Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Memorial Day) starts tomorrow evening. For the past nine years, I have listed the names of the family members I've found who were murdered in the Holocaust. In 2020, I listed 454 relatives. In 2021, I listed 515. In 2022, I listed 642. In 2023, I listed 916. In 2024, I listed 990. In 2025, I listed 1023. And this year I list 1132.
Every year, this list grows as I find new branches of my family--and then find that multiple members of those branches were killed between 1941 & 1945. This year I found 109 more people--and many other relatives whose fates are as yet unclear.
Publishing this yearly list is my one small way to make sure they are all remembered--all 1132 of those currently on this list.
Every year, this list grows as I find new branches of my family--and then find that multiple members of those branches were killed between 1941 & 1945. This year I found 109 more people--and many other relatives whose fates are as yet unclear.
Publishing this yearly list is my one small way to make sure they are all remembered--all 1132 of those currently on this list.
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| Front Row L-R: Yosef Wollich, Mendel Chechman, Devorah Chechman; Back Row L-R: Sara Fine Wollich, Moshe Wollich, Chaike Chechman. All were murdered in the Holocaust |
