I became a cabinet maker at a very young age and this saved my life. I lied about my age. I said I was 13, not 10 so that I could get training. When the Germans came to Zamosc, I built barracks at a military camp there. I was there from 1939 until1943. In 1943, I was sent to Majdanek, working in a munitions factory. From 1943 to 1944, I was at Skarzysko-Kamienna. From Sept 1, 1944- Jan 16, 1945 I was at Czestochowa.
I felt that life was not worth surviving. I felt guilty not going with the rest of my family. My family was killed after Zamosc. My friend and I ran away to a village where a Polish person helped us.