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==Picture of 13 children==


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[[File:Auschwitz Children.jpg|500px]]


This photograph was taken at Auschwitz-Birkenau by Alexander Vorontsov, a Soviet photographer who accompanied the soldiers of the Red Army when they liberated the camp on 27 January 1945.  The photograph depicts thirteen children, one of whom (fifth from the right) is hidden from view, and only his cap is visible.  
These photographs was taken at Auschwitz-Birkenau by Alexander Vorontsov, a Soviet photographer who accompanied the soldiers of the Red Army after they liberated the camp on 27 January 1945.  The photographs depicts thirteen children.


A number of the children have been identified, either by themselves or others (to the best of their memory), and are still alive today.  Six of the seven live in Israel: Gabriel Neumann (fourth from the right), Bracha Katz (formerly Berta Weinhaber, second from the right), Tomy Shacham (formerly Schwarz, first from the left), Erika Dohan (née Winter, fourth from the left), Shmuel Schelach (formerly Robert Schlesinger, third from the right), and Marta Wise (née Weiss, seventh from the left).  The seventh is Eva Slonim (née Weiss, eighth from the left), who lives in Australia.
A number of the children have been identified, either by themselves or others (to the best of their memory)
 
* '''[[Gabriel Neumann]]''' / Gabriel Nejman (fourth from the right) <Israel>
* '''[[Bracha Katz]]''' / Berta Weinhaber (second from the right) <Israel>
* [[Tomy Shacham]] / [[Tomy Schwarz]] / Tomasz Szwarz (first from the left) <Israel>
* [[Erika Dohan]] / Erika Winter (fourth from the left) <Israel>
* '''[[Shmuel Schelach]]''' / Robert Schlesinger (third from the right) <Israel>
* '''[[Marta Wise]]''' / Marta Weiss / Marta Wiess (seventh from the left) <Israel>
* '''[[Eva Slonim]]''' / Eva Weiss (eighth from the left) <Australia>.
 
* '''[[Eva & Miriam Mozes]]''' (wearing knitted hats)
 
 
* Alicja Gruenbaum
* Solomon Rozalin
* Gita Sztrauss
* Wiera Sadler;
* Boro Eksztein;
* Josef Rozenwaser; Rafael Szlezinger;
* Adek Apfelbaum;
* Hillik (later Harold) Apfelbaum;
* [[Mark Berkowitz]] (a twin);
* [[Pessa Balter]];
* Rut Muszkies]] (later Webber);
* [[Miriam Friedman]]

Revision as of 16:25, 2 September 2020

Picture of 13 children

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These photographs was taken at Auschwitz-Birkenau by Alexander Vorontsov, a Soviet photographer who accompanied the soldiers of the Red Army after they liberated the camp on 27 January 1945. The photographs depicts thirteen children.

A number of the children have been identified, either by themselves or others (to the best of their memory)


  • Alicja Gruenbaum
  • Solomon Rozalin
  • Gita Sztrauss
  • Wiera Sadler;
  • Boro Eksztein;
  • Josef Rozenwaser; Rafael Szlezinger;
  • Adek Apfelbaum;
  • Hillik (later Harold) Apfelbaum;
  • Mark Berkowitz (a twin);
  • Pessa Balter;
  • Rut Muszkies]] (later Webber);
  • Miriam Friedman
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