Name of father, occupation
Wolf Leib Sclarsic
Maiden name of mother, occupation
Yentl
Immediate family (names, birth order)
Gitel, Meyer, Chaya, Avraham, Shmuel, Chaim, Joseph, Rochel, Manya and myself
How many in entire extended family?
Many
Who survived the Holocaust?
Chaim Joseph, Rochel and myself
Name of Concentration / Labor Camp(s)
Where were you in hiding?
In an attic in Poland
Where did you go after being liberated?
Weiden, Germany
When did you come to the United States?
1949
When and where were you married?
November 5, 1946 in Weiden, Germany
Children
William, attorney Barbara, psychologist
What do you think helped you to survive?
My brother Chaim Joseph paid an SS guard and saved me from going on a train to a death camp. My older sister, Rose, and I were together in a camp. We never gave up hope.
What message would you like to leave for future generations?