
21/07/2025
Baruch “Buzek” Aaron Szabasson was born in 1927 in Kozienice, Poland, to a devout Jewish family. His father, whose name is not recorded, worked in the lumber trade — a common profession in the lake- and forest-rich region of Kozienice.
Buzek’s childhood was filled with tradition and family. Every Sabbath evening, he would visit his grandparents’ home, where he was known for joyfully running straight to his grandfather, eagerly searching his coat pockets for candies — which were always waiting for him.
In 1939, N**i Germany invaded Poland. Not long after occupying Kozienice, the N**is established a ghetto. Life quickly became a nightmare. Food was desperately scarce. Disease and starvation were rampant, and the dead often remained uncollected for days. Buzek, like many others, was never able to celebrate his Bar Mitzvah. His family struggled to survive, trading for food on the black market.
In early 1942, things worsened. Buzek was deported to the Czesnów labor camp. At just fifteen years old, he contracted typhus — a common and deadly illness in the camps — and tragically did not survive.
After the war, Buzek’s father, who had somehow lived through it all, returned to Kozienice and reburied his son there.
Baruch “Buzek” was only a boy.
May his memory be a blessing, always.
REMEMBER BARUCH "BUZEK" AARON SZABASSON.