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Stefan Petelycky was born on May 24th 1923 in Ushnia in Western Ukraine. After the start of World War II, Petelycky had to survive the concentration camp Birkenau. Here he was branded as prisoner No. 154922. After Birkenau he was shipped to Mauthassen and then Ebensee, an extermination camp. On May 8th 1945 the Americans liberated his camp and Petelycky was free. He lived in Canada till August 29, 2014 where he died.

His Writings
Stefan Petelycky is an accomplished writer as well. He wrote the book "Into Auschwitz, For Ukraine" about his time in the Nazi Concentration Camps. In his book Petelycky discusses the start of Stalin's invasion and genocide of the Ukrainians. Moving through Ukraine and cutting off supplies to kill everyone through starvation. He goes on to describe the hell gone through inside the Birkenau camp and the readjustment to life after his liberation by the Americans.