Asa Shapiro
Name at birth
Ajzyk Szapiro
Where did you grow up?
Koretz, Ukraine
Name of father, occupation
Rachmil ,
Cattle business
Maiden name of mother, occupation
Haya
Immediate family (names, birth order)
One brother - Shunya; Two sisters - Sara and Judith
How many in entire extended family?
About 25 people
Who survived the Holocaust?
Asa and 2 sisters
Where were you in the Former Soviet Union?
Siberia
What DP Camp were you after the war?
In Germany
Where did you go after being liberated?
Back to Koretz, Poland
When did you come to the United States?
1949
Where did you settle?
Detroit, Michigan
How is it that you came to Michigan?
Had an uncle here in Detroit
Occupation after the war
Worked in a lumber yard when he came to Detroit
When and where were you married?
Germany, 1946
Spouse
Sara,
Building supplies
Children
Three children - Mickey, Steve, Eddie
Grandchildren
Four grandchildren: Michael, David, Lisa, Spencer
Interview place:
Interview courtesy of United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Interview date:
07/06/2007
