Sarinka Kabiljo
Name at birth
Sarinka Montiljo
Where were you born?
Where did you grow up?
Travnik, Yugoslavia
Name of father, occupation
Moritz Montiljo,
Owner of a liquor store
Maiden name of mother, occupation
Flora
Immediate family (names, birth order)
Parents - Moritz and Flora, Sarinka was an only child
How many in entire extended family?
Large extended family as Leon (husband of Sarinka) was one of nine children.
Who survived the Holocaust?
Only Sarinka survived
When did you come to the United States?
June, 1944
Where did you settle?
Fort Ontario, Oswego, New York
When and where were you married?
Married in Travnik, Yugoslavia on April 6, 1941
Spouse
Leon Kabiljo,
Worked various jobs before becoming an accountant after going back to school
Children
Sylvia Simcha (Marvin Rudick), F. Linda (Ronald Cohen)
Grandchildren
Marnie Rudick (Stephen Kahn), Barbara Rudick (Timothy Epperly), Lauren Cohen, Jamie Cohen (Jonathan Zadoff), Meredith Cohen (Rabbi Yonatan Dahlen). Great-grandchildren Jacob Kahn, Tyler Epperly, Dylan Epperly, Cortney Epperly, Zoey Epperly, Kinneret Simcha Bloom Cohen, Eden Zadoff, Sasha Zadoff
Interviewer:
Information obtained from book written by daughter, F. Linda Cohen titled "Sarinka".
Interview date:
09/15/2026
