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[es-ES]Record tools[es-ES] [es-ES]Displays[es-ES]	Photograph of an ORT class, Switzerland Remove from selection Add to selection Número del objetoM2025/096:003 TítuloPhotograph of an ORT class, Switzerland DescripciónPhotograph featuring survivor, Kuba (Jakob) Enoch in 1946 with classmates. After his liberation at Buchenwald, Kuba enrolled for schooling at an ORT school to learn new skills and trades to assist with migration schemes out of Europe. Kuba Enoch was born in Krakow, Poland 1926. He was 13 years old when the war began; soon after, he and his family were rounded up into Krakow ghetto. When it was liquidated in 1943, Kuba's younger brother was removed and his parents were sent to Plaszow concentration camp. Hoping to locate his mother, Kuba volunteered to go on the next transport. He was sent to Ostrowiec, Aushwitz-Birkenau and was eventually moved to Buna camp where he remained until it was evacuated. Kuba was then marched to Buchenwald. Throughout his ordeal he was never reunited with his mother. Following liberation by U.S forces, Kuba was sent by the Red Cross to recover in Switzerland. He arrived in Australia in 1948. Lugar de producciónSwitzerland Fecha circa 1946 Periodo de producciónpost World War II Temasurvivors, establishing new life, education, child survivors, schools & colleges Nombre del objetophotographs Materialpaper Línea de créditoSydney Jewish Museum collection, donated by Pearl Blasina. In appreciation to the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference) for supporting this archival project.

Número del objetoM2025/096:003

TítuloPhotograph of an ORT class, Switzerland

DescripciónPhotograph featuring survivor, Kuba (Jakob) Enoch in 1946 with classmates. After his liberation at Buchenwald, Kuba enrolled for schooling at an ORT school to learn new skills and trades to assist with migration schemes out of Europe.

Kuba Enoch was born in Krakow, Poland 1926. He was 13 years old when the war began; soon after, he and his family were rounded up into Krakow ghetto. When it was liquidated in 1943, Kuba's younger brother was removed and his parents were sent to Plaszow concentration camp. Hoping to locate his mother, Kuba volunteered to go on the next transport. He was sent to Ostrowiec, Aushwitz-Birkenau and was eventually moved to Buna camp where he remained until it was evacuated. Kuba was then marched to Buchenwald. Throughout his ordeal he was never reunited with his mother.

Following liberation by U.S forces, Kuba was sent by the Red Cross to recover in Switzerland. He arrived in Australia in 1948.

Lugar de producciónSwitzerland

Fecha circa 1946

Periodo de producciónpost World War II

Temasurvivors, establishing new life, education, child survivors, schools & colleges

Nombre del objetophotographs

Materialpaper

Línea de créditoSydney Jewish Museum collection, donated by Pearl Blasina. In appreciation to the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference) for supporting this archival project.

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