A Norwegian Jew, David Becker.
He was born in Drammen. He perished in the German Nazi camp #Auschwitz on 17 February 1943.
He was 44.
He was born in Drammen. He perished in the German Nazi camp #Auschwitz on 17 February 1943.
He was 44.
David Becker was born on June 24, 1898 in Drammen. His parents were Mina (nee Hirschhorn, born in 1869 in Latvia) and Mendel Davidor Becker (b. 1862 in Lithuania). He had six siblings. David was a merchant.
He married Signe Paula Saposnikoff (b. 1902 in Sweden). They had three children; Sigurd (b. 1924), Ivar (b. 1929) and Sonja Rita (b. 1931). David was arrested on June 2, 1942 and transported to Grini. In August, he was sent to Kvænangen in northern Norway for forced labor.
After three months he was taken back to Grini. Few days later he was brought to Akershuskaia in Oslo and deported to Auschwitz on Monte Rosa ship. His brother Wulff (b. 1907) was on the same transport. At the selection David and Wulff were registered as prisoners.
David perished in the camp on 17 February 1943. His brother was registered death on the same day.
His sister Frida, brother Louis and his parents all were murdered in Auschwitz.
David Becker's wife Signe and their three children managed to escape to Sweden.
His sister Frida, brother Louis and his parents all were murdered in Auschwitz.
David Becker's wife Signe and their three children managed to escape to Sweden.
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