Esther Feldman Icikson
Name at birth
Esther Feldman
Date of birth
12/24/1936
Name of father, occupation
Pinhaus Feldman,
Tailor
Immediate family (names, birth order)
Parents, sister Cecilia, brothers Harry and Ray, and Esther
How many in entire extended family?
approximately 40 people
Who survived the Holocaust?
Parents, Cecilia, Harry, Ray, Esther, two uncles, some cousins.
Where were you in the Former Soviet Union?
Opalin, Lebivne, Ukraine; Siberia
What DP Camp were you after the war?
Boelke-Kaseme in Ulm, Germany
Where did you go after being liberated?
Back to Chelm, Poland
When did you come to the United States?
1958, went to Israel in 1948 and then to United States in 1958
Where did you settle?
Detroit, Michigan
How is it that you came to Michigan?
One daughter was in Detroit already with her husband and children
Spouse
William Icikson
Children
David and Leah
Grandchildren
Zachary, Joshua, Benjamin, Gabriel, Joseph. Great-grandchildren Talia and Kayla
What do you think helped you to survive?
Esther's mother was very strong and resourceful in saving her family. Her father did whatever he needed to do to save and provide for the family when he was not in prison in Siberia.
Interviewer:
Sid Bolkosky, Voice Vision Michigan Holocaust Survivor Oral History Archive University of Michigan Dearborn
Interview place:
West Bloomfield, MI
Interview date:
10/23/2001
