Wiesel, Mordechai 'Mottel' 'Motek' 'Motke'
| Birth Name | Wiesel, Mordechai 'Mottel' 'Motek' 'Motke' |
| Call Name | 'Motek' |
| Gender | male |
Events
| Event | Date | Place | Description | Notes | Sources |
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| Birth | 1929 | Satu Mare Szatmárnémeti, județul Satu Mare, Transilvania, regiunea de dezvoltare Nord-Vest, România | Mordechai and Meir Wiesel were twins |
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| Transport | 1944 | Auschwitz Konzentrationslager, Oświęcim, powiat Oświęcimski, województwo Małopolskie, Polska |
Event Note In1944, when the Germans invaded Hungary, his father sent Mordechai Wiesel and his two brothers to work on a farm. Mordechai Wiesel and his brothers were taken to the ghetto, and then, with his family, were put on the second transport to Auschwitz.
Mordechai Wiesel, and his twin brother Meir, reached Auschwitz on their 15th birthday. |
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| Camp | 1944 | Plaszow Konzentrationslager KZ Plaszow Kraków-Płaszów concentration camp, Podgórze, Kraków, powiat Krakowski, województwo Małopolskie, Polska |
Event Note
After a week in Auschwitz, the twins, Mordechai and Meir Wiesel, were sent to the Plaszow camp, where they worked in Oskar |
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| Camp | Groß-Rosen Konzentrationslager, Rogoźnica, Dolny Śląsk, powiatŚwidnicki, województwo Dolnośląskie, Polska |
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| Boat | August 23, 1946 | ארבע חרויות also see Dov Hoz Fede II Four Freedoms Arba Heruyot |
Event Note With the help of the Bricha, Mordechai Wiesel, and brother, Meir, were smuggled into Austria and from there to Italy. |
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| Military Service | צה"ל צבא הגנה לישראל TzaHaL IDF Israel Defense Forces | Mordechai 'Motke' Wiesel became an officer |
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Narrative
Mordechai מרדכי is considered identical to the name Marduka or Marduku, referring to the god Marduk; meaning Servant/Follower/Devotee] of Marduk in Aramaic, attested in the Persepolis Texts.
Variants:
Mordecai
Mordekhay
Mordechaj
Nicknames:
Morkha
Mordche
Motel
Mottel
Motke
Motenka
A Mordechai refers to a 9-litre bottle of wine.
Pedigree
- Wiesel, Mordechai 'Mottel' 'Motek' 'Motke'