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Weiss, Josef, 1893-1976

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Personal name headingWeiss, Josef, 1893-1976
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Birth date18930516
Death date19760912
Found inDer letzte Judenälteste von Bergen-Belsen, 2012: (Josef Weiss) p. 648-649 (b. May 16, 1893 in Flamersheim, Germany; d. Sept. 12, 1976 in Jerusalem; German Jew; worked in Cologne, Germany; Zionist; fled Nazi regime and emigrated to Netherlands, 1933; imprisoned in Kamp Westerbork, Netherlands, 1942-1944; imprisoned in concentration camp Bergen-Belsen, Jan. 1944 to Apr. 1945; last Lagerältester of Bergen-Belsen, Dec.1944 to Apr. 1945; holocaust survivor; important witness of Nazi crimes)