Emmanuel Mittelman
"I close my eyes and think, I'm in Auschwitz! Then I open my eyes & say to myself, I'm not in Auschwitz! I'm free, in America, and alive, thank G-d."
Name at birth
Emmanuel (Meilich) Mittelman
Date of birth
01/01/1925
Where were you born?
Name of father, occupation
Jacob Samuel,
produced and sold wine, retail and wholesale
Maiden name of mother, occupation
Pessel Klein,
Homemaker
Immediate family (names, birth order)
Parents, five sons: Meyer ben Tzion, Yosef Zvi, Yisrael Aryeh, Pichas Meilich (me), and Chaim Yeshaya; and two daughters: Rochel Leah and Sura Gutel
How many in entire extended family?
100
Who survived the Holocaust?
Maybe 15 total from the entire family. Ironically, the four children that were in Auschwitz: Meyer, Yosef, Leah and myself- all four of us came back. How do you explain that?
Name of Concentration / Labor Camp(s)
Occupation after the war
Heating, Cooling and Electrical business
Spouse
Bessie Sturm
What message would you like to leave for future generations?
I close my eyes and think, I'm in Auschwitz! Then I open my eyes & say to myself, I'm not in Auschwitz! I'm free, in America, and alive, thank G-d.
Experiences
Survivor's map
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