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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.
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).from the left to the right:
All the children have been identified. From the left to the right they are:


* (1) '''[[Tomy Shacham]]''' / [[Tomy Schwarz]] / Tomasz Szwarz (first from the left) <Israel>
* (1) '''[[Tomy Shacham]]''' / [[Tomy Schwarz]] / Tomasz Szwarz (M / Slovakia, 1933) -- <Israel>


* (2) [[Miriam Friedman]] / [[Miriam Ziegler]] (F / Poland, 1933) <Canada>
* (2) [[Miriam Friedman]] / [[Miriam Ziegler]] (F / Poland, 1933) -- <Canada>


* (3) [[Pessa Balter]] / [[Paula Lebovics]] (F / Poland, 1933)) <United States>
* (3) [[Pessa Balter]] / [[Paula Lebovics]] (F / Poland, 1933)) -- <United States>


* (4) [[Erika Dohan]] / Erika Winter (fourth from the left) <Israel>
* (4) [[Ruth Muschkies]] / [[Ruth Webber]] (F / Poland, 1935)


* (5)
* (5) '''[[Bracha Katz]]''' / Berta Weinhaber  (F) <Israel>


* (7) [[Marta Wise]]
* (6) [[Erika Dohan]] / Erika Winter (F / Czechia, 1931) <Israel>


* (8) [[Eva Slonim]]  
* (7) [[Marta Wise]] (
 
* (8) [[Eva Slonim]] (


* (9) [[Gabor Hirsch]] <Switzerland>
* (9) [[Gabor Hirsch]] <Switzerland>
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* (11) '''[[Shmuel Schelach]]''' / [[Robert Schlesinger]] (third from the right) <Israel>
* (11) '''[[Shmuel Schelach]]''' / [[Robert Schlesinger]] (third from the right) <Israel>


* (12 & 13) '''[[Eva & Miriam Mozes]]''' (wearing knitted hats); or [[Bracha Katz]] (Berta Weinhaber) & ???
* (12 & 13) '''[[Eva & Miriam Mozes]]''' / Eva Moses Kor & Miriam Moses Zieger (wearing knitted hats)  
 




* '''[[Gabriel Neumann]]''' / Gabriel Nejman (fourth from the right) <Israel>
* '''[[Gabriel Neumann]]''' / Gabriel Nejman (fourth from the right) <Israel>
* '''[[Bracha Katz]]''' / Berta Weinhaber (second from the right) <Israel>
* '''[[Shmuel Schelach]]''' / Robert Schlesinger (third from the right) <Israel>
* '''[[Shmuel Schelach]]''' / Robert Schlesinger (third from the right) <Israel>
* '''[[Marta Wise]]''' / Marta Weiss / Marta Wiess (seventh from the left) <Israel>
* '''[[Marta Wise]]''' / Marta Weiss / Marta Wiess (seventh from the left) <Israel>
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* '''[[Eva & Miriam Mozes]]''' (wearing knitted hats)
* '''[[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);
* Rut Muszkies]] (later Webber);


== Picture of a group of small children ==
== Picture of a group of small children ==

Revision as of 18:26, 2 September 2020

Picture of a group of 13 children

Auschwitz Children2.jpg Auschwitz Children.jpg

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.

All the children have been identified. From the left to the right they are:

  • (6) Erika Dohan / Erika Winter (F / Czechia, 1931) <Israel>


  • Gabriel Neumann / Gabriel Nejman (fourth from the right) <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>.

Picture of a group of small children

The photo includes: (1) Tova Friedman; (2) Sarah Ludwig; and (3) Michael Bornstein.

Auschwitz children2.jpg