Helga Plonskier

"To be healthy and have peace in Israel and all over. Pray that there will never be a war."

Name at birth
Chaya Rivka Bliman
Date of birth
05/15/1921
Where were you born?
Name of father, occupation
Shiya, Learned, studied Torah
Maiden name of mother, occupation
Rajzel Zylberstein, Store Owner
Immediate family (names, birth order)
Parents, two sisters from my mother's first marriage and me
Who survived the Holocaust?
One half sister, a niece and me. They took my parents away.
Name of Ghetto(s)
Name of Concentration / Labor Camp(s)
Occupation after the war
Learned to Sew Drapes
Spouse
Paul Kaonig (deceased, killed in ghetto); Nathan Plonskier
Children
Rosa Cohen, Principal in a Catholic school Marc, Lawyer
Grandchildren
Four
What do you think helped you to survive?
I don’t know, my mother.
What message would you like to leave for future generations?
To be healthy and have peace in Israel and all over. Pray that there will never be a war.
Interviewer:
Charles Silow
Interview date:
05/12/2009

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