Bernard Ritscher

Bernard Bernhard? RITSCHER DEUTSCH: b. 19 March 1886, Celle - d. after 14 Sept 1942, Auschwitz, HOLOCAUST

Details of deportation and subsequent death courtesy of:

Bernard, Elsa & Annie RITSCHER were in the region of Nice, Côte d'Azur, where they were rounded up in the notorious "Rafles d'août" in August 1942. The arrested Jewish citizens were incarcerated in the Caserne Auvare for a while before being put on a goods train, in locked-up wagons, and transferred to Drancy.

cf. Archives Départémentales des Alpes Maritimes:

http://www.basesdocumentaires-cg06.fr/os-html/adam/home.html

DEUTSCH Bernard: Chambre # 504, Voiture # 14

RITSCHER Elsa & Annie: Chambre # 63, Voiture # 3

Also cf. listing thanks to:

http://niceoccupation.free.fr/rafle-daout-1942.html

Details of further deportation and subsequent death courtesy of:

Mémorial de la Shoah

http://ressources.memorialdelashoah.org/notice.php?q=noms_tous%3A%2...

Features photos of Bernard & Annie plus actual list of deportation (shown here under "Media")

Convoi # 32