Herta Orbach
"Basic instinct to keep living. We arrived in the U.S. with nothing, we lost everything in Germany."
Name at birth
Herta Salomon
Date of birth
12/27/1902
Where were you born?
Name of father, occupation
David,
Owned houses, plumbing
Maiden name of mother, occupation
Laura,
Homemaker
How many in entire extended family?
15
Who survived the Holocaust?
Eight
My husband and I were able to leave Germany in 1939. My husband had been at Dachau. The children left on the Kindertransport in 1938 and 1939 for England. My grandparents perished.
Occupation after the war
Nanny, Domestic Work
Spouse
Eugene,
Plant Manager
Children
Gerald, Sales management Harold, Cantor, Temple Israel
Grandchildren
Six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren
What do you think helped you to survive?
Left Germany on Kindertransport for London, before bombing.
What message would you like to leave for future generations?
Basic instinct to keep living. We arrived in the U.S. with nothing, we lost everything in Germany.
Interviewer:
Charles Silow
Interview date:
04/05/2011
Experiences
Survivor's map
