Gerson Klein
"Be happy to be free living in America Count your blessings Do not kvetch "
Name at birth
Gerson Elbogan
Date of birth
04/18/1923
Where were you born?
Where did you grow up?
Mukachevo, Czechoslovakia
Name of father, occupation
Sandor Elbogan,
Wholesaler of animal skins
Maiden name of mother, occupation
Fanny Klein,
Homemaker
Immediate family (names, birth order)
Parents and Rivka (Rifchu), Gershon, Ruchala, Elka (Edith), Leiby, and Reisy
Who survived the Holocaust?
Rivka, Edith, and I
Jailed from 1941 to 1943 in Hungary for Kosher animal slaughtering when Jews were forbidden to work
Where were you in hiding?
Sometimes in the woods
What DP Camp were you after the war?
Yes, Stuttgart, Germany
Where did you go after being liberated?
Hungary, Munkacs, Germany
When did you come to the United States?
1947 to Detroit, Michigan United States
Where did you settle?
Detroit, Michigan
How is it that you came to Michigan?
1947 to Detroit, Michigan United States
Occupation after the war
Butcher, Store Owner in Detroit
When and where were you married?
Germany 1946 Rivka Granberger
Spouse
Rivka (Viola) Klein,
Worked in small grocery store with him
Children
Alfred Klein, Attorney Fran Parker, Psychologist PHD Susan Friedlaender, Attorney Jeff Klein, CPA
Grandchildren
Rebekah Parker, Daniel Parker, Nicki Friedlaender, Dylan Klein, Amanda Klein, Jacob Klein, Brook Klein
What do you think helped you to survive?
Ate grass and food hidden in dead bodies
What message would you like to leave for future generations?
Be happy to be free living in America
Count your blessings
Do not kvetch
