Hungarian Holocaust Victims in Gmund, Austria

Holocaust · Victims · Hungary

Introduction by Henry Wellisch

This data set comes from the German language book, “Die Erinnerung Tut Weh - Judisches Leben und Antisemitismus im Walviertel” (The Recollection Hurts - Jewish Life and Antisemitism in the Waldviertel).

The Walviertel is a district in Lower Austria near the Czech border. The book describes in some detail the fate of 1700 Hungarian Jews who arrived in the town of Gmund on Dec 22, 1944. They were kept there in a grain silo under pretty terrible conditions until Feb.16, 1945 when they were transported to Theresienstadt. The ultimate fate of these individuals is unknown.

During the period in Gmund, no fewer than 485 died and with German efficiency the names of all the deceased were recorded in the local Standesamt (registry office). The afore mentioned book lists the names of the deceased only, including hometown (mostly Budapest), profession, date of birth, date of death and cause of death.

This database includes 485 records of those who died in Gmund. The fields for this database are as follows:

The information contained in this database from the German language book, “Die Erinnerung Tut Weh - Judisches Leben und Antisemitismus im Walviertel” (The Recollection Hurts - Jewish Life and Antisemitism in the Waldviertel). The database was created by Henry Wellisch.

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August 2025

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