Samuel Erlich: the fear on his face…

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01/04/2025

Samuel Erlich: the fear on his face…

Samuel in a hammock, in the summer of 1941. He is only 5 years old in this photo, and yet you can already see the fear on his face

Date & Place: July 1941 in Antwerp, Antwerp County, Flanders Belgium

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Samuel Erlich Apr 15, 1936 - Oct 13, 1942 Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium

Samuel Erlich of Antwerp, Antwerp County, Flanders Belgium was born on April 15, 1936 in Antwerp, and died at age 6 years old on October 13, 1942 at Auschwitz II-Birkenau Ofiar Faszyzmu, in Oświęcim-Brzezinka, oświęcimski County, Małopolskie Poland.

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