At 8:55 on the morning of 6 November 1942, Convoy #42 left Drancy, France for the concentration camp Auschwitz. One thousand Jews were on board; 221 of them children. My father's father, a Viennese Jew, was among the passengers. The journey took three days. Upon arrival 227 people were selected for work. The rest were gassed immediately, my grandfather included. At the war's end, four people from Convoy #42 were known to have survived. |
| NAME / english translation |
| 1. |
ADLER |
eagle |
51. |
thinning tree |
|
| 2. |
BACH |
brook |
52. |
MALTZ |
malt |
| 3. |
BAUM |
tree |
53. |
MANDEL |
almond |
| 4. |
BERNSTEIN |
amber |
54. |
MANDELBAUM |
almond tree |
| 5. |
BLUMEN |
flowers |
55. |
MANDELSTAM |
almond tree stem |
| 6. |
BLUMENTHAL |
valley of flowers |
56. |
MILSTEIN |
millstone |
| 7. |
BLUMZTEIN |
bloom stone |
57. |
MOND |
moon |
| 8. | firewood |
58. |
MORGENSTERN |
morning star |
|
| 9. |
BREITENFELD |
wide field |
59. |
REHFELD |
deer field |
| 10. |
BUCHWALD |
beech forest |
60. |
REIS |
rice |
| 11. |
BUXBAUM |
box tree |
61. |
ROSENBERG |
rose mountain |
| 12. |
DIAMANT |
diamond |
62. |
ROSENSCHEIN |
rose's glow |
| 13. |
EIGEWALD |
oak forest |
63. |
ROSENZWEIG |
rose twig |
| 14. |
EISEN |
iron |
64. |
ROTSZTEYN |
red stone |
| 15. |
EISENBERG |
iron mountain |
65. |
ROZENBLUM |
rose bloom |
| 16. |
ENGEL |
angel |
66. |
ROZENTAL |
valley of roses |
| 17. |
FAINGOLD |
fine gold |
67. |
SCHATZBERGER |
man from treasure mountain |
| 18. |
FERNBACH |
distant brook |
68. |
SCHONBACH |
beautiful brook |
| 19. |
FEUER |
fire |
69. |
SCHWALB |
swallow |
| 20. |
fish |
70. |
black |
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| 21. |
FISCHBACH |
fish brook |
71. |
SILBERBERG |
silver mountain |
| 22. |
FISCHBEIN |
whale bone |
72. |
SILBERSTEIN |
silver stone |
| 23. |
FRIEDBERG |
peace mountain |
73. | silver water |
|
| 24. |
FROST |
frost |
74. |
SPIEGEL |
mirror |
| 25. |
FUCHS |
fox |
75. |
SPRITZER |
sprinkler |
| 26. |
GARTENBERG |
garden mountain |
76. |
climber's forest |
|
| 27. |
GEISHOLZ |
honeysuckle |
77. |
STEIN |
stone |
| 28. |
GELBTRUNCK |
yellow drink |
78. |
STEINBERG |
stone mountain |
| 29. |
GERSTZTENKORN |
barleycorn |
79. |
STEINHAUS |
stone house |
| 30. |
GOLD |
gold |
80. |
STERNBERG |
star mountain |
| 31. |
GOLDADLER |
gold eagle |
81. |
shooting star |
|
| 32. |
GOLDBERG |
gold mountain |
82. |
STRAUSBERG |
bouquet mountain |
| 33. |
GOLDBLATT |
gold leaf |
83. |
ostrich |
|
| 34. |
GOLDENBERG |
golden mountain |
84. |
SUCHER |
sugar |
| 35. |
GOLDSTEIN |
gold stone |
85. |
SZAINHOLZ |
beautiful wood |
| 36. |
GROEN |
green |
86. |
TAUBER |
dove |
| 37. |
GRUNFELD |
green field |
87. |
TENENBAUM |
fir tree |
| 38. |
HAAS |
hare |
88. |
VAJNAPEL |
wine apple |
| 39. |
HAZENBERG |
hare mountain |
89. |
VOGEL |
bird |
| 40. |
HIMELBLAU |
sky-blue |
90. |
WALD |
forest |
| 41. |
HIRSCH |
stag |
91. |
WALDKIRCH |
forest church |
| 42. |
HIRSCHFELD |
stag field |
92. |
WEINBLUM |
vine bloom |
| 43. |
HONIG |
honey |
93. |
WEINFELD |
vine field |
| 44. |
KATZ |
cat |
94. |
WEINSTEIN |
tartar |
| 45. |
KERN |
kernel |
95. |
white |
|
| 46. |
KIRSCHBAUM |
cherry tree |
96. |
WINTER |
winter |
| 47. |
KLEINBERG |
small mountain |
97. |
WOLF |
wolf |
| 48. |
KUPERMINE |
copper mine |
98. |
ZWEIGENBAUM |
twig tree |
| 49. |
LAUBERSTAJN |
arbour stone |
99. |
ZWETSCHKENBAUM |
plum tree |
| 50. |
LEWENKOFF |
lion head |
100. |
ZYLBER |
silver |