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Alexander Ziskind Gajc
אלכסנדר זיסקינד גאיץ17 December 1891, Poland · died 18 March 1942, Posen (Poznań), Fort Radziwill forced-labour camp
Alon’s maternal great-grandfatherGuy · GajcAlso written: Ziskind / Siskind / Ziskin Gajc, Gaje, GaicIn We Remember
What we know
A grain merchant in Brześć Kujawski. A forced labourer at Fort Radziwill in Poznań, where his son Bolek was also held; he died there on 18 March 1942.
From our research
- Grain merchant (סוחר תבואות) in Brześć Kujawski (Yad Vashem transcription of his Page of Testimony)
- Permanent residence: Brześć Kujawski, Włocławek district, Poland
- Married to Rivka née Rydel; 4 children (Zivia, Chava, Bolek, Naftali)
- Forced labourer at the Posen Fort Radziwill camp, where his son Bolek was also held from June 1941; died there 18 Mar 1942
- Birth year: 1890 on the Page of Testimony vs. 17 Dec 1891 on the wartime list; the list is contemporary and more precise
Sources
- Yad Vashem Page of Testimony, submitted 11 Jun 1999 in Herzliya by his son Baruch (Bolek) Guy, formerly Gajc
- ITS/Arolsen T/D 348438 (Bolek's tracing file): parents 'Siskind & Ryfka Riedel'
- Polaron research report 2024 (from Usti residency card): father 'Ziskin Gaje'
- Yad Vashem item 11145093: "List of Jews from Poland who perished in labor camps in the Wielkopolska area, 1941-1943": Zyskind Gajc, b. 17/12/1891, d. 18/03/1942, Posen (Fort Radziwill)
- Yad Vashem item 2007863 (his Page of Testimony): grain merchant; place of death Radziwill camp; submitted by son Barukh Bolek Guy