Hans Weinmann
"To be cognizant of what the past was like, to learn from the past so that what happened before should not happen again "
Name at birth
Hans Weinman
Date of birth
02/25/1926
Name of father, occupation
Gustav Weinman,
Tax and Tariff Manager
Maiden name of mother, occupation
Grete Platzek,
Homemaker
How many in entire extended family?
12
Who survived the Holocaust?
Parents, brother and I only
My brother and I left on the Kindertransport to England in June, 1939. I was 13 ½ years old. My parents left in December 1939 after World War II began. I came to the U.S. after acquiring a sponsor.
I enlisted in the United States Army and fought in World War II in the Pacific. I won two battle stars.
Later I graduated from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan with a degree in mechanical engineering.
Occupation after the war
Mechanical Engineer for General Motors for 35 years
Spouse
Sylvia,
Teacher
What do you think helped you to survive?
I didn’t suffer in a concentration camp as others. My primary driving force was to go on living, get on with normal life.
What message would you like to leave for future generations?
To be cognizant of what the past was like, to learn from the past so that what happened before should not happen again
Experiences
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