Haas, Leopold (* 15.4.1901)

Identifier
PERSON.ITI.2059591
Type of Entity
Person

History

Born 1901 in Opava. Died 1983 in Berlin. Artist and caricaturist. Drew more than 400 drawings in Terezín. Managed to hide them until 1945. Haas was sent to the Small Fortress due to "atrocity propaganda" together with other artists. Haas was forced to work in the Operation Bernhard in Sachsenhausen. Transported to Terezín in September 1942. Transported to Auschwitz, Sachsenhausen, Mauthausen and Ebensee. Liberated in Ebensee in May 1945.