Henri with parents Sarah and Charles (1941-42) Henri Maizels was born in Paris, France December 4, 1939. His father was Charles Maizels, born in 1913 or 1914, in Kraschnik, Poland. His mother was Sarah Kirshenblatt (Sura Kiersenblat), born 1918 in Pulawy, Poland. The two married and lived in Paris. Sarah

Edna and Israel after liberation Eta Ipp (Butrimowitz) was born in Butrimantz, Lithuania in 1911. She eloped in 1933, marrying Isroel Ipp, a young lawyer. The couple had a son, Yacob Ipp, on June 5, 1935. Eta and Isroel raised their son in Viliampole (Slobodka), Lithuania near both Eta's and

Max, Johanna and Ernest on their way to the U.S.S Europa In October 1938, Johanna and Ernest were able to obtain visas to the United States; however, Max was denied due to old court charges that he was nevertheless exonerated from. On Kristallnacht, the synagogue that Max has been caring

Image of Aleksandra raking hay at farm, 1945 Aleksandra Ginzburg was born in Minsk, Belarus on February 4, 1930. On June 24, 1941, Minsk was bombed and part of the city burned. Aleksandra's mother decided to take her and her cousin to the suburbs surrounding the city where her uncle

Lia and her brother Max Born in 1934 in The Hague, Rosalia or “Lia” grew up in Scheveningen, which was a beach resort town. Lia had one older brother named Max. In May of 1940 when the German army invaded Holland, Lia and other Jews were forced to wear a

  Edna and her son, Jay Eta Ipp (Butrimowitz) was born in Butrimantz, Lithuania in 1911. She eloped in 1933, marrying Isroel Ipp, a young lawyer. The couple had a son, Yacob Ipp, on June 5, 1935. Eta and Isroel raised their son in Viliampole (Slobodka), Lithuania near both Eta’s

Theodore (Ted) Lehman was born July 25, 1927 in Sosnowiec, Poland. His family spent time in Zawiercie, the home of his maternal grandmother, and moved to Gdynia in 1934. When the Nazis invaded Poland, the family moved to Zawiercie to be together. The family were forced into the Zawiercie ghetto

Solomon “Sol” Zimm, 1946 Solomon “Sol” Zimm was born in Kolo, Poland to Mencham and Shaina Ziemniak. He was one of nine siblings. During the Holocaust, Solomon was sent to a number of labor and concentration camps, including Auschwitz and Buchenwald. Solomon was liberated in 1945 after surviving a two

Halina Drexler (later Zimm) Halina Drexler (later Zimm) grew up in Lodz, Poland, with her parents and two sisters, Helen and Nana. In Poland life was pleasant until Nazis invaded the country in 1939. The invasion closed schools and Jews were forced to wear the Yellow Star. Recognizing the eminent