Magda Beer
Name at birth
Magda Szesz
Where were you born?
Where did you grow up?
Budapest
Immediate family (names, birth order)
One younger brother, died in Russia
For more information on this survivor's story please see the Voice/Vision of Michigan - University of Michigan Dearborn link below.
Where were you in hiding?
I was hiding in the basement of my mother-in-law's house in the Budapest ghetto.
Where did you go after being liberated?
Stayed in Budapest until 1957 when we went to Linz, Austria to await our travel visas
When did you come to the United States?
We arrived in the United States on July 4, 1958.
Where did you settle?
Detroit, Michigan
When and where were you married?
Married in Budapest in 1951 - second husband; first husband died in camp
Spouse
Alex Beer
Children
One son - Peter
What do you think helped you to survive?
My strength helped me survive
Interviewer:
Kay Roth, Voice/Vision Holocaust Survivor Oral History Archive, University of Michigan-Dearborn,
Interview date:
07/05/1983
To learn more about this survivor, please visit:
The Voice/Vision Holocaust Survivor Oral History Archive, University of Michigan
https://holocaust.umd.umich.edu/interview.php?D=beer§ion=18
https://holocaust.umd.umich.edu/interview.php?D=beer§ion=18
