Erich Hirschberger

Erich Hirschberger lived with his parents in Mönchengladbach in the spring of 1932. In March 1932 he switched schools and became a pupil at the Stiftisch-Humanistischen Gymnasium. In November 1933 Erich Hirschberger and his mother moved from Mönchengladbach to Venlo.

During the war Erich Hirschberger was deported to camp Blechhammer. Because the Russian armies were approaching, the camp was evacu…

On 27 January 1928 Stephan Hirschberger, his wife Selma Mayer and their five-year-old son Erich, moved from Oberhausen to Mönchengladbach. Stephan previously earned a living as a merchant but most likely came to Mönchengladbach to work for the company of the father of his sister in law. Stephan became an employee of his company specialised in wall-paper.
On 2 January 1933 the family moved whitin M…

De vondst van het graf van Erich Hirschberger wordt beschreven in het boek van Paul Alexander: De geschiedenis van mijn nieuwsgierigheid: Wat ik niet wist van mijn Joodse familie (Breda 2010). In het boek staan ook foto's van Erich. 

Meer informatie en een foto van dit gezin is te vinden in het boek van Paul Alexander: De geschiedenis van mijn nieuwsgierigheid: Wat ik niet wist van mijn Joodse familie (Breda 2010).