December 1944 deportations from Piotrków Trybunalski - Ravensbrück an Buchenwald. Families reunited in Bergen-Belsen after being torn Apart for weeks.

Family Rosenblatt torn apart. At unknown railway station on December 2nd, 1944, the train from Piotrków Trybunalski  was divided and two sets wagons that were sent in different directions. Rozenblatt Moszek born 1903 and his son Jozef (Jasio) born 1931 went to concentration camp Buchenwald. Rosenblatt Ryszard born 1936 and his mother Bina Malka went to Ravensbrück. Above parts of two German Deportation lists. Women list (top) and Mens list (bottom).

As the Soviet front began to approach, the final deportations of Piotrkow Jews, families working and living in three factories there started. In November 1944 the first group of Jewish men were sent to HASAG armaments factory in Częstochowa and the Buchenwald concentration camp. The final deportation started on December 2, 1944. Woman and girls were planned to be send to Ravensbrück concentration camp and men and boys to Buchenwald. That was the general division, selection. To start with they traveled in the cattle wagons in the same train. There were woman wagons and mens wagons. The train was heading west.

At unknown railway station the train was divided in two and wagons were sent in different directions.
Rozenblatt Moszek born 1903 and his son Jozef born 1931went to Buchenwald. Rozenblatt Ryszard born 1936 and his mother Bina Malka went to Ravensbrück

On January 4, 1945. Jozef and 21 another boys were separated from their fathers in Buchenwald and sent to Bergen-Belsen. Approximately at the same time women and small girls and Ryszard Rosenblatt were sent from Ravensbrück to Bergen-Belsen.

On January 4, 1945. Jozef and 21 another boys were separated from their fathers in Buchenwald and sent to Bergen-Belsen. Approximately at the same time women and small girls and Ryszard Rosenblatt were sent from Ravensbrück to Bergen-Belsen. Top picture  - the registration card of Rosenblatt Josef in Buchenwald. The card was issued on December 3, 1944. On the same card there is also an annotation about the dat of transfer to Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, January 1, 1945. Below, The list of 21 boys sent from Buchenwald to Bergen-Belsen. Among them is Rosenblatt.

The Rosenblatt-mother that came with her son Ryszard from Piotrków to Ravensbrück, reunited with her older son Jozef (Jasio) that came from Buchenwald. 

After the liberation of Bergen-Belsen on April, 15 Bina Malka Rosenblatt and her two sons went by UNRRAs mission White Boats to Sweden. Also Binas sister and her son Sewek camel to Sweden on the same boat. Moszek Rosenblatt father of Ryszard and Jozef (Jasio) survived. Bina Malka told her family story for the registers at the UNRRA Transit Center in Lübeck.

Holocaust survivors from Piotrków that left testimonies

http://www.piotrkow-jc.com/pl/numbers.html