Perished During the Period 1933-1945 in Indirect Relation With the Shoah
Leya Gibel was born, 1877 to Yakov. Prior to WWII she lived in Leningrad, Russia (USSR). During the war she was in Leningrad, Russia (USSR). Leya perished during the period 1933-1945 in indirect relation with the Shoah. Place of death: Leningrad, Russia (USSR).
Many thousands of Jews were killed during the Nazis’ bombing of population centers beyond front lines or in abysmal conditions, besieged or as refugees. The percentage of Jewish victims was higher than that of the general population because Jews, unlike others, were fleeing explicit antisemitic persecution by the Nazis.