Mera Nisenbaum
"I never want anyone to be in a war and to go through what we went through. I'm thankful and proud to be in the United States. Study all you can."
Name at birth
Mera Soloveichik
Date of birth
05/25/1925
Where were you born?
Name of father, occupation
Mayer Chaim Soloveichik,
Tailor
Maiden name of mother, occupation
Leah Navichonek,
Homemaker
How many in entire extended family?
55
Who survived the Holocaust?
Mother, father, and two sisters
Where were you in hiding?
In the woods
Where were you in the Former Soviet Union?
Went to Russia, to Kuibyshev, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan
Occupation after the war
Beautician
Spouse
Hersz,
Tailor
Children
David Nisenbaum and Golda Rosenbaum
Grandchildren
Five
What do you think helped you to survive?
I don’t know.
What message would you like to leave for future generations?
I never want anyone to be in a war and to go through what we went through. I'm thankful and proud to be in the United States. Study all you can.
Interviewer:
Charles Silow
Interview date:
02/15/2011
Experiences
Survivor's map
