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Aron Aronowicz, a tinsmith, emigrated from Lodz to Herstal in Wallonia in 1929, where he was employed at the FN armaments plant. He brought his wife and children to Belgium in early 1930 and the family began a new life in Liège. Aron was expelled in April 1938. His wife, daughter and two sons remained in Belgium and all survived the war.
Aron settled in Paris, where he witnessed the beginning of the occupation. He was detained during the large-scale raid on 16 and 17 July 1942 and was most probably held at the Vélodrome d’Hiver before being transferred to Drancy. Aron Aronowicz (52) was deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau via Transport 9 on 22 July 1942. All the men on the train were assigned to the labour camp on arrival. The number 83920 was tattooed on Aron’s arm. He did not survive deportation. According to the Auschwitz Sterbebücher (death books), he died on 19 October 1942.