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Born: March 24, 1884 in Tarnopol, Poland
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Born: August 16, 1930 in Berchem, Belgium
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Born: 1923 in Ulanow, Poland
Born: 1874 in Reichenbach im Odenwald, Germany
Born: January 7, 1930 in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Born: July 6, 1916 in Lodz, Poland
Born: 1922 in Wurzburg, Germany
Born: 1867 in Aizpute, Latvia
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Born: 1925 in Warsaw, Poland
Born: April 15, 1927 in Izbica, Poland
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Born: 1911 in Ostrow Mazowiecka, Poland
Born: March 5, 1881 in Dolina, Poland
Born: 1920 in Kaluszyn, Poland
Born: May 8, 1925 in Szydlowiec, Poland
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