Notes for BENJAMIN HERSCH LUSTIG:

Son of Jakob and Rifke (Imhof/Fink) Lustig.
Born: February 4, 1900 in Limanova, Poland.
Died: August 24, 1942 Auschwitz Concentration Camp.

Last residence; No 15 de la rue de Barclays Pont-a-Mousson
Left Poland in 1917 to avoid draft. Many Jews at time put chemicals in eyes to damage eyes and avoid draft. Had eye troubles all of life. Lily remembers Mother putting drops in eyes. 1936 eye surgery for glacoma.
1917 moved to Dortmund. Worked for Max. Met Elisabeth. Moved to France 1923 after marriage.
Benjamin & Lisa opens club/bar about 1934. Jack comes to help.
Married: Lea Elisabeth "Liese" Klinger 1922 in Dortmund, Germany.

From Klausfeld's book: Convoy 11: July 27, 1942 742 women 248 men 41 deportees under 18: 40 born between 1924-26, 1 in 1927, 33 girls, 4 french, 19 polish, 13 german Women given numbers 12340-13081 men 53829-54076

Convoy 11. Was taken July 19, 1942. In prison in Nancy for several days. Presumed in Drancy July 22-27. Left Drancy 7/27/42 Arrived Auschwitz 7/29/42 Arrived auschwitz July 29 all registered. Prisoner # 24995

Died of Inflammation of the Thoraccage of the lungs : costal pluerisy Official date of death: August 25, 1942 17:05 (see certificate) Certified by Dr Meyer.

Became stateless in 1925 in France when gave up Polish citizenship.



Birth Certificate


List of Jews Living in Pont-a-Mousson 1


List of Jews Living in Pont-a-Mousson 2


Article on Selling Cafe - 1934

Article On Arrest


Article On Arrest Translation

Serge Klarsfeld Book French Deportees Convoy #11


Serge Klarsfeld Book French Deportees Convoy #11 List


Date of departure July 27, 1942
Convoy # 11
Place of departure Drancy
Destination Auschwitz
Number of deportees 1000
Number gassed upon arrival 0
Selected to work at Auschwitz
Male 248
Female 742
Surviving in 1945
Male 12
Female 1
(Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_deportations_of_French_Jews_to_death_camps)

Work Permit


French Convoys 2 - 35: Preliminary List Preliminary copy of the deportation convoys 2 through 35 from France based initially off of the original deportation lists held by the Centre de Documentation Juive Contemporaine in Paris. Information also includes supplementary names from other sources. Name, birth place and date, nationality, and convoy number are included in the database.


French Convoys 2 - 35: Preliminary List Preliminary copy of the deportation convoys 2 through 35 from France based initially off of the original deportation lists held by the Centre de Documentation Juive Contemporaine in Paris. Information also includes supplementary names from other sources. Name, birth place and date, nationality, and convoy number are included in the database.


French Convoys 2 - 35: Preliminary List Preliminary copy of the deportation convoys 2 through 35 from France based initially off of the original deportation lists held by the Centre de Documentation Juive Contemporaine in Paris. Information also includes supplementary names from other sources. Name, birth place and date, nationality, and convoy number are included in the database.


French Convoys 2 - 35: Preliminary List Preliminary copy of the deportation convoys 2 through 35 from France based initially off of the original deportation lists held by the Centre de Documentation Juive Contemporaine in Paris. Information also includes supplementary names from other sources. Name, birth place and date, nationality, and convoy number are included in the database.


French Convoys 2 - 35: Preliminary List Preliminary copy of the deportation convoys 2 through 35 from France based initially off of the original deportation lists held by the Centre de Documentation Juive Contemporaine in Paris. Information also includes supplementary names from other sources. Name, birth place and date, nationality, and convoy number are included in the database.


Transportation List


Transport List from Drancy to Auschwitz (2) Cover


Transport List from Drancy to Auschwitz (2) Pg. 1


Transport List from Drancy to Auschwitz (2) Pg. 2






WWII Jewish ID Card




WWII Jewish ID Card - Colorized

Thanks to Bobby Dazzler

Yad Vashem - France Pg. 1


Translation Pg 1
People recognized as "Jews among the Nations" receive from Yad Vashem an honorary diploma as well as a medal on which is engraved this sentence from the Talmud: "Whoever saves one life saves the entire universe". It is the highest civil distinction in the state of Israel. As of January 1, 2021, the title had been awarded to 27,821 people around the world, including 4,150 in France. However, the book of the Righteous will never be closed because many will remain anonymous for lack of testimonies. Recognized or not, they embody the best of humanity. In fact, everyone considered that they had done nothing other than their human duty. They will serve as beacons and inspirations for new generations.

Yad Vashem - France Pg. 2


Translation Pg. 2
Elisabeth and Benjamin Lustig lived in Pont-a-Mousson (Meurthe-et-Moselle) with their four daughters, Regina, Lily, Ginette and Monique. During the great roundup of July 19, 1942, the parents who did not have French nationality were arrested and then deported to Auschwitz. Their children, all of French nationality, were released and continued to live at home. In March 1944, Regina, the eldest daughter, was summoned to the police station. She met the officer who had arrested her parents two years earlier, and he warned her that the Germans were preparing to deport all French Jews. Panicked, the young girl called a neighbor, who advised her to contact Lucien Louyot, a baker in the town. Mr. Louyot immediately invited the four sisters to dinner. Then he decided to take Lily and Ginette, hidden in sacks of flour, to some friends, farmers in a neighboring town. That night, he met Regina and her youngest sister, Monique, despite the risk: the massacre was to take place the next day. And, in fact, Regina could see through the window the Germans piling the Jews into trucks. She saw a soldier enter the bakery. Fortunately, he did not go upstairs, where the two sisters were hiding. Lucien Louyot had declared himself ready to use, if necessary, the revolver he kept in his drawer. When the immediate danger had passed, the baker called on his friend Pierre Gross (q.v.) who sent the two girls to his sister-in-law Marie Grosse (q.v.) where they remained until the Liberation.
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