Biography
Estera Laja Ernst was born on 26 July 1875 in Janów, a daughter of Izrael Szymon Ernst and Jochwet Ringer. She married Symcha Binem Estrajcher around 1898 and the couple raised twelve children in Sosnowiec at 19 Modrzejowska Street, above the family's haberdashery and textile shop. In 1939, by then widowed, she made a donation to the Jewish community. She was murdered at Auschwitz-Birkenau on 17 December 1943.
Life events4
- Death of DaughterŚrodula Ghetto, Sosnowiec, Poland
The final liquidation of the Sosnowitz ghetto began on the night of August 1, 1943. Police companies from Sosnowitz, Maczki, Kattowitz, Bytom, and Gilwice arrived for the 'Aktion,' as were training, factory, and reserve police detachments, for a total force of 22 officers and 775 men, armed with machine guns and grenades. Lieutenant- Colonel Schadow, the chief of the Sosnowitz police, directed the 'Aktion' in which approximately 10,000 Jews were deported to the Auschwitz Concentration Camp, whilst some 400 people were shot, when they resisted or tried to escape. On August 2, 1943, a group of 300 people - mainly officials of the Judenrat, the Central Office, and the Jewish Police - were sent to the labour camp at Gora Swietej Anny. The 'Aktion' lasted until August 15, 1943.
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Family
Parents
Family record F0068 →Spouses & Children
- Tila Estrajcher♀BIOLOGICAL
- Izrail Szymon Estrajcher♂BIOLOGICAL
- Jakov Jozef Estrajcher♂BIOLOGICAL
- Jochweta "Yadzia" Estrajcher♀BIOLOGICAL
- Chil Estrajcher♂BIOLOGICAL
- Balima Ita Estrajcher♀BIOLOGICAL
- Natan Estrajcher♂BIOLOGICAL
- Rachmiel Estrajcher♂BIOLOGICAL
- Itzhak Ernst Estreicher♂BIOLOGICAL
- Chana "Chanka" Estrajcher♀BIOLOGICAL
- Chuna-Dawid Estrajcher♂BIOLOGICAL
- Benjamin Estrajcher♂BIOLOGICAL
