Norman Adelsberg
"Nothing like this should ever happen again. My survival, I took chances all the time. Can you believe it? I bought a passport, went to Germany. A Jew to flee to Germany!"
Name at birth
Nuchim Adelsberg
Date of birth
12/03/1921
Where did you grow up?
Krestaw, Poland
Name of father, occupation
Zvi Naftali,
Grain dealer
Maiden name of mother, occupation
Necha Nurenberg,
Homemaker
Immediate family (names, birth order)
Parents, Eliyahu, Nochim (me), Moishe, Hoddes and Gitel
Who survived the Holocaust?
Parents, Eliyahu, Moishe and me
I left Poland and went to Germany right after the war began. In Rejowiec, I bought a false identification papers and went to Germany so that I could be a free man. My name was "Jan Molefsky" on the fake papers. I went to Kassel, Germany and worked in an ammunition factory. No one bothered me. My older brother Eli went to Russia.
Where were you in hiding?
Kassel
What DP Camp were you after the war?
Yes, Bergen-Belsen, Germany
Spouse
Fani Torten
Children
Margie Burstyn (born in a DP camp in Bergen-Belsen), Sandra Adelsberg, Nancy Elman
Grandchildren
Eleven grandchildren and fourteen great-grandchildren
What do you think helped you to survive?
If you decide to go, you go. I bought false papers. I worked in an ammunition factory in Kassel, Germany. My false name as a Polish national was “Jan Molevski.”
What message would you like to leave for future generations?
Nothing like this should ever happen again. My survival, I took chances all the time. Can you believe it? I bought a passport, went to Germany. A Jew to flee to Germany!
Interviewer:
Charles Silow
Interview date:
04/05/2011
Experiences
Survivor's map
