Jacob Beitner
"Have faith in G-d, be aware, educate yourself, know your history of what happened during the Holocaust."
Name at birth
Jacob Beitner
Date of birth
03/12/1923
Where did you grow up?
Dabrowa, Poland
Name of father, occupation
Nachman,
Hardware store owner
Maiden name of mother, occupation
Rykla Shelonka ,
Worked with husband
Immediate family (names, birth order)
Parents, one sister, Chava and myself
Who survived the Holocaust?
Only me
Name of Ghetto(s)
Name of Concentration / Labor Camp(s)
Occupation after the war
Plant manager, Central Overall
When and where were you married?
Met in Ainring DP camp
Spouse
Bertha Meryn,
Homemaker
Children
Linda and Norman
Grandchildren
Seven
What do you think helped you to survive?
My youth, the hope that other members of my family would survive, and luck.
What message would you like to leave for future generations?
Have faith in G-d, be aware, educate yourself, know your history of what happened during the Holocaust.
Interviewer:
Charles Silow
Interview date:
07/17/2008
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