Name/Title
Hartmannova, MagdaDescription
Did Not Survive, Age: 18
Born: 1924Also Known As
MagduskaBiographical Information
Biography
The Hartman's ran a farm, which was considered necessary industry - so they should have been protected from deportation. Magda was also her mother's caregiver. When the news came that girls between the ages of 16-32 had to go to government service, Magda told her mother she'd be back in a few hours - no one thought they would take her because she was a caregiver. She was deported with her cousin, Olga, to Auschwitz. Letters between another cousin, Lenka Herzka, and the family back home reveal the girl's parent's innocence : "why haven't the girls written? Did they get the money and food we sent? Tell them to write." It is only when Lenka writes "They are with Uncle Kaddish" that the family realizes the girls are dead.Education
8th gradeOccupation
teenagerRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Hartmannova, Olga, Eugene HartmannRelated Publications
Publication
999: The Extraordinary Young Women of the First Official Jewish Transport to AuschwitzGeneral Notes
Note Type
Historical NoteNote
Letters between the Lenka Herzka, who worked for one of the gestapo's SS in stabsgebäude in Auschwitz, were donated by Eugnene Hartman and can be found at the Museum of Jewish History archive in NYC and Yad Vashem.Create Date
August 5, 2025Update Date
September 18, 2025
