Mendel Selmanoff Kriksman^[1]

1872 -

• Name	Mendel Selmanoff Kriksman
  Born	1 Jan 1872	Varka
  Gender	Male
  Died	Auschwitz
  Person ID	I136	My Family
  Last Modified	3 Jun 2021

  
  

  Father	Hershel Kriksman,   b. 1850, Warka
  Family ID	F73	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Soura Boroukharina Mendeleona Pinkus,   b. 20 Jul 1876, Kutno ,   d. Auschwitz
  Married	Poland
  Children	1. Flora Kriksman,   b. 16 Mar 1907, Antwerp ,   d. 10 Jan 1985, London  (Age 77 years)   2. Yetta Kriksman,   b. 26 Sep 1910, Antwerp ,   d. 25 May 1990, London  (Age 79 years)   3. Berthe (Babe) Kriksman,   b. 21 Jun 1913, Antwerp ,   d. 24 Sep 1979, Zurich  (Age 66 years)
  Last Modified	19 Jun 2021
  Family ID	F69	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

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• Notes

  Mendel Selmanoff Kriksman came from Varka to Belgium and became a diamond merchant Mendel and Soura moved because Belgium was seen as a place where ' ... being a Jew meant no fear in your heart ... ' Mendel had done an apprenticeship with a goldsmith and [surely] went to Belgium for work. Mendel became a successful diamond merchant Being a Jew in Varka, Poland in 1872 was associated with having fear in your heart

  
  

• Sources

  Cirla Lewis.