Szyja Berliner (M / Poland, 1929), Holocaust survivor
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Szyja Berliner / Joshua Berliner (M / Poland, 1929), Holocaust survivor
- KEYWORDS : <Lodz Ghetto> <Auschwitz> <Buchenwald> <Remsdorf> <Theresienstadt> <Liberation of Theresienstadt> -- <Windermere Children> <England> <Canada>
Biography
Szyja Berliner was born in 1929 in Opatov, Poland. With his family he was forced to live in the Lodz Ghetto from May 1940 to August 1944. He was then deported to Auschwitz and after six months to Buchenwald in January 1945 and Remsdorf in February 1945. He eventually ended up in April 1945 in Theresienstadt, where he was liberated in May 1945.
In August 1945 he joined the Windermere Children and went to England. From there he emigrated to Canada in 1947.
Sources
- USHMM Database (Szyja Berliner, 30 Oct 31 [32]) -- YES
- 45aid.org (Szyja Berliner, 1929) -- YES