Anna Oliwek

"When I was young I saw the suffering that many, many people went through. You never knew when it would come to you."

Name at birth
Chayka Shlain
Date of birth
01/01/1923
Where were you born?
Name of father, occupation
Chaim
Maiden name of mother, occupation
Bela Schwarcz, Small Grocery Store Owner
Immediate family (names, birth order)
Mother and three children: me, Esther and Mendel
How many in entire extended family?
50
Who survived the Holocaust?
Only me and three second cousins
Name of Ghetto(s)
Where were you in hiding?
Novomoskovsk, Russia using a false German identity
Occupation after the war
Domestic
Spouse
Moishe Warshawsky /Steve (Shlomo) Oliwek
What message would you like to leave for future generations?
When I was young I saw the suffering that many, many people went through. You never knew when it would come to you.

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