Most members of his family perished in the death camps throughout Europe, including his grandmother who was killed in the gas chamber, while his father was killed in Čakovec on 15 March 1945.
Većina članova njegove obitelji su nestali u koncentracijskim logorima diljem Europe, uključujući njegovu baku koja je ubijena u plinskoj komori, dok je njegov otac ubijen u Čakovcu 15. ožujka 1945.