Helen Strassberg

"I think there will always be war. They will always bother Jewish people. I worried a great deal while I was in hiding and I still do."

Name at birth
Rebecca Helen Raszer
Date of birth
01/01/1927
Where were you born?
Name of father, occupation
Hersche Raszer, leather goods
Maiden name of mother, occupation
Rivka Mulil, Homemaker
Immediate family (names, birth order)
Parents, Anna, Toba and me
How many in entire extended family?
12
Who survived the Holocaust?
Two sisters and me
Where were you in hiding?
in Brussels and southern France
Occupation after the war
Cashier at William Beaumont Hospital
Spouse
Charles, Barber
What do you think helped you to survive?
Hid in Brussels, 1940-42. Then hid in barn in southern France.
What message would you like to leave for future generations?
I think there will always be war. They will always bother Jewish people. I worried a great deal while I was in hiding and I still do.

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