Sam Hornung
"This should not happen ever again, not just to Jews but to any ethnic group. Enjoy life and family and also keep the Jewish traditions alive."
Name at birth
Samuel Hornung
Date of birth
06/15/1911
Where were you born?
Where did you grow up?
Oswiecim, Poland (Auschwitz)
Name of father, occupation
Markus (Mordechai) Jozef Hornung
Maiden name of mother, occupation
Amalia Neuhoff
Immediate family (names, birth order)
Parents, older brother, Dolek, (there were two, three or four other brothers) and Samuel
How many in entire extended family?
Married to Regina Monczak; they had two sons, Henryk and Wigdor Hornung ( all fate unknown)
Who survived the Holocaust?
Sister-in-law, Hanka Monczak, (married name, Fisk), and Sam
Samuel married Regina Monczak and they had two twin sons. He was arrested on March 29, 1941, and taken to Auschwitz on April 1, 1944 with his two sons who were murdered.
Name of Ghetto(s)
Name of Concentration / Labor Camp(s)
What DP Camp were you after the war?
In DP Camp, Moncheberger Gewekschaft, Kassel, 1947 In DP Camp, Hanau, 1949 then Transferred from IRO, Resettlement Center Butzbach to Wildflecken
When did you come to the United States?
1949, Emigrated from Bemerhaven to USA on board the ship, “GENERAL STEWART”
Where did you settle?
Detroit, Michigan
How is it that you came to Michigan?
Sister-in-law was living there
Occupation after the war
Barber
When and where were you married?
1950, in Detroit
Spouse
Ella Harnung,
Seamstress, homemaker
Children
Four
Grandchildren
Seven and Ten Great Grandchildren
What do you think helped you to survive?
I think he wanted to tell his story so those who died would live on in future generations.
What message would you like to leave for future generations?
This should not happen ever again, not just to Jews but to any ethnic group. Enjoy life and family and also keep the Jewish traditions alive.
Interviewer:
As told by Joe Hornung, son of Samuel Hornung
Interview date:
10/01/2015
Experiences
Survivor's map
