Jack Wildstrom
"“Never let it happen again, stand up for yourself.”"
Name at birth
Yaakov Wildstrom
Date of birth
01/01/1908
Name of father, occupation
Samuel,
tailor and retail shop owner
Maiden name of mother, occupation
Sabina Broder,
homemaker
Immediate family (names, birth order)
Parents and seven children: Elsa, Moritz, Jack, Helene, Minna, Solomon, Heinrich
How many in entire extended family?
5
Who survived the Holocaust?
Moritz, Jack, Minna, Solomon, Heinrich, and Helene's son Egon; Jack's parents, his two sisters, Helene, Elsa and Elsa's two children, were killed at Auschwitz
Occupation after the war
Interpreter for the US Army and Department store manager
Spouse
Marianne Spiegel,
Helped survivors with reparation applications at JFS
What do you think helped you to survive?
Jack was able to obtain a visa to come to America in 1936.
What message would you like to leave for future generations?
“Never let it happen again, stand up for yourself.”
Experiences
Survivor's map
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