Walter (Josef) Blum

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Walter (Josef) Blum

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Waldhof, Mannheim, Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Death: November 19, 1944 (23)
Auschwitz Camp, Oswiecim, Oświęcim County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland
Immediate Family:

Son of Siegmund Blum and Maria Helena Blum
Half brother of Johanna Lore Blum and Albert Bühl

Occupation: Tuberculose
Managed by: Tobias Rachor (C)
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About Walter (Josef) Blum

http://auschwitzstudygroup.com/stolpersteine/409-walter-blum

Walter was baptized Catholic but converted to Judaism, presumably with the entry into the Jewish orphanage. He must have been a good student, because at age 13 he had his Bar Mitzwah on May 5, 1934 in the main synagogue Mannheim with Rabbi Dr. Grünewald.

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Walter (Josef) Blum's Timeline

1921
May 23, 1921
Waldhof, Mannheim, Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
June 5, 1921
Sankt Franziskus, Waldhof, Mannheim, Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
1944
November 19, 1944
Age 23
Auschwitz Camp, Oswiecim, Oświęcim County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland