Ibolya Centeri
"Never forget the Holocaust. I lost my mother, father, sisters, brother and their families and many family members."
Name at birth
Ibolya Freiberger
Date of birth
12/04/1921
Where were you born?
Where did you grow up?
Kirald Borsod Megye, Hungary
Name of father, occupation
Bernard Freiberger,
Store owner
Maiden name of mother, occupation
Helen Englander,
Homemaker
Immediate family (names, birth order)
Parents, Malvin, Arthur, Martin, elizabeth, Maryshka, Olga, Lazlo, Ibolya and Clara
Who survived the Holocaust?
Olga, Arthur, Martin, Clara and me
Name of Concentration / Labor Camp(s)
Spouse
Imre Lusztig (Centeri)
Children
Kathy and Marika
Grandchildren
Five: Joshua, Marc, David, Brian, and Sarah
What do you think helped you to survive?
We had to be very strong and had to fight. My sister Clara and I were together, we were very lucky, had a miracle. We were about to be taken to Auschwitz to be killed when a German recognized my sister who was his beautician and had us pulled off the transport. A miracle, every survivor who survived is a miracle. After my husband passed away in 1977, I became a volunteer at Borman Hall and later at the Nosh Nook at Menorah House nursing home. It’s important to do good for other people, especially the older ones. It helps them and it helps me.
What message would you like to leave for future generations?
Never forget the Holocaust. I lost my mother, father, sisters, brother and their families and many family members.
Interviewer:
Charles Silow
Interview date:
05/22/2003
Experiences
Survivor's map
