Julius Paltiel
Julius Paltiel (4 July 1924 – 7 March 2008) was one of the 26 Norwegian Jews who returned from
Personal life: as early as 1992, he traveled back to the Auschwitz concentration camp, together with a journalist.[2]
During World War II
During the
One day, the prisoners got the message that the Scandinavians were going to be released and sent in the
Death
Paltiel died at the age of 83 and was buried in Trondheim, the city where he was born. The government of Norway decided to honor Paltiel by giving him a state funeral. Prime minister Jens Stoltenberg said: "With Julius Paltiel, Norway has lost a central witness from the Nazi extermination camps during the Second World War. As one of the few Norwegian Jews that survived, Paltiel has until the last been a clear voice for all who wanted to learn from his and his generation's experiences."[3]
The funeral was attended by King
Family
He was survived by his wife, the Danish-born author Vera Komissar , and his two adult children by his first wife Rita who died in 1987.
References
Literature
- Aftenposten: Julius Paltiel er død (in Norwegian)
- Trønder-Avisa: Tok farvel med Julius Paltiel (in Norwegian)
- Norwegians in Auschwitz on YouTube(in Norwegian) English subtitles
Further reading
- Komissar, Vera: På tross av alt: Julius Paltiel - norsk jøde i Auschwitz, Aschehoug 1995, ISBN 978-82-92400-10-4(in Norwegian)