Meta Wormser
"Never forget the human disasters caused by other people"
Name at birth
Meta Schwarz
Date of birth
01/10/1910
Where were you born?
Name of father, occupation
Leopold Schwarz,
Metal dealer
Maiden name of mother, occupation
Bertha Schwarz,
Homemaker
Immediate family (names, birth order)
Myself, my husband and our son
How many in entire extended family?
10-12 people
Who survived the Holocaust?
Most survived as they left Germany
Where were you in hiding?
In Sayat and Allergnat (Auvergne), France. My husband who was a French soldier was captured and served 4 years in a work camp (Dessau) as a POW.
Where did you go after being liberated?
Back to our apartment in Clermont-Ferrand, France
When did you come to the United States?
1953
Where did you settle?
In Vineland, NJ near family
Occupation after the war
Homemaker
When and where were you married?
In Neunleirchen, Germany in 1934
Spouse
Arthur Wormser,
Salesman
Children
Henry Wormser, professor and pharmacist
Grandchildren
Two and six great grandchildren
What do you think helped you to survive?
Great foresight and disrespect for the Nazi regime
What message would you like to leave for future generations?
Never forget the human disasters caused by other people
Interviewer:
Charles Silow
Interview date:
06/18/2010
Experiences
Survivor's map
