Lea Miszler

Date of birth

01/01/1930

Where were you born?

Warsaw, PL

Name of father, occupation

Itzhak Aaron Miszler, made hats at home

Maiden name of mother, occupation

Sara Rifka Barenholtz, Homemaker

Immediate family (names, birth order)

Parents, my brother Moshe and me

Who survived the Holocaust?

My mother, my brother and me. My mother's youngest sister and her brother; my father's oldest sister and four of her eight children. The four younger ones were taken to the crematorium.

Occupation after the war

Practical Nurse

Spouse

Sasha Dell; Joseph Silver, grocery business; tailor

What do you think helped you to survive?

At 9 years old, fled to Russia. First in Lomza, then Bialystok.

What message would you like to leave for future generations?