Martin Shlanger
"Do not allow yourself to be indoctrinated with hatred for anyone"
Name at birth
Miklos Slanger
Date of birth
07/06/1924
Where were you born?
Name of father, occupation
Ignac,
Wheat farmer
Maiden name of mother, occupation
Serena Braun,
Homemaker
Immediate family (names, birth order)
Six in immediate family - Parents, two males, two females
How many in entire extended family?
21
Who survived the Holocaust?
Six
Name of Ghetto(s)
Name of Concentration / Labor Camp(s)
Where were you in hiding?
Budapest
Occupation after the war
Hardware store owner, butcher, automobile inspector, real estate broker, professional student
Spouse
Yardena Shlanger,
Homemaker
Children
Susan Shlanger-Lewinson, Engineer; Gloria Shlanger-Nowicki, Engineer
Grandchildren
Four
What do you think helped you to survive?
“Will and Luck”
What message would you like to leave for future generations?
Do not allow yourself to be indoctrinated with hatred for anyone
Interviewer:
Charles Silow
Interview date:
12/13/2011
To learn more about this survivor, please visit:
The Zekelman Holocaust Center Oral History Collection
https://www.holocaustcenter.org/visit/library-archive/oral-history-department/shlanger-martin/
https://www.holocaustcenter.org/visit/library-archive/oral-history-department/shlanger-martin/
The Voice/Vision Holocaust Survivor Oral History Archive, University of Michigan
https://holocaust.umd.umich.edu/shlanger/
https://holocaust.umd.umich.edu/shlanger/
Experiences
Survivor's map
