Henryk Nekrycz / Ben Abraham (M / Poland, 1924-2015), Holocaust survivor

Henryk Nekrycz / Ben Abraham (M / Poland, 1924-2015), Holocaust survivor

• KEYWORDS : <Lodz Ghetto> <Auschwitz> <Braunschweig> <Watenstedt> <Ravensbruck> -- <Israel> <Brazil>

Biography

Henryk Nekrycz was born December 11, 1924 in Łódź, Poland, the son of Abraham Nekrycz and Ida Nekrycz. He survived the ghetto in the city and the concentration camps during the years of German occupation of his country.

His parents died in the Auschwitz concentration camp. After Auschwitz he spent time in three other concentration camps: Braunschweig, Watenstedt, and Ravensbrück. On the night of May 1, 1945, he was released.

He spent the next two years being transferred between several American hospitals in Germany, eventually achieving a full recovery. In 1947, he clandestinely immigrated to Palestine.

He moved to Brazil on January 21, 1955, where he died inon October 9, 2015.