Ethel Ajzenkranz

Date of birth

06/07/1913

Where were you born?

Hrubieszow, Poland

Hrubieszow, Poland

Name of father, occupation

Matisyahu, Storekeeper

Maiden name of mother, occupation

Devorah Finkelstein, Homemaker

Immediate family (names, birth order)

My parents, three sisters and myself

How many in entire extended family?

72 - Parents, three sisters, brothers-in-law and children, aunts, uncle, cousins

Who survived the Holocaust?

Only I survived

Where were you in hiding?

I hid in a cellar for one year in Poland. I also wandered around from town to town for five years.

When and where were you married?

I met my husband in Poland; we were both from same town and got married.

Spouse

Samuel Apel, Businessman

Children

Dora, PhD in Art History, teaches at Wayne State University; Matis, Businessman

Grandchildren

Three

What do you think helped you to survive?

The desire to live. I hoped to find some family alive.

What message would you like to leave for future generations?

Interviewer:

Charles Silow

Interview date:

07/14/2023