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Lesser, Benjamin Burying the Dead
Benjamin Lesser knew that his sister, Lola, and her husband, Michael, had a hiding place under a dog house in the Bochnia ghetto.
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Lesser, Benjamin Death March from Auschwitz to Dachau
Benjamin Lesser could hear the front closing in on the rock quarry where they worked.
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Lesser, Benjamin Deportation from Hungary to Auschwitz
Benjamin Lesser had taken refuge in Hungary to escape the Nazi tyranny in Poland.
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Lesser, Benjamin Early Life
Benjamin Lesser was born in 1928 in Krakow, Poland. He had two young parents who had two daughters and three sons.
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Lesser, Benjamin Escape to Hungary
Benjamin Lesser and his family were able to escape to Hungary as a result of the papers received from the Gestapo head of Bochnia, Poland.
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Lesser, Benjamin Fleeing the Germans
Benjamin Lesser and his family left the city of Krakow in a wagon with few belongings but with hidden money in a religious book.
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Lesser, Benjamin German Occupation of Krakow
Benjamin Lesser recalled the early morning in September 1939 when his three story apartment building started to shake.
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Lesser, Benjamin Immigrating to the United States
Benjamin Lesser wrote a book titled Living a Life that Matters.
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Lesser, Benjamin Liberation, Loss, and Being Reunited with His Sister
Benjamin Lesser had arrived at the Dachau concentration camp in total exhaustion [Annotator's Note: following the forced march from Auschwitz]
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Lesser, Benjamin Moving to Palestine
Benjamin Lesser joined a group of pioneers for Palestine. They went to Palestine after being relocated from Europe.
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Lesser, Benjamin New Laws for Jews in Krakow
Benjamin Lesser witnessed the rapid increase in German laws and edicts as they came down to the occupied population of Krakow, Poland.
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Lesser, Benjamin Righteous Gentile
Benjamin Lesser experienced a horrific raid on the Bochnia Ghetto.