Feuereisen, Walter, Dr.

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Biographical/Historical note

Dr. Walter Feuereisen was born on May 11, 1902 and died in Auschwitz sometime after his transport there on October 23, 1944. During the years of the Holocaust, Dr. Feuereisen was a physician living in Prague, Czechoslovakia and involved in the Judische Kultugemeinde. His wife Marianne was also a physician.

Dr. Feuereisen's mother and other family lived in Brno. These family members were deported to Theresienstadt (Terezin) on March 23, 1942. Drs. Feuereisen were considered vital to the community and lived in Prague until their deportation to Theresienstadt on July 8, 1943. All family members were deported to Auschwitz in late October 1944, where they perished.

From the guide to the Dr. Walter Feuereisen papers, 1940-1943, 1962, (Tauber Holocaust Library)

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Subjects:

  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)

Occupations:

  • Jewish physicians

Places:

  • Lodz (Poland) (as recorded)
  • Brno (Czech Republic) (as recorded)
  • Prague (Czech Republic) (as recorded)