Eli Khoniu

Eli Khoniu

Eli Khoniu was born in 1928, in Rodi, Italy. Eli was the Son of Jacob and Rebecca Khoniu. He was Jewish. He had five Siblings, two of whom would survive the Holocaust. He lived in Rodi his entire life.

 In 1943, Italy was annexed by the Nazis. Soon after, Antisemitic Laws were enforced and the Mass Deportations began. In 1944, Eli was deported to Auschwitz with his Family. He was murdered there at age Sixteen.