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Franz Kafka (1883-1924)

Franz Kafka's Three Sisters - Memorial Plaque
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Grave of Franz Kafka - Sisters' Memorial
The names of Franz Kafka's three sisters are engraved on a stone plaque leaning against the Kafka family's gravestone. Gabriela (Ella), Valerie (Valli), and Otilie (Ottla) all died in concentration camps during the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia in World War II. The inscription is in Czech with the date of each sister's birth and their deaths during the period between 1942 and 1943. (In fact, one of his sisters may have perished in 1941.) See an English translation below. Kafka also had two brothers (Georg and Heinrich), both of whom died as infants. Back > Photo: Kafka Grave

Die drei Schwestern von Franz Kafka
Franz Kafka's three sisters

See English translation below.
Photo: Kafka's Grave
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ENGLISH TRANSLATION of CZECH INSCRIPTION
In memory of the three sisters of the renowned Prague
Jewish writer Franz Kafka,
who [all] perished during the Nazi occupation
during the years 1942-1943
Gabriela Hermann (b. 22 Sept. 1889)
Valerie Pollak (b. 25 Sept. 1890)
Otilie David (b. 29 Oct. 1892)

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