His mother died in 1941 after deportation to Minsk Ghetto, Belarus, on Transport F, and his father died in 1939, most likely by his own hand, during deportation to Nisko.
Jeho matka zemřela v roce 1941 po deportaci do ghetta v Minsku na transportu F, a jeho otec zemřel v roce 1939, s největší pravděpodobností vlastní rukou během deportace do Niska.