Background
He was the son of Abraham Nekrycz and Ida Nekrycz. Abraham was born in Lodz, Poland.
He was the son of Abraham Nekrycz and Ida Nekrycz. Abraham was born in Lodz, Poland.
Abraham survived the ghetto in the city and the concentration camps during the years of German occupation of his country. Abraham"s parents died in the Auschwitz concentration camp. After Auschwitz he spent time in three other concentration camps: Braunschweig, Watenstedt, and Ravensbruck.
On the night of May 1, 1945, he was released, weighing 28 kg (62 lb) and suffering from tuberculosis in both lungs, scurvy and dysentery.
According to him "lieutenant was a miracle. That time tuberculosis cure did not even exist".
In 1947, after his recovery he clandestinely immigrated to Palestine. There Abraham witnessed another conflict, The War of Independence of the Israel State.
He was not admitted to the army due to his health, so he bought an old truck and worked for the Israeli army as a driver.
Abraham arrived in Brazil on January 21, 1955. In Brazil, he was recruited by Mossad and cooperated with it until mid-90s. He was naturalized as a Brazilian citizen on January 30, 1959.
Ben Abrahan died in São Paulo Paulo, two months before his 91st birthday.