Bessie Mittelman
"Be dear, be kind to other people, and help them. And do the mitzvahs, G-d‚ commandments that He has given us to enrich our lives."
Name at birth
Basya Ruth Sturm
Date of birth
01/01/1930
Name of father, occupation
David,
Partly a mechanic, a decorator, did windows
Maiden name of mother, occupation
Leah Kovens or Kovatch,
Homemaker
Immediate family (names, birth order)
Father, me and Harry. My grandmother couldn't come with us. She survived the war, she was hidden by people in Austria.
Who survived the Holocaust?
My bother and I, an uncle and his wife in Israel an one in Russia. The others didn't survive.
Where were you in hiding?
Orphanage in Belgium
What message would you like to leave for future generations?
Be dear, be kind to other people, and help them. And do the mitzvahs, G-d‚ commandments that He has given us to enrich our lives.
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