Sami Adelsheimer

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Alyssa McIntosh

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12/26/2016

Sami Adelsheimer

A photo of Sami Adelsheimer in 1944. Sami was placed in an orphanage in a village in Izieu, France and because most Jews were being hidden in the villages of France and discovered by the Gestapo- Sami was arrested with 39 children and 6 adults in the Home then sadly murdered in Auschwitz Death Camp on April 15, 1944 at age 5.

Date & Place: 1944 in Izieu, Ain County, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 01300, France

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Sami Adelsheimer Oct 30, 1938 - Apr 15, 1944

Sami Adelsheimer was born on October 30, 1938 at Manheim, Germany, and died at age 5 years old on April 15, 1944 at Auschwitz Death Camp, Poland. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Sami Adelsheimer.

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