish and led them together to the gas chambers. The Nazis and their collaborators murdered them both. May Hashem Avenge Their Blood. השם יקום דמם
Izrael Klein was born in Bilky, Ukraine in 1905. He loved to play the violin. When he could not practice with a violin, Izrael would practice his finger movements on a broomstick. In 1930, Izrael Klein moved to Belgium seeking a different life than the one found in the small town of his youth. By then, Hitler had published Mein Kampf in 1925 and an economic depression had spread throughout the world. Eventually, Izrael was arrested by the Nazis in Belgium. In 1942, at the age of thirty-six, Izrael was sent to Auschwitz. This kind, talented artist was murdered by the Nazis and their collaborators.
May Hashem Avenge His Blood. השם יקום דמו
Kalman Klein in Argentina.
