Noemi Weinman
Name at birth
Noemi Paneth
Date of birth
08/07/1930
Where were you born?
Where did you grow up?
Kunszentmiklos, Hungary
Name of father, occupation
Isaac Paneth,
Rabbi
Maiden name of mother, occupation
Chaya Chana Goldstein,
Homemaker
Immediate family (names, birth order)
Parents - Isaac and Chaya, Children - Miriam, Noemi, and Judith
How many in entire extended family?
Large extended family
Who survived the Holocaust?
Most of family survived
After the war when Noemi was 15 years old, she and her sister returned to Budapest looking for work. They found jobs working in the kitchen of an orphanage where Noemi met her husband who was a teacher there. They married when Noemi was 16 years old and were married for 74 years.
Where did you go after being liberated?
Family went back to their home which had been occupied by Russian soldiers. The soldiers allowed them one room in the home, the kitchen, which they all lived in.
When did you come to the United States?
November, 1952
Where did you settle?
Detroit, Michigan
How is it that you came to Michigan?
An aunt lived in Detroit
When and where were you married?
Married in Budapest
Spouse
Rabbi William Weinman,
Teacher, Chazzan
Children
Four daughters: Suzanne, Judith, Victoria, Karen
Grandchildren
Michelle Stern, Jay Stern, Chani Reifer, Avi Raden, Yael Raden, Dovid Raden, Eliana Raden. Great-grandchildren: Daniel Reifer, Michal Reifer, Yael Reifer, Natanel Reifer, Meira Raden, Lia Stern Moalem, Ilan Raden, Shaina Raden, Zimra Grad, Maya Raden, Olivia Stern, Abigail Stern
What do you think helped you to survive?
Noemi had to be strong. She promised her father she would take care of her mother and sister.
Interviewer:
Dr. Charles Silow
Interview date:
07/16/2025
