Name of father, occupation
Chaim Blumberg,
Business owner, mayor of town.
Maiden name of mother, occupation
Bella Gordon,
Homemaker.
Immediate family (names, birth order)
Parents, Mina, Laza, Gutman and I.
Who survived the Holocaust?
Me and Mina and Lazar who went to Palestine. My parents and Gutman were killed by Nazis.
Where were you in hiding?
I escaped from Vienna after eight months of hiding. I traveled back to my husband’s former home in Riga, Latvia, and waited for permission to enter USA, left in 1938.
When did you come to the United States?
1938.
Where did you settle?
Brooklyn, NY, a few family members lived there.
When and where were you married?
1932 in Keidan, Lithuania.
Spouse
Isaac Kuschner,
Lived in Vienna where he was admitted into medical school and later practiced medicine.
Children
Harriet Kuschner Cooper and Charles Kuschner.
Grandchildren
Three: Seth Rosenberg; Loren Rosenberg (Lawrence), and Gabrielle Starr; Four great-grandchildren.
What do you think helped you to survive?
Courage, determination, some remaining faith in humanity, desire to survive and enduring belief in Judaism.
What message would you like to leave for future generations?