Ben Sweet

"Young people should have a profession, not to depend on someone to give. I was a crane operator."

Name at birth
Berel Ziskind
Date of birth
01/01/1921
Where were you born?
Name of Concentration / Labor Camp(s)
Where were you in hiding?
Germans thought he was a German national
Occupation after the war
Crane Operator
What do you think helped you to survive?
I was in Russian occupied Finland, worked as wood cutter.
What message would you like to leave for future generations?
Young people should have a profession, not to depend on someone to give. I was a crane operator.

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