Name of father, occupation
Josef,
Shoemaker
Maiden name of mother, occupation
Mirl Minka,
Homemaker
Immediate family (names, birth order)
Parents, four brothers: Avram, Isser, Shlomo and me, the youngest; and two sisters: Rachel and Ziesel
How many in entire extended family?
About 60-70. My father had three brothers and one sister, all married. My mother had four brothers and one sister, all married.
Who survived the Holocaust?
Just me
Name of Concentration / Labor Camp(s)
What DP Camp were you after the war?
Yes, Braunschweig in Germany, then Bergen-Belsen
When did you come to the United States?
1949
How is it that you came to Michigan?
I had a cousin here.
When and where were you married?
I met my wife in the DP camp and we married six weeks later.
Spouse
Regina, died in May, 2000
Children
Josef, Mary Starr, and Suzanne
What do you think helped you to survive?
If I was not a toolmaker, I would not have survived. They needed my profession in all of the camps I was in.
What message would you like to leave for future generations?