Barbara Cohen
"Educate your children and grandchildren about the Holocaust. Remember the Righteous Gentiles who risked their lives to save us."
Name at birth
Basha Schechter
Date of birth
09/10/1941
Where were you born?
Where did you grow up?
Bukaczowce, Poland
Name of father, occupation
Philip,
Lawyer
Maiden name of mother, occupation
Jean Hirsch,
Bookkeeper
Who survived the Holocaust?
Parents, six aunts and myself
I was a baby when the war broke out and was in hiding in Poland with my parents. Farmers hid us for a short while. Later, I went to Germany with my mother with forged ID papers. I was taken care of by a German Hausfrau (housewife) who later did not want to return me to my mother since she was childless. My mother pleaded for one last visit and ran away with me.
Where were you in hiding?
Poland
Occupation after the war
Physical Therapist
Children
Two children
Grandchildren
Two
What do you think helped you to survive?
I was a baby, hidden by a German housewife. I survived because of bravery of my parents and our faith in G-d.
What message would you like to leave for future generations?
Educate your children and grandchildren about the Holocaust. Remember the Righteous Gentiles who risked their lives to save us.
Interviewer:
Charles Silow
Interview date:
07/30/2008
To learn more about this survivor, please visit:
The Voice/Vision Holocaust Survivor Oral History Archive, University of Michigan
https://holocaust.umd.umich.edu/cohenb/
https://holocaust.umd.umich.edu/cohenb/
Experiences
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