Overview
- Caption
- Group portrait of the extended Pisker family.
Pictured third from the right is Helen Pisker (later Sobotka, later Offenberger.) - Date
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1931 August 16
- Locale
- Znojmo, [Moravia; Brno] Czechoslovakia
- Variant Locale
- Znaim
Czech Republic - Photo Credit
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Ilana Offenberger
Rights & Restrictions
- Photo Source
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Copyright: United States Holocaust Memorial MuseumProvenance: Ilana Offenberger
Keywords & Subjects
- Photo Designation
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LIFE BEFORE THE HOLOCAUST -- Czechoslovakia -- Family/Friends/Portraits
Administrative Notes
- Biography
- Helen Offenberger (originally Pisker) is the daughter of Ignaz Pisker (b. 1874) and Paula nee Mueller Pisker (b. 1886). Helen had a sister Fritzi (later Werner) born on August 12, 1911 and a brother Heinz born on August 31, 1911. The family lived in Znojmo, Czechoslovakia where Ignaz worked in agriculture. Ignaz, Paula, Fritzi and Heinz were all deported to Theresienstadt and from there to Auschwitz. Ignaz, Paula and Fritizi were murdered in Auschwitz in 1942. Heinz was sent from Auschwitz to Gleiwitz where he was shot by an S.S. man in 1945.
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- 2014-12-30 00:00:00
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