Wondering Who She Is, Right?
Yeah, I figured. This is Elsa Skutezka Kilkova, or better known as Eliska. She was born on April 14, 1902 in Brno, Czechoslovakia. She was the olderst out of her parent's four children. Eliska's parents were both Jewish. Her father ran a shipping company. In 1920, Eliska graduated from a German language secondary school. After school, she got married and moved to Bratislava. After a little while, her marriage fell apart and she decided to move back to her hometown in 1926.
On May 24, 1933, Eliska got married again. She married Robert Kuika and the two of them moved to his hometown of Oiomouc. They had a son together and named him Tomas. In 1937, Eliska's father passed away so the married couple, along with their son decided to move back to Brno in order to take care of the shipping company. In March of 1939, the Germans started occupying Bohemia and Moravia. Immediately after, restrictions started being made on the Jews.
Tragedy struck on January 2, 1940 because Eliska, Robert, Tomas, and her mother were evicted from their home. Eliska's siblings emigrated but Robert was determined to stay where he was, to continue taking care of the shipping business. After a year, Eliska was forced to sell the business to the Germans. On March 31, 1942, her and the family headed to the Theresienstadt ghetto.
Eliska was deported to the Ossowa forced-labor camp for the Jews on May 9, 1942. After six months of slave labor, she passed away at the age of 40.
On May 24, 1933, Eliska got married again. She married Robert Kuika and the two of them moved to his hometown of Oiomouc. They had a son together and named him Tomas. In 1937, Eliska's father passed away so the married couple, along with their son decided to move back to Brno in order to take care of the shipping company. In March of 1939, the Germans started occupying Bohemia and Moravia. Immediately after, restrictions started being made on the Jews.
Tragedy struck on January 2, 1940 because Eliska, Robert, Tomas, and her mother were evicted from their home. Eliska's siblings emigrated but Robert was determined to stay where he was, to continue taking care of the shipping business. After a year, Eliska was forced to sell the business to the Germans. On March 31, 1942, her and the family headed to the Theresienstadt ghetto.
Eliska was deported to the Ossowa forced-labor camp for the Jews on May 9, 1942. After six months of slave labor, she passed away at the age of 40.