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Henio Zytomirski | |
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 Henio Zytomirski on 5 July 1939 | |
| Born | 25 March 1933 Lublin, Poland |
| Died | 9 November 1942 (aged 9) Majdanek concentration camp, German-occupied Poland |
| Cause of death | Murdered in gas chamber |
| Known for | The addressee of the "Letters to Henio" project. One of the heroes of "The Primer" exhibition at the Majdanek Museum. |
Henio Zytomirski (Hebrew: הניו ז׳יטומירסקי \ הֶנְיוֹ זִ׳יטוֹמִירְסְקִי, henyo zhitomirski, Polish: Henio Żytomirski; 25 March 1933 – 9 November 1942) was a Polish Jew, who was murdered at the age of 9 in a gas chamber at Majdanek concentration camp during the German Nazi occupation of Poland.[1] Henio became an icon of the Holocaust, not only in Lublin but all over Poland. His life story became a part of the curriculum taught in the general education system in Poland. The "Letters to Henio" project has been held in Lublin since 2005. Henio Zytomirski is one of the heroes of "The Primer" permanent exhibition at barrack 53 of the Majdanek Museum, an exhibition dedicated to children held in the camp.
- ^ Gutman, Israel (2006). Difficult Questions in Polish-Jewish Dialogue: How Poles and Jews see Each Other. Jacek Santorski & Co Agencja Wydawnicza. p. 106. ISBN 978-83-89763-95-2.