Kathy Stricof
Name at birth
Kathy Gluck
Date of birth
01/18/1928
Where were you born?
Where did you grow up?
Nyiregyhaza, Hungary
Name of father, occupation
Exporter of fruits and vegetables
Immediate family (names, birth order)
Parents, three sisters - Lili, Gizi, Kathy
How many in entire extended family?
35-40 people
Who survived the Holocaust?
Parents, three sisters and a couple of cousins
In April of 1944, a ghetto was formed in the city central and all Jews were taken to the ghetto. They spent two weeks in this ghetto and then they were transported to another ghetto in a nearby city for another two weeks. At this time, May 1, 1944, they were deported to Auschwitz where they stayed for three months and then sent to Birkenau before ending up in Landsberg where they were liberated by the Americans.
Where did you settle?
Detroit, Michigan
How is it that you came to Michigan?
They had an uncle and aunt who lived in Detroit
Spouse
Ben Kahn, Norman Stricof
Children
Evie Germansky, Debbie Marcuson, Dr. Danny (Debbie) Stricof, Rachel Stricof and Robert (Beth) Stricof
Grandchildren
Brooke and Scott Germansky, Beth (Bryan) Schlussel, Ben, Jake and Jesse Stricof, Jared and Michael Stricof, Noah Stricof and the late Benjamin Marcuson
What do you think helped you to survive?
Three sisters and mother were together the whole time in camp, they wanted to survive for eachother; luck.
Interviewer:
Zekelman Holocaust Center, Ester Weine
Interview date:
11/29/1989
To learn more about this survivor, please visit:
The Zekelman Holocaust Center Oral History Collection
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