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David Pastel ✡

Auschwitz no. 43405

David Pastel was born to Aharon and Gita (née Minsles) on the 15th of January 1901 in Stojanów, Tarnopol, Poland.

Pastel, a tradesman, was married to Leonora and the family lived in the heart of the Jewish quarter of Paris at 17 Rue Pavée. Their son Aharon was born in 1932. Leonora and her son Aharon were French citizens

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Passover Seder in Beaune-la-Rolande, France, April 1942.
Passover Seder in Beaune-la-Rolande, France, April 1942.

One of the prisoners in the photograph is David Pastel. Pastel was deported on transport number 5 from Beaune-la-Rolande to Auschwitz. He survived until January 1945, when he was shot during the death march from Auschwitz by one of the guards. He was buried in a mass grave in the Polish village of Książenice. Pastel’s wife, Leonora, and his son Aaron survived in the south of France, under an assumed identity.

Courtesy the Pastel and Saada families, France and Israel

Passover Seder in Beaune-la-Rolande, France, April 1942.
David Pastel and his son Aaron; Paris, before the war.
David Pastel and his son Aaron; Paris, before the war.

David Pastel was born in Stojanów, Poland, and emigrated to France, where he married Leonora. In 1932 their son Aaron was born. The couple lived in the Jewish quarter in Paris. Pastel enlisted with the French Foreign Legion and was honorably discharged; in the spring of 1942 he was arrested and sent to Beaune-la-Rolande. In June 1942 he was deported to Auschwitz. Pastel survived until January 1945, when he was shot during the death march from Auschwitz by one of the guards. He was buried in a mass grave in the Polish village of Książenice. His wife Leonora and his son Aaron survived in the south of France, under an assumed identity.

Yad Vashem, The Central Database of Shoah Victims' Names 549437/5

David Pastel and his son Aaron; Paris, before the war.
David Pastel's passport photograph
David Pastel's passport photograph

David Pastel's passport photograph
Ludwig Wörl as a prisoner in Auschwitz
Ludwig Wörl as a prisoner in Auschwitz

Yad Vashem Photo Archives 4575/1

Ludwig Wörl as a prisoner in Auschwitz
Ludwig Wörl at the reception held in his honour in Israel, 1965. Wörl is standing next to the column marked 'X'
Ludwig Wörl at the reception held in his honour in Israel, 1965. Wörl is standing next to the column marked 'X'

Ludwig Wörl at the reception held in his honour in Israel, 1965. Wörl is standing next to the column marked 'X'
Wörl's name on a list of Auschwitz prisoners
Wörl's name on a list of Auschwitz prisoners

Yad Vashem Photo Archives 4575_2

Wörl's name on a list of Auschwitz prisoners
A list of Jews on the transports from Beaune-la-Rolande and Pithiviers to the concentration and death camp Auschwitz. David Pastel's name appears on the list.
A list of Jews on the transports from Beaune-la-Rolande and Pithiviers to the concentration and death camp Auschwitz. David Pastel's name appears on the list.

A list of Jews on the transports from Beaune-la-Rolande and Pithiviers to the concentration and death camp Auschwitz. David Pastel's name appears on the list.
A list of Jews on the transports from Beaune-la-Rolande and Pithiviers to the concentration and death camp Auschwitz. David Pastel's name appears on the list.
A list of Jews on the transports from Beaune-la-Rolande and Pithiviers to the concentration and death camp Auschwitz. David Pastel's name appears on the list.

A list of Jews on the transports from Beaune-la-Rolande and Pithiviers to the concentration and death camp Auschwitz. David Pastel's name appears on the list.
Passover Seder in Beaune-la-Rolande, France, April 1942.
Passover Seder in Beaune-la-Rolande, France, April 1942.
David Pastel and his son Aaron; Paris, before the war.
David Pastel and his son Aaron; Paris, before the war.
David Pastel's passport photograph
David Pastel's passport photograph
Ludwig Wörl as a prisoner in Auschwitz
Ludwig Wörl as a prisoner in Auschwitz
Ludwig Wörl at the reception held in his honour in Israel, 1965. Wörl is standing next to the column marked 'X'
Ludwig Wörl at the reception held in his honour in Israel, 1965. Wörl is standing next to the column marked 'X'
Wörl's name on a list of Auschwitz prisoners
Wörl's name on a list of Auschwitz prisoners
A list of Jews on the transports from Beaune-la-Rolande and Pithiviers to the concentration and death camp Auschwitz. David Pastel's name appears on the list.
A list of Jews on the transports from Beaune-la-Rolande and Pithiviers to the concentration and death camp Auschwitz. David Pastel's name appears on the list.
A list of Jews on the transports from Beaune-la-Rolande and Pithiviers to the concentration and death camp Auschwitz. David Pastel's name appears on the list.
A list of Jews on the transports from Beaune-la-Rolande and Pithiviers to the concentration and death camp Auschwitz. David Pastel's name appears on the list.

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