Name of father, occupation
Friedrich Frankl,
Journalist, Neue Frei Presse
Maiden name of mother, occupation
Berta Gurtzl,
Homemaker
Immediate family (names, birth order)
My parents and I
Who survived the Holocaust?
Only myself
Name of Concentration / Labor Camp(s)
When did you come to the United States?
December, 1939
When and where were you married?
1944 in Detroit
Children
Arlene, Frederick, and Robert
What do you think helped you to survive?
Friendship and support between the detainees. We did try to help each other. During roll call, we had to stand in freezing cold, hands and feet were frozen. Youngest stood on the outside to keep older ones from freezing.
What message would you like to leave for future generations?