Edith Clara Russak

Edith RUSSAK ROSEK, née KOHN COHN: b. 15 Oct 1895, Plauen - d. after 7 Sept 1942, Auschwitz, HOLOCAUST

Details of deportation and subsequent death courtesy of:

Wilhelm & Edith RUSSAK 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

RUSSAK Wilhelm: Chambre # 501, Voiture # 17

RUSSAK Edith: Chambre # 65, Voiture # 5

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 actual list of deportation (shown here under "Media")

Convoi # 29

And also cf.

https://yvng.yadvashem.org/nameDetails.html?language=en&itemId=1401...

Editha Clara Russak Rosek nee Kohen was born in Plauen, Germany in 1895. She was married to Wilhelm. Prior to WWII she lived in Plauen, Germany. During the war she was in Nice, France.

Editha Clara was murdered in the Shoah (according to this source).

This information is based on a Page of Testimony (displayed here) submitted by her daughter, Ursula Dueck Devik Russak Rusak

Last Name Russak Last Name Rosek First Name Editha First Name Clara First Name Edita First Name Klara Maiden Name Cohn Maiden Name Kohen Gender Female Age 47 Date of Birth 15/10/1895 Place of Birth Plauen,Plauen (Zwickau),Saxony,Germany Marital Status Married Spouse's First Name Wilhelm Spouse's First Name Vilhelm Permanent Place of Residence Plauen,Plauen (Zwickau),Saxony,Germany Place during the War Nice,Alpes Maritimes,France Place of Death Auschwitz,Camp,Poland Date of Death 07/09/1942 Status according to Source murdered Submitter's Last Name Dueck Submitter's Last Name Devik Submitter's Last Name Russak Submitter's Last Name Rusak Submitter's First Name Ursula Relationship to Victim Daughter Source Yad Vashem - Pages of Testimony Names Memorial Collection Type of material Page of Testimony Item ID 1401387