The Memory of Treblinka Foundation

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First name
Gitel
Last Name
Lichtenstein Lichtensztajn
Maiden name
Date of birth
1879
Place of birth
Gender
female
Mother's first name
Mother's maiden name
Father's first name
Age
63
In the family
wife
Marital status
married
Spouse's first name
Josef
Occupation
Country
Poland
City
Starachowice Wierzbnik
Street
City during the war
Starachowice Wierzbnik
Street during the war
Notes
Josef Reuwen Lichtensztajn and his wife were shot in the marketplace during the formation of the transport. Josef was blind; he asked his wife to tie a white napkin with a loaf of bread around his neck, in order to signal his condition. The Germans shot both of them directly at the assembly point. "Later we learned that 42 people — old and sick, who could not or would not go to the Market Square and remained in their homes — were murdered in cold blood. Among them were my wife’s grandfather, Reb Josef Reuven Lichtenstein, and his wife Gitel."
Place of death
Starachowice Wierzbnik (during deportation to Treblinka)/Starachowice Wierzbnik
Date of death
27.10.1942
Source

"Sefer Wierzbnik-Starachowice", rel. Jerahmiel Singer, s. 178; YVP Simkha Mintzberg, Renia Freeman (granddaughter); USC VHA 11745, rel. Renia Frymerman (granddaughter)

Record ID
42649
Date of inclusion in the database
15.02.2023
Date of modification
26.05.2026
Wall of Names
Gitel LICHTENSZTAJN, 63, plaque D023
Photo description
Source of photo (text)
Family