Zimmerspitzova, Ruzena #1487

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Roza Zimmerspitzova #1487

Roza Zimmerspitzova #1487

Name/Title

Zimmerspitzova, Ruzena #1487

Description

Did Not Survive, Age: 29 Born: 1913

Also Known As

Roza

Biographical Information

Biography

Roza was the eldest of the sisters. She was a Block Elder and oversaw the Nyssen Huts that the French women were kept in June 1942. Roza had a terrible reputation in camp and was called "mean" by other prisoners, which may be why the sisters were caught when they tried to escape. There is a suggestion that someone gave them up. Roza organized the black market trade the sisters ran, and started bartering for extra food on the first day, telling her sisters to eat the sausage she organized from a guard and ignore that it was pork.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Eta Zimmerspitz, Frida Zimmerspitz, Malvina Zimmerspitz

Notes

A Block Elder, she was in charge of one of the Nissan huts in Auschwitz I (source: Kagan). She had a terrible reputation for being cruel. Executed w/3 of her sisters for black market activities and trying to escape. Her name as listed as being moved from New Berlin to Birkenau. Sister, Margit Zimmerspitz came on later transport. Source: Her brother gave testimony about his sisters' execution to USC Shoah, and HDM Personal Interview with Eta Zimmerspitz, Israel, 2020.

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Create Date

August 5, 2025

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Update Date

September 18, 2025