Lanka Ilkow
"Look what's going on. Keep up religion and education."
Name at birth
Lanka Moskovitz
Date of birth
03/29/1920
Where were you born?
Name of father, occupation
Myer,
Farmer, shoemaker
Maiden name of mother, occupation
Bluma,
Farmwife
Immediate family (names, birth order)
Parents and four children.
How many in entire extended family?
Large extended family that lived near each other
Who survived the Holocaust?
Six cousins, one sister, and I
To learn more about this survivor, please visit
The Voice/Vision Holocaust Survivor Oral History Archive, University of Michigan-Dearborn
Name of Ghetto(s)
Name of Concentration / Labor Camp(s)
Where did you go after being liberated?
I went to Sweden after the war with the Red Cross for recuperation.
Occupation after the war
Worked in a factory
Spouse
Martin,
Worked for Ford
Children
Beverly and Eileen
Grandchildren
Four
What do you think helped you to survive?
Will to live.
What message would you like to leave for future generations?
Look what's going on. Keep up religion and education.
Interviewer:
Charles Silow
Interview date:
07/18/2014
To learn more about this survivor, please visit:
The Voice/Vision Holocaust Survivor Oral History Archive, University of Michigan
https://holocaust.umd.umich.edu/ilkow/
https://holocaust.umd.umich.edu/ilkow/
Experiences
Survivor's map
