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Alexander Ziskind Gajc

אלכסנדר זיסקינד גאיץ

17 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