Jack Miller
"To remember the Holocaust and tell it to future generations. Don't give up and don't forget that you are a Jew."
Name at birth
Jakow Miller
Date of birth
05/08/1920
Where were you born?
Name of father, occupation
Moshe Yosef,
Businessman
Maiden name of mother, occupation
Adel Miriam,
Homemaker
Immediate family (names, birth order)
Parents and six children
How many in entire extended family?
18
Who survived the Holocaust?
Only me
My older brother and I fled Poland to Lemberg. I was taken into the Russian army; I fought for Kiev. I was in a Germany military prison camp in Poltara, Ukraine where there were terrible conditions. I escaped with another by digging a tunnel and walking for 38 days through occupied German territory. I returned to the Russians and was sent back to the Russian military in Siberia.
Name of Ghetto(s)
Occupation after the war
Tool and Die Maker, Butcher
Spouse
Sarah Begeil,
Hebrew Teacher
Children
Debbie and Marcia
Grandchildren
Two
What do you think helped you to survive?
Mazal (luck) helped me.
What message would you like to leave for future generations?
To remember the Holocaust and tell it to future generations. Don't give up and don't forget that you are a Jew.
Interviewer:
Charles Silow
Interview date:
08/05/2011
To learn more about this survivor, please visit:
The Zekelman Holocaust Center Oral History Collection
https://www.holocaustcenter.org/visit/library-archive/oral-history-department/miller-jack/
https://www.holocaustcenter.org/visit/library-archive/oral-history-department/miller-jack/
Experiences
Survivor's map
