Vera Schey

"Don't use the word hate. Hate is why 6 million Jews, 1.5 million children died. Tolerance is the big word to remember and hate is the one to forget"

Name at birth
Vera Laufer
Date of birth
01/01/1922
Where were you born?
Name of father, occupation
Julius, banker
Maiden name of mother, occupation
Elizabeth Faeger, Homemaker; in Banking before Married
Immediate family (names, birth order)
Parents and Vera
How many in entire extended family?
8
Who survived the Holocaust?
My mother and me, one uncle and one cousin
Name of Ghetto(s)
Where were you in hiding?
With false documents in Budapest
Occupation after the war
Owned Millenary Store in Budapest; Owned Knitting Mill
Spouse
Leslie, owned and operated Hansel and Gretel shoe store
What do you think helped you to survive?
I obtained papers saying I was a Christian, I was hidden in several places
What message would you like to leave for future generations?
Don't use the word hate. Hate is why 6 million Jews, 1.5 million children died. Tolerance is the big word to remember and hate is the one to forget

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