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Henri Kichka
Belgian Holocaust survivor and writer (1926–2020) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Henri Kichka (14 April 1926 – 25 April 2020) was a Belgian writer and Holocaust survivor. He was one of the leading figures in Holocaust education in Belgium.[1]
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Henri Kichka | |
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![]() Henri Kichka in 2010. | |
Born | 14 April 1926 |
Died | 25 April 2020(2020-04-25) (aged 94) Brussels, Belgium |
Nationality | Belgian |
Known for | Holocaust education |
Spouse |
Lucia Świerczyński
(m. 1949; died 2001) |
Children | 4; including Michel |
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Kichka was the only member of his family to have survived the deportation to camps in Central and Eastern Europe.
In 2005, published his autobiography, Une adolescence perdue dans la nuit des camps, prefaced by Serge Klarsfeld. He is the father of cartoonist Michel Kichka.
Kichka died on 25 April 2020 at the age of 94 in Brussels of COVID-19 in Brussels.[2]