Aaron Salzberg
"People are vulnerable to venom and propaganda. A mouth full of venom can do more harm than a machine gun."
Name at birth
Aaron Salzberg
Date of birth
04/02/1919
Name of father, occupation
Yisrael Yosef,
Made furniture, doors and floors from wood
Maiden name of mother, occupation
Sara Grossman (step-mother),
Homemaker
Immediate family (names, birth order)
Parents and seven children
Who survived the Holocaust?
Only me
Name of Concentration / Labor Camp(s)
Occupation after the war
Construction Business
Spouse
Jane
Children
One daughter, a medical technologist.
What do you think helped you to survive?
We were always hungry; you had to be able to work even with the hunger. My biological makeup kept me from getting ill until a few months before liberation.
What message would you like to leave for future generations?
People are vulnerable to venom and propaganda. A mouth full of venom can do more harm than a machine gun.
Interviewer:
Charles Silow
Interview date:
02/03/2004
To learn more about this survivor, please visit:
The Zekelman Holocaust Center Oral History Collection
https://www.holocaustcenter.org/visit/library-archive/oral-history-department/salzberg-aaron/
https://www.holocaustcenter.org/visit/library-archive/oral-history-department/salzberg-aaron/
The Voice/Vision Holocaust Survivor Oral History Archive, University of Michigan
https://holocaust.umd.umich.edu/salzburg/
https://holocaust.umd.umich.edu/salzburg/
Experiences
Survivor's map
