Anna Greenberger

"Be active in showing the world that you will not tolerate anything happening to human beings like what happened to us.  Remember us and our legacy - follow this to the best of your ability.  Follow this to the best of your ability.     Do not be afraid as we were, and never be ashamed that you are a Jew."

Name at birth
Anna Grunberger
Date of birth
02/18/1924
Where were you born?
Where did you grow up?
Koromla, Sobrance, Czechoslovakia
Name of father, occupation
Joseph, Butcher
Maiden name of mother, occupation
Lenka Klein, Homemaker
Immediate family (names, birth order)
Parents, self and three sisters
How many in entire extended family?
29: Fifteen first cousins, eight aunts and uncles
Who survived the Holocaust?
8 survived of 29- my mother, myself, three sisters and three cousins
 
Before being taken to Auschwitz, we were hiding in our non-Jewish neighbor’s homes.

To learn more about this survivor, please visit
The Holocaust Memorial Center Oral History Collection 
The Voice/Vision Holocaust Survivor Oral History Archive, University of Michigan-Dearborn
Name of Ghetto(s)
Name of Concentration / Labor Camp(s)
Where were you in hiding?
Non-Jewish nieghbor's homes
Occupation after the war
Seamstress, Homemaker
Spouse
Alexander Grunberger, Butcher
Children
Erika Singer, psychologist
Grandchildren
Three: Jacob, Justin, and Amanda
What do you think helped you to survive?
I had a strong will to live. Also being with my mother and sisters-we watched over each other and helped each other to survive.
What message would you like to leave for future generations?
Be active in showing the world that you will not tolerate anything happening to human beings like what happened to us. 
Remember us and our legacy - follow this to the best of your ability.  Follow this to the best of your ability.  
 
Do not be afraid as we were, and never be ashamed that you are a Jew.
Interviewer:
Charles Silow
Interview date:
08/05/2011

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