Martin Ilkow
"Be alert, read the newspaper to know what's going on in the world. Run to survive."
Name at birth
Martin Ilkovitz
Date of birth
04/27/1917
Where were you born?
Name of father, occupation
Ignanc,
Tinsmith, roofing
Maiden name of mother, occupation
Blanka Beirkovic,
Textile store
Immediate family (names, birth order)
Parents and five children
How many in entire extended family?
Large family, lots of cousin
Who survived the Holocaust?
No one but one cousin and I
Where were you in the Former Soviet Union?
I was in occupied Carpathian Hungary. I fled to Russia, survived in Arctic not far from the North Pole.
Occupation after the war
Hardware store, then Ford
Spouse
Lanka,
Worked in a factory after the war
Children
Beverly and Eileen
Grandchildren
Four
What do you think helped you to survive?
G-d in heaven.
What message would you like to leave for future generations?
Be alert, read the newspaper to know what's going on in the world. Run to survive.
Interviewer:
Charles Silow
Interview date:
07/18/2014
