December 11, 1924 - October 9, 2015
Ben Abraham (born Henryk Nekrycz)
Ben Abraham was a Polish-born writer and historian who became a naturalized Brazilian citizen.
He was the son of Abraham Nekrycz and Ida Nekrycz. Abraham was born in Łódź, 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 in the Auschwitz concentration camp. After Auschwitz he spent time in three other concentration camps: Braunschweig, Watenstedt [de], and Ravensbrück. On the night of May 1, 1945, he was released, weighing 28 kg (62 lb) and suffering from tuberculosis in both lungs, scurvy and dysentery. Among Abraham's 200 relatives he and his cousin were the only ones who survived.
Ben Abraham spent the next two years being transferred between several American hospitals in Germany, eventually achieving a full recovery. According to him "It was a miracle; that time tuberculosis cure did not even exist".
Ben Abraham died in São Paulo, just two months before his 91st birthday.
Ben Abraham (born Henryk Nekrycz)
Ben Abraham was a Polish-born writer and historian who became a naturalized Brazilian citizen.
He was the son of Abraham Nekrycz and Ida Nekrycz. Abraham was born in Łódź, 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 in the Auschwitz concentration camp. After Auschwitz he spent time in three other concentration camps: Braunschweig, Watenstedt [de], and Ravensbrück. On the night of May 1, 1945, he was released, weighing 28 kg (62 lb) and suffering from tuberculosis in both lungs, scurvy and dysentery. Among Abraham's 200 relatives he and his cousin were the only ones who survived.
Ben Abraham spent the next two years being transferred between several American hospitals in Germany, eventually achieving a full recovery. According to him "It was a miracle; that time tuberculosis cure did not even exist".
Ben Abraham died in São Paulo, just two months before his 91st birthday.
December 11, 1924 - October 9, 2015
Ben Abraham (born Henryk Nekrycz)
Ben Abraham was a Polish-born writer and historian who became a naturalized Brazilian citizen.
He was the son of Abraham Nekrycz and Ida Nekrycz. Abraham was born in Łódź, 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 in the Auschwitz concentration camp. After Auschwitz he spent time in three other concentration camps: Braunschweig, Watenstedt [de], and Ravensbrück. On the night of May 1, 1945, he was released, weighing 28 kg (62 lb) and suffering from tuberculosis in both lungs, scurvy and dysentery. Among Abraham's 200 relatives he and his cousin were the only ones who survived.
Ben Abraham spent the next two years being transferred between several American hospitals in Germany, eventually achieving a full recovery. According to him "It was a miracle; that time tuberculosis cure did not even exist".
Ben Abraham died in São Paulo, just two months before his 91st birthday.
Ben Abraham (born Henryk Nekrycz)
Ben Abraham was a Polish-born writer and historian who became a naturalized Brazilian citizen.
He was the son of Abraham Nekrycz and Ida Nekrycz. Abraham was born in Łódź, 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 in the Auschwitz concentration camp. After Auschwitz he spent time in three other concentration camps: Braunschweig, Watenstedt [de], and Ravensbrück. On the night of May 1, 1945, he was released, weighing 28 kg (62 lb) and suffering from tuberculosis in both lungs, scurvy and dysentery. Among Abraham's 200 relatives he and his cousin were the only ones who survived.
Ben Abraham spent the next two years being transferred between several American hospitals in Germany, eventually achieving a full recovery. According to him "It was a miracle; that time tuberculosis cure did not even exist".
Ben Abraham died in São Paulo, just two months before his 91st birthday.
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