Denys Muench (M / Germany, 1940), Holocaust survivor
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Children at the Weir Courtney children's home in Surrey: (from left to right) an unidentified child, Zdenka Husserl, Tanya Muench, Letzi Sonnenschein, and Denys Muench
Denys Muench (M / Germany, 1940), Holocaust survivor
Tanya Muench (F / Germany, 1939), Holocaust survivor
- KEYWORDS : <Germany> <Theresienstadt> <Liberation of Theresienstadt> -- <Windermere Children> <England> <Australia>
Biography
Tanya Muench was born September 22, 1939 in Berlin, Germany to Kurt. Her half-brother Denys Muench was born January 2, 1940 in Cologne, Germany, to Kurt and Hilda.
Their parents died in the Holocaust. In July 1942 they were deported to Theresienstadt, where they remained until Liberation in May 1945.
After the war they were sent to England with the Windermere Children. Denys lived in England and became a teacher. Tanya emigrated to Sydney, Australia.
Sources
- USHMM Database (Denny Muench, 2 Jan 1940) -- YES
- 45aid.org (Denys Muench, 1940) -- YES