RelatioNet BE WO 24 MI PO

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Wolf BEKER was born in Poland, MYSLENICE in 1924.

Survivor Code: RelatioNet BE WO 24 MI PO
Family Name: Beker
First Name: Wolf
Father Name: David
Mother Name: Sara
Date of birth: 1924
Town In Holocaust: MYSLENICE
Country In Holocaust: Poland
Profession In Holocaust: student
status: dead

Krakow

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During the second world war Wolf Beker moved to krakow and stayed there for a short time.

Krakow is one the oldest and largest cities of Poland , with a population of 760,000. This historic city is situated on the Vistula river at the foot of Wawel Hill in southerly region of little Poland . It is the capital of the Lesser Poland Voivodship .
Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading scientific, cultural and artistic centres of the country. It was once the national capital and is considered by many to still be the heart of Poland, due to its history of more than a thousand years. Kraków is also a major centre of local and international tourism, with more than two million visitors annually.
Krakow was one of the largest Jewish centers in Poland . In 1938, Krakow's Jewish population numbered over 60,000, or about 25% of the city's total population of 237,000. In 1948, the post-holocaust Jewish population had been decimated to about 5,900, and by 1978, the number had dwindled to a mere 600.
Poland was partitioned 1939, at the outset of the second world war , and Nazi German forces entered Kraków in September of that year. It became the capital of the general government , a colonial authority under the leadership of Hans Frank . Major concentration camps near Kraków included Plaszow and Auschwitz.
Thanks to a manoeuvre by advancing soviet forces, Kraków escaped complete destruction during and some historic buildings and works of art were saved .

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