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Izabella Klein Headshot
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
Robby Neufeld
At Auschwitz, Robby Neufeld was taken from his mother Georgette Kohn Neufeld. Robby was murdered at Auschwitz by the Nazis and their collaborators. He was about five-years-old when Robby was led to the gas chambers and suffocated. He was then burned in a crematorium. His ten-year-old cousin, Tomas Kohn, was murdered in Auschwitz at the same time.
Bella Klein
Murdered at Auschwitz with her mother Feiga Sura Weisz. Upon their arrival at the death camp, Bella refused to leave her mother.
Lipot-Klein-Family
The Lipot Klein/Johànna Hàni Josovic Family lived in Bilky, Ukraine. The three children were Zikmund, Eva, and Abraham. When he was a teenager, the father Lipot loved to draw and wanted to be an artist. He applied and was accepted to study at the Budapest Academy of Fine Arts. His father forbid Lipot to go. Lipot, against the wishes of his father, then joined the army and fought in World War I. After his father unexpectedly died, Lipot burned his artwork and never drew again. In 1944, twenty-five years after WWI, 435,000 Hungarian Jews, including this honest, loving family, were rounded up and transported to the Murder Camp Auschwitz. The children of Lipot and Johanna were 8, 15, and 16 when they were gassed at Auschwitz along with their parents. May Hashem Avenge Their Blood. השם יקום דמם
Nicholas Kohn With Wife Eva and Brother-In-Law-Menhard-Klein
From left to right: Nicholas Kohn. his wife Eva Klein Kohn, her brother Menhard Klein. Photo taken after WWII.
Kalman Klein In Argentina About 1970
Kalman Klein in Argentina. Photo taken by his brother Menhard Klein. About 1970. This was the first time that they saw each other in fifty years.
Izabela Klein With Friend
Bella Klein is on the left. Notice the KB embroidery on her outfit. Bella was murdered at Auschwitz with her mother.
Sura Feiga Klein  circa 1938
Sura Feiga Weisz Klein lived in Bilky, Ukraine. She had ten children with her husband Zsigmond. When their youngest child was only two-years-old, Zsigmond unexpectedly died of an infection. For the next twenty-five years, Sura raised her children while having to run the family business. 1n 1944, Sura, her daughter Bella, another daughter Eva, a son Lipot, two nieces, and two nephews were among the 435,000 Hungarian Jews who were forced to Auschwitz. From these loved ones of this family, only one daughter survived the Murder Camp. The remaining, including Sura, were murdered by the Nazis and their collaborators. May Hashem Avenge Their Blood. השם יקום דמם
Izrael Klein 1930 Belgium
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
Erika Weiser Klein 1947
Erika Weiser Klein 1947 In New York. Erika was an Auschwitz survivor.
Esthere Blima
Popovitz Family with first names.