Esther Salomon
Where were you born?
Where did you grow up?
Pułtusk, Poland
Name of father, occupation
Phillip,
Cobbler
Maiden name of mother, occupation
Lillian,
Homemaker
Immediate family (names, birth order)
Mother Lillian, Father Phillip, sisters Necha and Shirley and Esther
Who survived the Holocaust?
Only Esther survived, the rest of her family were killed.
Esther and her family lived in eastern Poland. This region was later, in 1939, occupied by the Soviet Red Army. Red Army representatives, or NKVD, asked people in this occupied area where they wanted to live. If the respondents said USA or Palestine, they were deported via train to Siberia as punishment. At this location there was minimal food and fresh water. All adults and teenagers had to work in cold harsh conditions. This, however, surprisingly, proved to be a blessing. Almost all Jewish adults who remained in my Polish town were liquidated.
Where were you in the Former Soviet Union?
Siberia
What DP Camp were you after the war?
Yes
Where did you settle?
Detroit, Michigan
How is it that you came to Michigan?
Husband could get a job with the auto companies so they came to Detroit
Occupation after the war
Homemaker
When and where were you married?
Brooklyn, New York in 1953
Spouse
Leon Salomon,
Businessman
Children
Fred Salomon (podiatrist and later teacher). Joyce Salomon (Optometrist)
Grandchildren
Two grandchildren - Jessica and Tara
What do you think helped you to survive?
Being taken care of by Father and older sister.
Interviewer:
Information provided by daughter, Joyce Salomon. At the time of submission my mother had died. She died November, 2025 in Michigan
Interview date:
02/02/2026
