About Roberts Seduls
Lived 1906 – 1945 (aged 39). Roberts Seduls was a Latvian boxer, sailor and caretaker.
Roberts Seduls (February 20, 1906 – March 10, 1945) and Johanna Sedule (1910–1987) were the family of the Righteous among Nations (recognition date: December 2, 1981) who saved eleven Jews in Liepāja during the Holocaust in Latvia.
Among the sheltered was a woman with a three-year-old daughter, Ada. Seduls arranged her shelter with Otilija Schimelpfenig, a widow of German descent. In 2000s Ada applied for the Righteous among Nations for Otilija Schimelpfenig, granted on April 26, 2006.
Roberts Seduls was killed during a Soviet air raid. His wife continued to care for the rescued Jews.
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Who was Roberts Seduls?
Latvian Righteous Among Nations
When was Roberts Seduls born?
Roberts Seduls was born on 20 February 1906 in Latvia.
When did Roberts Seduls die?
Roberts Seduls died on 10 March 1945 in Liepāja.
What was Roberts Seduls's occupation?
Roberts Seduls was a boxer, sailor and caretaker.
What nationality was Roberts Seduls?
Roberts Seduls was Latvian.
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