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First name
Chana Hana
Last Name
Berkowicz
Maiden name
Date of birth
1930/1931
Place of birth
Stromiec
Gender
female
Mother's first name
Rachel
Mother's maiden name
Szerer
Father's first name
Abraham
Age
11/12
In the family
granddaughter
Marital status
Spouse's first name
Occupation
Country
Poland
City
Stromiec, Przytyk/Wolanów
Street
City during the war
Radom/Wolanów/Szydłowiec
Street during the war
Notes
During the liquidation of the Szydłowiec ghetto, her mother, Rachel, managed to escape the transport by posing as a Polish peasant woman selling eggs. Unfortunately, in the chaos, she lost contact with her younger children. Chana and Berl were deported to Treblinka. The cousin saw them for the last time at the train station, holding hands.
Place of death
Treblinka
Date of death
1942
Source

USC VHA 12294, rel. Dorothy Rosenthal (sister); YVP Dorothy Rosenthal (sister); USHMM, rel. Dora Rosenthal

Record ID
32270
Date of inclusion in the database
10.07.2020
Date of modification
16.02.2026
Wall of Names
Chana BERKOWICZ, 11, plaque E085
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