Henio Zytomirski
Disaster victim
1933 – 1942
Who was Henio Zytomirski?
Henio Zytomirski was a Polish Jew born in Lublin, Poland who was murdered at the age of 9 in a gas chamber at Majdanek concentration camp, during the German Nazi occupation of Poland. Henio became an icon of the Holocaust, not only in Lublin but all over Poland. His life story became a part of the curriculum which is learnt in the general education system in Poland. The "Letters to Henio" project is held in Lublin since 2005. Henio Zytomirski is one of the heroes of "The Primer" permanent exhibition at barrack 53 of the Majdanek Museum, an exhibition which is dedicated to children who were in the camp.
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- Born
- Mar 25, 1933
Lublin - Parents
- Died
- Nov 9, 1942
Majdanek concentration camp
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on July 23, 2013
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