Emlekezik Holocaust Heroes

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This family has its roots in Hungary and Germany. Many family members were murdered during the Holocaust. Other loved ones survived Death Camps and Labor camps. A few family members made it to America before the war only to become haunted with the pain of survival. This collection of photos pays tribute to these heroes. May Hashem Avenge Their Blood - השם יקום דמם
1977 Israel Margaret with Bro Kalman
Margaret and Kalman visiting their grandparents at the Mount Of Olives Cemetery.
Adolf Kohn and Berta Rappaport Kohn With Grandson Robby
Adolf Kohn and Berta Rappaport Kohn are with their grandson Robby. In May 1944, this family sent to Auschwitz and murdered upon their arrival by the Nazis and their collaborators. Another grandson, ten-year-old Tomas Kohn, was also murdered at Auschwitz. May Hashem Avenge Their Blood. השם יקום דמם
Bella Eva Margit Klein 1938
From Left To Right: Eva Klein, Bella Klein, Margit Klein. This was probably around 1930. Bella was murdered at Auschwitz. Eva survived Auschwitz. Margit had left for United States in 1940.
Bella Klein
Murdered at Auschwitz with her mother Feiga Sura Weisz. Upon their arrival at the death camp, Bella refused to leave her mother.
Bella, Sura, Eva, and Zsigmond Klein
From Left: Bella Klein, mother Sura, Eva Klein, father Zsigmond Klein. Bella and Sura were murdered at Auschwitz. Eva Survived Auschwitz. Zsigmond died in 1918 of an infection.
Bok Kyong Kim
Bok Kyong Kim emigrated to the United States in the 1960s with her husband and three children. Bok and her husband had suffered through the Japanese occupation of Korea and the Korean War.
David Abraham Popovitz In Coat
Emigrated to the United States in 1914 from Romania. David was about thirty-five when he arrived.
David Popovitz and Ester Rubin
David Popovitz with wife Ester Rubin. Photo about 1950.
David Popovitz With Meynhart Klein
On the left is Menhard Klein and Erika Weiser Klein. On the right is David Popovitz with wife Ester.
Erika Weiser And Margaret Popovitz In New York About 1950
Erika Weiser and Margaret Popovitz were sisters-in-law. They considered each other sisters.
Erika Weiser and Menhard Klein at Mitchell Popovitz Wedding
Erika Weiser Klein and her husband Menhard Klein are seated in the right.
Erika Weiser and Menhard Klein In Park About 1945
This photo was taken after World War II. Erika had spent seven years in Nazi custody including Auschwitz. Menhard had been in a labor camp. His mother, one sister, and two brothers had been murdered in the Holocaust.