Photo of the newlyweds Anna Kubowitzki and Joseph Helman, and their daughter Gita Helman, ca. 1940
Born in Poland, Anna Kubowitski arrived in Belgium in 1908, whereas Joseph Helman arrived in 1916. They lived in Saint-Gilles, a commune of Brussels. Joseph Helman (46) was a radio salesman. His wife, 44, was a shopkeeper. On 31 August 1942 they were taken from Saint-Gilles to the Dossin Barracks and were deported on Transport 8 on 8 September 1942. Neither of them survived.
Their daughter, Gita Helman, 16, managed to avoid capture in 1942, but was arrested and sent to the Dossin Barracks about a year later. The last mention of her name appears on the deportation list for Transport 22 A, which left for Auschwitz-Birkenau on 20 September 1943.
