What happened to your mother during the Holocaust?

Hiding running. Łódź ghetto and hidden in a bunker under a barn.

What happened to your father during the Holocaust?

My father was hiding, running, working, and hiding some more. After the war, he was in Berlin where he met my mom. They were transferred to the Bergen-Belsen Displaced Persons Camp where I was born. Then we came to the USA.

What happened to your uncle during the Holocaust?

Hiding, working. Then Siberia. Then an accident of fate–his brother, my father, was alive and in another DP camp. Eventually, Uncle Mos came to the USA.

What would you like the world to know about your parents and uncle?

As much as possible. My mother took care of her younger sister and was smart and fortunate. Uncle Mosche was an observant and knowledgeable Jewish man, who was a father and a husband in Warsaw, but then lost his family. For many years, I have been trying to find the name of his wife and child. My uncle carried the above copy of them throughout the war and beyond,

How do you think the legacy of the Holocaust has affected you and your family?

It’s given us awareness of helping people and hateful people.  We are a strong, loving family and work hard. We have compassion and take the time to help others. We have very few relatives but created a family friend group of other survivors.

Please take a moment to reflect on your experience in participating in this project and what it was like for you:

It’s a good reminder that we’re still looking for facts about our past families and how much we don’t know of their lives. It’s also insane that some folks still deny the holocaust. This work will never be done–hopefully, new ways will help.