Betty Lauer
Betty’s father made it to the US in March 1938. But by October 28, 1938, Betty, her mother, and sister were rounded up and expelled from Germany. They were sent to Poland.
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Charles Elbaum
My father was born in Lublin, Poland in 1926. He almost never spoke about the Holocaust. This is what I have been able to put together.
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Sidonia Natansohn
Sidi was a 15-year-old girl in 1944. That spring, she was among those deported from Hungary to Auschwitz, riding in a packed cattle car to an uncertain destination.
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Julian Bussgang
Julian Bussgang was born in Lwow, Poland in 1925. Julian’s family belonged to the “Great Synagogue,” which at the time was considered Progressive.
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Israel Gajer
Israel (“Izzy”) was the third oldest of seven children (2 girls and 5 boys), born into an Orthodox Jewish family in Dubienka, Poland.
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Samuel Natansohn
Samuel was born into an Orthodox Chasidic family in Poland. He was ten years old when the war broke out, and his family was soon encircled by the German advance.
Read more >>CELEBRATE COMMUNITY
Immigration Justice Group Honors Debbie Gotbetter and All Its VolunteersAt the Shabbat service on March 29, some 60 Immigration Justice Group volunteers were recognized and honored for all their efforts in the resettlement of 16 family units during the past eight years.Read the full post
