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In memory of those of our family, who were murdered by the Nazis.

Pages of Testimony from Yad Vashem, in memory of the victims of the Nazis.

May they Rest in Peace and be remembered forever.

Krotman Aharon-Hirsh - Born in Rejoweic in 1883. Married Hana Sheindl Zigelboim, who died 17 June 1923. Second marriage to Tova Kruger and murdered together with her and their 4 children in the massacre at Kwel, and buried in a mass grave in the forest next to the city in 1942-1943.

Krotman Tova (nee Kruger) - Born in Shatz'k, Poland, in 1898. Married Aharon Hirsch Krotman in about 1925. Moved to live in Kwel, and there murdered in the massacre, together with their 4 children, and buried in a mass grave in the forest near the city.

 

Krotman Velvel (Zeev) - Son of Aharon Hirsch and Tova. Born in 1926 in Rejoweic, Lublin, Poland. Murdered together with his parents and siblings in Kwel in abt 1942-1943 and buried in a mass grave in the forest near the city.

 

Krotman Frida - Daughter of Aharon Hirsch and Tova. Born in 1929 in Liuboml, Poland.  Murdered together with her parents and siblings in Kwel in abt 1942-1943 and buried in a mass grave in the forest near the city, together with abt 10,000 other victims.

 

Krotman Leib -  Son of Aharon Hirsch and Tova. Born in 1932 in Liuboml, Poland. Murdered together with her parents and siblings in Kwel in abt 1942-1943 and buried in a mass grave in the forest near the city, together with abt 10,000 other victims.

 

Krotman Soniya - Daughter of Aharon Hirsch and Tova. Born in 1937 in Liuboml, Poland.  Murdered together with her parents and siblings in Kwel in abt 1942-1943 and buried in a mass grave in the forest near the city, together with abt 10,000 other victims.

 

Krotman Tola - Born in abt 1910 in Piotrkow Trybunalski , Poland. Married Yehoshua Krotman (son of Aharon Hirsch and Hana Sheindl). Murdered together with her two year old son Abraham. Place of burial unknown.

 

Krotman Avraham - Son of Yehoshua and Tula. Born 21st April 1941 in Piotrkow, Poland. Murdered by the Nazis in PPiotrkow Trybunalski before his second birthday, together with his mother Tula. Place of burial unknown.

Krotman Avraham - Son of Aharon Hirsch and Hana Sheindl (nee Zigelboim). Born in Rejoweic (near Chelm) in 1910. Worked as a baker in his father’s bakery. In his last years he worked as a photographer together with his brother Yehoshua. When the Nazis invaded, he lived in Piotrkow Trybunalski When the war started in Poland he fled with many others all of whom were killed in the German bombing. Buried on Solejum (spelling ?)on the side of the road in a mass grave with about 2,000 other bombing victims.

Krotman Hike - (nee Elent). Wife of Abraham. Born in Tarnow, Poland in 1914. Killed together with her husband Abraham in the German bombing when they fled as war refugees from Piotrkow in Poland.

Krotman Mendel – Son of  Aharon Hirsch and Hana Sheindl Born in 1912, in Rejoweic (near Chelm), Poland. Was living in Sosnowiec at the time of the Nazi invasion of Poland. Fled and joined the Red Army. Killed in battle against the Germans in 1941. Place of burial unknown.

Krotman Bella - Daughter of Aharon Hirsch and Hana Sheindl. Born in 1919. Lived in Sosnowiec. After the invasion of the Germans, she fled to Lemburg. There she was caught and murdered by the Nazis. Place of burial unknown.

Zigelboim Shmuel - Son of Boonem Zigelboim and Rivka Rachel (nee Shapiro). Born in about 1890 in Rejoweic, Poland. Lived in Borowica. (a village near Rejoweic). Murdered together with his whole family (wife and children).

 

Zigelboim Chaya - Wife of Shmuel. Born in about1890, in Rejoweic, Poland. Lived with her husband and children in Borowica (near Rejoweic). The whole family was murdered by the Nazis.

 

Zigelboim Avraham - Son of Shmuel and Chaya. Born in 1910, in Borowica…(near Rejoweic).

 

Zigelboim (First name unknown) – Daughter of Abraham (granddaughter of Shmuel) Born in about 1936 in Borowica. She was brutally murdered in front of her parents aged about 4 years old when a German soldier played with her and offered her a sweet. When she went  towards him, he picked her up and shot into her mouth.

 

Zigelboim Esther – Daughter of Shmuel and Chaya. Born in 1914 in Rejoweic, Poland. Lived with her family in Borowica. Murdered together with her whole family..

 

Zigelboim Chana – Daughter of Shmuel and Chaya. Born in 1916 in Rejoweic, Poland. Lived with her family in Borowica. Murdered together with her whole family.

 

Zigelboim Yehoshua -  Son of Shmuel and Chaya. Born in 1926 in Borowica. (near Rejoweic), Poland. Murdered together with his whole family.

 

Zigelboim Shimon – Son of Bonya and Rivka Rachel (nee Shapiro). Born in 1902, Rejoweic, Poland.

 

Nisenbaum Fredele - (nee Zigelboim) – Daughter of Shmuel (Boonem’s brother). Born in Chelm on 12th November 1901. Married Abraham-Haim Nisenbaum. After the Nazis invaded Poland, Fredele and Abraham-Haim fled with their only child, their daughter Lilian to Paris. During the occupation of France, Lilian (aged 6) was hidden with a family of Christians. Her mother Frida was sent to Auschwitz and murdered there. Lilian the daughter is living in London today and is, it seems, the last and only living survivor of all seven of Shmuel’s (son of Avremel) children.

 
   

 

 
   

 

 

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This page was last updated on 29/05/05 By Baruch Krotman

דף זה עודכן לאחרונה 29/05/05  ע"י ברוך קרוטמן