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Pavel Oliva

Pavel Oliva

1923–2021

Nationality
Czech Republic
Occupation
writer

Pavel Oliva, born Pavel Ohrenstein (23 November 1923 – 5 March 2021) was a Czech classical philologist, historian of antiquity, writer and Holocaust survivor.

Incarceration history

Facilities

  1. Zigeunerlager Auschwitz
    Dates unknown
  2. Zigeunerlager Auschwitz
    Dates unknown

Biography

Pavel Oliva, born Pavel Ohrenstein (23 November 1923 – 5 March 2021) was a Czech classical philologist, historian of antiquity, writer and Holocaust survivor.

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