Paula Last
"Stay close together, love each other."
Name at birth
Pasl
Date of birth
02/25/1925
Name of father, occupation
Jacov,
Horse delivery business (died when I was 3 years old)
Maiden name of mother, occupation
Dina Grober (remarried)
Immediate family (names, birth order)
Parents and five daughters
How many in entire extended family?
15
Who survived the Holocaust?
Three: Enia, Rina and me
Name of Ghetto(s)
Where were you in hiding?
In the woods outside Berezno, three of us girls and our stepfather. Our mother and other sister were killed
Spouse
Marcus,
Scrap metal business
Children
Carol, Joel, and Lora
Grandchildren
Eight
What do you think helped you to survive?
Luck and love. I love my family. That’s what makes me live. I’m a cancer survivor too.
What message would you like to leave for future generations?
Stay close together, love each other.
Interviewer:
Charles Silow
Interview date:
04/04/2011