John Demjanjuk
Ivan John Demjanjuk, a man with a hidden past, died on March 17th, aged 91
DURING his nine decades, Ivan Demjanjuk had several identities. “John” was the longest-lasting. Burly, blue-eyed and with no English, he had fetched up in America in 1952 and eventually made his way to Cleveland, where he worked as a diesel-engine mechanic at the Ford factory in Brook Park. He was there for 30 years. In 1958, to mark his American citizenship, he changed his name to John.
This article appeared in the Obituary section of the print edition under the headline “John Demjanjuk”
Obituary
March 24th 2012
From the March 24th 2012 edition
Discover stories from this section and more in the list of contents
Explore the edition
Stitch by stitch, Rose Girone kept her family going
The oldest known Holocaust survivor died on February 24th, aged 113
Muhsin Hendricks fought homophobia with the Koran
The world’s first openly gay imam was shot dead on February 15th, aged 57
Pableaux Johnson, peerless host and chronicler of New Orleans
The photographer, cook and food writer died on January 26th, aged 59
Donald Shoup knew how to get cities going
The parking-and-traffic expert died on February 6th, aged 86
Marianne Faithfull battled labels all her life
The singer and icon of the 1960s died on January 30th, aged 78
Mauro Morandi needed to abandon consumer society
The hermit-guardian of Italy’s loveliest beach died on January 3rd, aged 85