Paula Last
"Stay close together, love each other."
Name at birth
Pasia Grober
Date of birth
02/25/1925
Name of father, occupation
Jacov,
Horse delivery business (died when I was 3 years old)
Maiden name of mother, occupation
Dina Grober (remarried)
Immediate family (names, birth order)
Parents and five daughters - Annie, Esther, Gitel, Rina and Paula
How many in entire extended family?
15
Who survived the Holocaust?
Three: Enia, Rina and me
Name of Ghetto(s)
Where were you in hiding?
In the woods outside Berezno, three of us girls and our stepfather. Our mother and other sister were killed
What DP Camp were you after the war?
In Linz, Austria
When did you come to the United States?
December 24, 1948
Where did you settle?
Detroit, Michigan
How is it that you came to Michigan?
I had an aunt and uncle in Detroit
When and where were you married?
Married in Linz, Austria in May 1946
Spouse
Marcus,
Scrap metal business
Children
Joel Last; Lora (David) Miller; Carol (Simon) Wellner
Grandchildren
Eight - Sarah Last, Ben Last, Margaret Last, Jodi Wellner, Michael (Cara) Wellner, Shaye (Matt) Nielson, Yale Miller, and the late Lisa Wellner
What do you think helped you to survive?
Luck and love. I love my family. That’s what makes me live. I’m a cancer survivor too.
What message would you like to leave for future generations?
Stay close together, love each other.
Interviewer:
Charles Silow
Interview date:
04/04/2011
