Perla Tugentman

Date of birth

06/09/1909

Where were you born?

Warsaw, Poland

Warsaw, Poland

Name of father, occupation

Avraham Hersh, Carpenter

Maiden name of mother, occupation

Sara Morel, Made shaytels (wigs)

Immediate family (names, birth order)

Parents, six brothers, two sisters

Who survived the Holocaust?

One sister, one uncle, myself, my husband, and my daughter

Name of Ghetto(s)

Warsaw

Where were you in hiding?

A Polish couple, the Kowalski’s, hid me, my husband, and our infant daughter (Sara Epstein) in basement in Prague, Poland

Occupation after the war

Seamstress, made designs from lace

Spouse

David Adlersztein, Butcher

Children

Sara Epstein, self-employed

Grandchildren

Two grandchildern and four great-grandchildren

What do you think helped you to survive?

I think I was used to working hard.

What message would you like to leave for future generations?

Interviewer:

Charles Silow

Interview date:

04/23/2008