Ben Abraham
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Ben Abraham (birth name Henryk Nekrycz ; December,11 1924 – October,9 2015) was a Polish-born writer and historian who became a naturalized Brazilian.
He is the son of Abraham Nekrycz and Ida Nekrycz. Abraham was born in Lodz, Poland. Abraham survived the ghetto in the city and the concentration camps during the years of German occupation of his country.
Abraham's parents died at the Auschwitz concentration camp. He was also sent to the other following concentration camps: Braunschweig, Watenstedt, and Ravensbruck. On the night of 1 May 1945, he was released, weighing 28 kg (62 lb) and suffering from tuberculosis in both lungs, scurvy and dysentery with blood. Among his 200 relatives only he and a cousin survived.
Ben Abraham spent the next two years being transferred round American hospitals in Germany, eventually recovering, according to him "It was a miracle; that time tuberculosis cure did not even exist". After his recovery Abraham witnessed another conflict, The War of Independence of the Israel State, in 1947.
On 21 January 1955, Abraham arrived in Brazil and was naturalized on 30 January 1959. He married Miriam Dvora Brykon 28 April 1956 with and started a family.
Before his work and 15 books related to the Holocaust, he got numerous honors as a journalist including the Golden key Memorial Yad Vashem of Jerusalem and the Medal of Hons of University of São Paulo.
Ben Abrahan died in São Paulo, two months before his 91st birthday.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ "Morre em S. Paulo o historiador Ben Abraham". Menorah Brasil. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
External links[edit]
- USP homenageia Ben Abraham e José Mindlin
- Jornal da USP - Um prêmio pela vida
- Visão Judaica Online
- Official website
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