Alex Kuczynski
"People should remember what happen to us."
Date of birth
02/21/1914
Where were you born?
Name of father, occupation
Avraham Moshe,
Baker.
Maiden name of mother, occupation
Devorah Winter,
Homemaker.
Immediate family (names, birth order)
Parents, three sisters, and two brothers.
Who survived the Holocaust?
Only me.
At the beginning of the War, the Germans took the Jewish residents to a synagogue. They poured gasoline on it and burned it to the ground. My parents, brothers and sisters were inside and were burned to death with the others. I previously, with others, had been captured and was taken to an area with a lake, to be shot. I was able to escape and ran to the woods. I was later captured and taken to a work camp for the duration of the war.
Name of Concentration / Labor Camp(s)
Where were you in hiding?
In the woods around Poznaince.
Occupation after the war
Wallpaper business.
Spouse
Sarah
Children
William, builder; Harry, builder (deceased).
Grandchildren
Two.
What do you think helped you to survive?
I don’t know, it was very hard.
What message would you like to leave for future generations?
People should remember what happen to us.
Experiences
Survivor's map
