Matei Herty
" To like everybody but trust no one. Those who I thought were my friends sold me out. When I came home, they said more people came home than they took away."
Name at birth
Matei Herskovits
Date of birth
11/24/1923
Where were you born?
Name of father, occupation
Samuel Herskovits,
Businessman
Maiden name of mother, occupation
Lena Lebovits,
Homemaker
Immediate family (names, birth order)
Parents, four sons, and one daughter
Who survived the Holocaust?
Only me
They took us in a cattle car to the city of Shapron (Sopron) near the border of Austria.
I later ran away with a friend. I went to Budapest and lived in hiding as a Gentile.
I was liberated on January 18, 1945.
I was liberated on January 18, 1945.
Name of Ghetto(s)
Name of Concentration / Labor Camp(s)
Occupation after the war
Repairman at General Motors, I worked for GM for 33 years from 1952 until 1985.
Spouse
Mae Jean Herty,
Homemaker
Children
Steven and Darryl
Grandchildren
Nine
What do you think helped you to survive?
Will power. The desire to survive and live out my natural life.
What message would you like to leave for future generations?
To like everybody but trust no one. Those who I thought were my friends sold me out. When I came home, they said more people came home than they took away.
