Children of Saul

János Wix

Győr, 22 May 1932 – Győr, 22 May 1932

The Wix brothers, Peter, seven years old, on the left, and his twelve-year-old brother János pictured behind him, lived with their parents in Győr. In May 1944, the family was taken by the gendarmes to the ghetto in the Győrsziget district and from there to the Budai Road collection camp on the outskirts of Győr. A freight train carrying Jews from Győr and the surrounding area arrived at the Birkenau ramp on 17 June. Barely 400 men and women were selected for work. The rest were immediately sent to the gas chambers, including János, Péter and all the young children.