Mozė Čuchas (Mojzesz Czuch)

Mozė Čuchas (Mojzesz Czuch) (1921–?) was born in Vilnius into the family of Berkas Čuchas and Chaja Kontorovskytė. In 1939, he graduated from the private “Tarbut” Gymnasium in Vilnius. In 1940, he submitted an application to study at the Mathematics Department of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences of Vilnius University and was accepted. On 19 September 1941, he was expelled from the university by the Order of 17 September 1941 of the Department of Higher Education under the Board of Education, which was subordinate to the National Socialists. According to the “Yad Vashem” database, Czuch was listed among those imprisoned in the Vilna Ghetto. While the exact circumstances are not specified, it is likely that he was killed during the Holocaust.

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