Harry Ernest Weinstein
"I cannot bring back the past...but the future is up to them."
Name at birth
Ernest Weinstein
Date of birth
05/13/1930
Where did you grow up?
Dej, Romania
Name of father, occupation
Mordechai Leib,
Meat Business
Maiden name of mother, occupation
Reizel Hannah Kain,
Homemaker
Immediate family (names, birth order)
Parents, me and four younger sisters: Sara, Hingo, Chaya Edus and Shaindel Blima
How many in entire extended family?
Close to 200
Who survived the Holocaust?
Me and two cousins who were with me in the concentration camps. Five other cousins also survived.
Name of Ghetto(s)
Name of Concentration / Labor Camp(s)
Occupation after the war
Kosher Meat Business
Spouse
Miriam Richter (deceased),
Bookkeeper
Children
Reizel Hannah
Grandchildren
Mordechai and Shula Anat
What do you think helped you to survive?
I wish I could tell you. I wish I would know. I was dead already twice.
What message would you like to leave for future generations?
I cannot bring back the past...but the future is up to them.
Interviewer:
Charles Silow
Interview date:
02/03/2004
Experiences
Survivor's map
