Raphaël Esrail
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| Born | 10 May 1925 Magnesia, Turkey |
| Died | 22 January 2022 (aged 96) Lannion, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation(s) | Resistant Engineer |
Raphaël Esrail (10 May 1925 – 22 January 2022) was a French Resistance member and engineer.[1]
Biography
Esrail was born in
Auschwitz
on 3 February 1944 and assigned the number 173295.
On 18 January 1945, Esrail was forced to participate in a death march and attempted an unsuccessful escape. He was then sent to Dachau concentration camp. On 1 May 1945, he was liberated by American troops in Tutzing. He returned to France and stayed at the Hôtel Lutetia in Paris before returning to Lyon on 26 May, where his family had managed to survive the war.
After completing his studies, Esrail became an engineer with
Holocaust
alive.
Esrail died of cancer in Lannion on 22 January 2022, at the age of 96.[3]
Distinctions
- Commander of the Legion of Honour (2016)[4][5]
References
- ^ "Raphaël Esrail, président de l'Union des déportés d'Auschwitz, est mort à 96 ans". Le Figaro (in French). 23 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- ISBN 978-2-221-20221-0.
- ^ "French Auschwitz Survivor Raphael Esrail, Jewish Member of Resistance, Dies at 96". Haaretz. 23 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- ^ "Décret du 29 mars 1993 portant promotion et nomination". Légifrance (in French). 11 April 1993.
- ^ "Décret du 15 avril 2016 portant promotion". Légifrance (in French). 17 April 2016.
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