Aaron Salzberg

"People are vulnerable to venom and propaganda. A mouth full of venom can do more harm than a machine gun."

Name at birth
Aaron Salzberg
Date of birth
04/02/1919
Where were you born?
Name of father, occupation
Yisrael Yosef, Made furniture, doors and floors from wood
Maiden name of mother, occupation
Sara Grossman (step-mother), Homemaker
Immediate family (names, birth order)
Parents and seven children
Who survived the Holocaust?
Only me
Oral History available in Holocaust Memorial Center Library Archive.
https://www.holocaustcenter.org/visit/library-archive/oral-history-department/salzberg-aaron/
Name of Concentration / Labor Camp(s)
Occupation after the war
Construction Business
Spouse
Jane
Children
One daughter, a medical technologist.
What do you think helped you to survive?
We were always hungry; you had to be able to work even with the hunger. My biological makeup kept me from getting ill until a few months before liberation.
What message would you like to leave for future generations?
People are vulnerable to venom and propaganda. A mouth full of venom can do more harm than a machine gun.
Interviewer:
Charles Silow
Interview date:
02/03/2004

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