Emil Landau

November 9, 1925 – August 23, 2007
Witten, Germany

In the summer of 1942 at the age of 16, Emil was sent to Theresienstadt with his mother, father, and younger sister Helga. His father passed away from a brain tumor in 1943, but the rest of the family managed to stay together until the summer of 1944, when Emil was deported to Auschwitz. Emil remained in Auschwitz briefly, was sent on a work detail to a refinery in Czechowitz and eventually, survived a death march to Buchenwald in January of 1945. Emil reunited with his mother and sister in Bremen, Germany in 1946, and immigrated to the United States the same year. He became an expert in printing products and technologies, notably helping to pioneer the scanner. With his wife, Carolyn, he settled in Damariscotta, Maine in 1991, where he dedicated his retirement years to charitable organizations and telling his story throughout Maine. At the time of his death he was survived by his wife, Carolyn, and their son, Alex.