Nathan Kornweitz

Nathan Kornweitz was a Jewish refugee from the Reich. Expelled from Austria in 1938, he settled in Schaerbeek, a borough of Brussels. There, he worked as an accountant and as an actor. He went underground and managed to stay clear of the Germans until 1944. At 13:30 on 26 May 1944, he was arrested by the Feldgendarmerie in Brussels. He had a fake identity card and was not wearing the compulsory star of David. He was handed over to the Sipo-SD, and was taken to the Dossin Barracks the very same day. Deported on Transport 26 on 31 July 1944, we lose sight of him as he descends from the train at Birkenau. We can only guess at the circumstances of his death.