Gerszon Gisser and his brother Motel in Polish Uniform
The material does not have a specific title. It depicts the contributor's father, Gerszon (c. 1914-2002), on the left, and his brother, Motel (c. 1916-1943), on the right. It's important to note that in archival data, the surname Gisser is most often spelled with one S. However, the contributor uses the version with two. The object tells the story of the little-known town of Lunno (10 km from Volpa). Between the world wars, it was a small town whose population was predominantly Jewish.
- Family
- Military
- Vowpa
- Hrodna
Before the war, Gerson, his father, Yudel, and his brother worked as kosher butchers between Lunna (their hometown), Volpa, and Grodno. At the start of World War II in 1939, Motel was captured by Soviet troops who invaded what is now Western Belarus, then the Polish Republic. He was then liberated and sent back to Lunna. After the Nazis captured the area, he was sent to Auschwitz, where he was murdered in 1943.
