commemorative portrait: Josef Mader

🕯️Josef Mader (1881–1938)

·       Born: 9 June 1881 in Hall in Tirol
·       Residence: Lendgasse 27, Hall in Tirol
·       Profession: Carpenter
Key Events of His Fate:
·       14 June 1938: Arrest and deportation to Dachau Concentration Camp
·       26 August 1938: Transfer to Mauthausen Concentration Camp
·       5 September 1938: Death in Mauthausen Concentration Camp (officially: "heart failure")
Josef Mader was arrested on a trivial pretext. His death was a direct result of Nazi persecution. His memory reminds us to uphold humanity and vigilance.

Josef Mader, a carpenter from Hall in Tirol, was born on 9 June 1881 and lived at Lendgasse 27. His life was tragically cut short by National Socialist persecution. Arrested on 14 June 1938 under a dubious pretext, he was deported to Dachau concentration camp and later transferred to Mauthausen, where he died on 5 September 1938. His official cause of death, "heart failure," masks the brutal realities of camp conditions: starvation, forced labor, and systematic violence.
We remember Josef Mader not as a number, but as a neighbor, a craftsman, and a victim of arbitrary cruelty. His fate reminds us of the fragility of justice and the importance of vigilance against oppression. May his memory inspire resilience and humanity.