mordko krzepicki 8 july 1909 – 24 august 1952. early information my father was born in wielun,...
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Mordko Krzepicki
8 July 1909 – 24 August 1952
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Early Information Early Information
My father was born in Wielun, Poland, 200 kms SW Warsaw, 80km SW of LodzMy father was born in Wielun, Poland, 200 kms SW Warsaw, 80km SW of Lodz
He was married in Wielun on 20 September 1935He was married in Wielun on 20 September 1935
His wife’s name was Fela HabelskaHis wife’s name was Fela Habelska
He was divorced on 19 September 1950 (Katowice, Poland)He was divorced on 19 September 1950 (Katowice, Poland)
His parents were Szmul Krzepicki and Chana FajwlowiczHis parents were Szmul Krzepicki and Chana Fajwlowicz
He arrived in Melbourne on 28 January 1949 on the NapoliHe arrived in Melbourne on 28 January 1949 on the Napoli
He spent his first 30 years in PolandHe spent his first 30 years in Poland 1909-19391909-1939
He spent the war years inHe spent the war years in RussiaRussia 1939-421939-42 PersiaPersia 19421942 Other Army theatresOther Army theatres 1942-461942-46 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 1946-481946-48 Source: National Archives
& Wielun Certificates
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LOVETT FAMILY TREE
FAJWLOWICZ (LOVETT) FAMILY TREE
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Mordko Krzepicki c.1946
3rd Rifle Battalion, 3rd Carpathian Infantry Division, 2nd Polish Corps, 8th British Army
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Mordko Krzepicki, with mates in Palestine 1942
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Mordko Krzepicki, with mates in Palestine 1942
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Mordko Krzepicki in Palestine, 1942
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MILITARY HISTORY MILITARY HISTORY Sources of informationSources of information
APC Polish Historical DisclosuresAPC Polish Historical Disclosures
Ministry of DefenceMinistry of Defence
RAF Northolt (Barbara Kroll)RAF Northolt (Barbara Kroll)
Middlesex United KingdomMiddlesex United Kingdom
Polish Institute and Sikorski Museum, Princes Gate, Polish Institute and Sikorski Museum, Princes Gate, LondonLondon
Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and PeaceHoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace
Stanford University, CaliforniaStanford University, California
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July 1941July 1941 Released from Siberian labour camp after theReleased from Siberian labour camp after the Polish/Soviet AgreementPolish/Soviet Agreement
Anders ArmyAnders ArmyPolish Forces under British Command (Iran)Polish Forces under British Command (Iran)
1942 - 431942 - 43 33rdrd Rifle Battalion 3 Rifle Battalion 3rdrd Carpathian Infantry Division Carpathian Infantry Division 22ndnd Polish Corps 8 Polish Corps 8thth British Army British Army
Middle East (Iraq-Palestine-Egypt)Middle East (Iraq-Palestine-Egypt)
1944 - 461944 - 46 ItalyItaly
1946 - 481946 - 48 UK, EuropeUK, Europe
MILITARY HISTORY: Cpl M KrzepickiMILITARY HISTORY: Cpl M Krzepicki
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MILITARY HISTORY: Cpl M KrzepickiMILITARY HISTORY: Cpl M Krzepicki
1943 - 441943 - 44 Sangro and Rapido Rivers, Sth ApenninesSangro and Rapido Rivers, Sth Apennines
Battle for Monte CassinoBattle for Monte Cassino
Ancona/Goths line of enemy defencesAncona/Goths line of enemy defences
Rearguard of 8Rearguard of 8thth British Army British Army
Northern ApenninesNorthern Apennines
19451945 Senio RiverSenio River
Bologna/Lombardy PlainBologna/Lombardy Plain
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Divorcee, Sept.19th 1950, wife presumed dead
Mordko Krzepicki and Edna Dobson
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THE EUREKA MOMENTTHE EUREKA MOMENT
Daniel Mendelsohn at the Daniel Mendelsohn at the Jewish Holocaust Museum, May 2007Jewish Holocaust Museum, May 2007
““The Lost” (550 pages)The Lost” (550 pages)
Stephen Spielberg Visual Testimonies at Monash Stephen Spielberg Visual Testimonies at Monash UniversityUniversity
Eureka!!!!Eureka!!!!
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Syma Habelska * m Berl Benesz *(Spielberg Visual Testimony)
Rosie m Jack Chrapot (mother Lola Chrapot)
four children…..
Fela Habelska * m Mordko Krzepicki 1935 #, divorced post WW2
m (2nd marriage)*
Helen * m C Sanaki
2 children…..
MY FATHER’S FIRST WIFE’S FAMILY
# Migrated to Melbourne 1949
* Migrated to Melbourne 1951
Nuchem Chabelski
m
Chaja Blic
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Lieb (Arie) KRZEPICKI m Rakhel ?
Szmul b.1889 d1941 m Khana (Chana) Fajwlowicz b1890 d1941 Treblinka
Yekhiel b?
Moshe (Menakhem) b1909 d1944 Lodzm Frida BOMS b1911 d1944 Lodz
Yeshayahu b1940/41
Mordke * b1909 d1952 Melbourne
Rakhel b1914 d1941 Treblinka
Tova/Gitel/Gizela b1918 d1941 Treblinka
Kaza b1920 d1941 Treblinka
Abram Dawid * b 1913 ?
Yaakov b1882 d1942 Chelmo m Frida (Fidel) GRANEK b1885 d1942 Chelmo
Arie b?
Rakhel b1914 d1942 Chelmo
Lea b1922 d1942 Chelmo???
KRZEPICKI FAMILY TREE Source: Yad Vashem, except *
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Wielun
POLAND
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Wielun: Plac Legionow
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Wielun: Street Scenes
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Wielun Public Buildings
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Wielun Synagogue
Destroyed September 1939
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Wielun –
Statues from the Communist era
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Wielun Urzad Stanu Cywilnego
Waiting at the USC
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Wielun: Regional Museum
Petje and Mr Jan Ksiazek,Deputy Director of the Museum
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ul. Turowska, 19
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My Father’s last known address in Wielun
His family home? His wife’s family home?
His home with his wife?
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WIELUN BUSINESSESWIELUN BUSINESSESSource: 1929 Business Directory, WielunSource: 1929 Business Directory, Wielun
LingerieLingerie M. KrzepickaM. Krzepicka ul. Fabryczanaul. Fabryczana
FabricsFabrics Ch.KrzepickiCh.Krzepicki ul. Kaliskaul. Kaliska
ConfectioneryConfectionery A. KrzepickiA. Krzepicki ul. Kaliskaul. Kaliska
DyersDyers B. KrzepickiB. Krzepicki ul. Kaliskaul. Kaliska
BookshopBookshop L. KrzepickiL. Krzepicki ul. Fabryczanaul. Fabryczana
Office provisionsOffice provisions B. KrzepickiB. Krzepicki ul. Kaliskaul. Kaliska
Food tradersFood traders L. KrzepickiL. Krzepicki ul. Kaliskaul. Kaliska
GrainsGrains L. KrzepickiL. Krzepicki ul. Fabryczanaul. Fabryczana Sz.KrzepickiSz.Krzepicki ul. Barbaryul. Barbary
Source: Yale Reisner, JHI Warsaw
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INFORMATION FROM THE JEWISH HISTORICAL INSTITUTE INFORMATION FROM THE JEWISH HISTORICAL INSTITUTE WARSAWWARSAW
Leib Leib a member of the Communist Party in a member of the Communist Party in 1930s 1930s
Wowe (Zev) Wowe (Zev) manager of a library, member of a manager of a library, member of a Zionist Zionist organisationorganisation
Abram Dawid Abram Dawid convicted for communist activities, 1933,1937convicted for communist activities, 1933,1937 My father’s brother?My father’s brother?
Berl Berl Society of Jewish Craftsmen in late 1920s Society of Jewish Craftsmen in late 1920s
Michel Michel on the Board of the Socialist Party on the Board of the Socialist Party
Michel & Lewek Michel & Lewek one of the first Jewish families in Wielun. one of the first Jewish families in Wielun. Bought real estate after 1806, when Bought real estate after 1806, when
Jewish Jewish people were allowed to buy property people were allowed to buy property
Krzepickis in Pre-War Wielun
Source: Yale Reisner / Wielun Yizkor book
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Wielun: Zajazd Boryna
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USC at Boleslawiec
(24km from Wielun)
USC at Praszka
(19km from Wielun)
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Praszka Synagogue – now a cinema
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Towns near Wielun
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Ruins of the Krzepice Synagogue
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Jewish Cemetery at Krzepice
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Lodz: Radegast Station and Memorial
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Jewish Cemetery Lodz
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Jewish Cemetery Lodz, established 1811
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The Ghetto Field, burial place of 43,000
Graves dug prior to liberation
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Lodz: Art Nouveau Buildings
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Lodz: ul. Piotrkowska - Arthur Rubenstein memorial
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“Manufaktura”
Israel Poznanski’s factory converted to a “Chadstone”
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Another factory complex being converted to a 5-star hotel
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Museum of Textiles, Lodz
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The Grand Hotel, Lodz
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Podgorze (Krakow):
pl.Bohaterow Getta
Entrance to Oskar Schindler’s factory
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Sample Page from Ministry of Defence Personnel Records
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Mordko Krzepicki
8 July 1909 – 24 August 1952