Hershel Roth

"1) Do not say it will not happen here. 2) Where was G-d during the Holocaust, I’ll tell you my feelings on that...instead of saying where was G-d, we should say where were the men of the 20th century. There were very, very few who took the risk to save Jews."

Name at birth

Reb Hershl Roth

Date of birth

01/26/1926

Where were you born?

Kalev, Hungary

Where did you grow up?

Kalev, Hungary

Name of father, occupation

Josef Roth, Teacher

Maiden name of mother, occupation

Maria Lustig, Homemaker, mother of nine

Immediate family (names, birth order)

Parents, Dinah, Feigeh, Mayer, Yecheskal, Machleh, Hanna-Leah, Rochel, Soreh and I

Who survived the Holocaust?

Dinah, Feigeh and I

Name of Ghetto(s)

Nyíregyháza

Name of Concentration / Labor Camp(s)

Auschwitz Birkenau / Ebensee / Volsberg (Near Gross Rosen)

When did you come to the United States?

February, 1948

Occupation after the war

Teacher and Mohel

When and where were you married?

1951 in USA

Spouse

Cindy Elefant Roth

Children

Five: Matl, Mirl, Yoel, David, and Devorah

What message would you like to leave for future generations?

1) Do not say it will not happen here.

2) Where was G-d during the Holocaust, I’ll tell you my feelings on that...instead of saying where was G-d, we should say where were the men of the 20th century. There were very, very few who took the risk to save Jews.