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Joseph Wilf

Jarosław, Poland

1925 - 2016
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Name in US
Joseph Wilf
Name at Birth
Josof Wilf
Married Name
Joseph Wilf
Date of Birth

01/10/1925

Country of Birth
Poland
City of Birth

Jarosław

Parents

Ella Kessler

Oskar Wilf

Sibling(s)

Harry Chune Wilf (Spouse: Judith Jakubowiez)
(06/06/1921 Jarosław, Poland – 02/02/1992 Hillside, NJ)

Bella Wilf
(Circa 1922 – Circa 1943 Warsaw Ghetto)

Spouse(s)

Elzbieta (Elizabeth/Suzy) Fisch
(Born 04/16/1932 in Lwów, Poland)
Married June 28, 1949 in Augsburg, Germany

Children

Zygmunt “Zigi” Wilf (Spouse: Audrey Schwartz)
(Born 04/22/1950 in Ausburg, Germany)

Sidney Wilf (Spouse: Biana Malamud)
(1956 New York City, NY – 01/06/1989 Boston, MA)

Mark Wilf (Spouse: Jane Frieder)
(Born 1962 in New Jersey)

Religious Identity (Prewar)
Jewish
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Jewish
Dates Lived in Alabama

1950-1951

Alabama City(s) of Residence
Birmingham
Date and City of Death
08/03/2016 Hillside, NJ
City of Burial / Cemetery
Elizabeth, NJ /Jewish Educational Center Cemetery
Camp(s) / Year(s)

Siberian labor camp for duration of war

Other Experiences

When World War II started, Joseph was deported to a Siberian labor camp with his brother and parents. All four survived.
His sister, Bella, died in the Warsaw Ghetto.

DP Camp(s) / Year(s)

Augsberg (near Munich) | American Zone

US Sponsor for Immigration

Birmingham United Jewish Fund

Year / Ship to US / Arrival City
July 6, 1950 / Plane N67548 / New York City
Dates Lived in Alabama

1950-1951

Alabama City(s) of Residence
Birmingham
Date and City of Death
08/03/2016 Hillside, NJ
City of Burial / Cemetery
Elizabeth, NJ /Jewish Educational Center Cemetery
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