Norbert Reinstein
"My parents were left behind in Vienna, deported to Kiev, Ukraine. They never returned and supposedly died in a slave labor camp with records maintained. I emigrated to U.S.A. by the Jewish Agency in March 1940. I served in the U.S. Army for 34 months "
Name at birth
Norbert Reinstein
Date of birth
03/03/1914
Name of father, occupation
Marcus (Mordechai) Reinstein,
Jeweler
Maiden name of mother, occupation
Sidonie (Sarah),
Homemaker
Immediate family (names, birth order)
Parents, my brother Ernest and me
How many in entire extended family?
8
Who survived the Holocaust?
Brother Ernest and I
Name of Concentration / Labor Camp(s)
Occupation after the war
Public Health Educator and Program Planner
Spouse
Marianne Bauer,
Homemaker
Children
Gladys Rockind and Mark Reinstein
Grandchildren
Five grandchildren: Neil, Sandy, Karen, Joel, and Elizabeth Three great-grandchildren
What do you think helped you to survive?
Parents bought tickets for my brother Ernest and I to leave for America.
What message would you like to leave for future generations?
My parents were left behind in Vienna, deported to Kiev, Ukraine. They never returned and supposedly died in a slave labor camp with records maintained. I emigrated to U.S.A. by the Jewish Agency in March 1940. I served in the U.S. Army for 34 months
Interviewer:
Charles Silow
Interview date:
06/04/2009
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/reinstein-norbert/
https://www.holocaustcenter.org/visit/library-archive/oral-history-department/reinstein-norbert/
Experiences
Survivor's map
