Sam Seltzer
"We hope it will never happen again."
Name at birth
Shmul Sielcer
Date of birth
01/25/1925
Where did you grow up?
Sosnowiec, Poland
Please refer to Sam Seltzer’s memoir Fences That Kill written by Dr. Richard B. Traitel, Martha Seltzer, and Sam Seltzer
Name of Concentration / Labor Camp(s)
Auschwitz Birkenau
/
Brande
/
Buchenwald
/
Faulbruck
/
Geppersdorf
/
Gradic
/
Johannsdorf
/
Klettendorf
What do you think helped you to survive?
The will to live. We were young and strong. We hoped to get together with our family.
What message would you like to leave for future generations?
We hope it will never happen again.
Interviewer:
Charles Silow
Interview date:
01/26/2010
To learn more about this survivor, please visit:
The Voice/Vision Holocaust Survivor Oral History Archive, University of Michigan
https://holocaust.umd.umich.edu/seltzer/
https://holocaust.umd.umich.edu/seltzer/
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