Sara York
"Jews and non-Jews should live in peace. Remember the Holocaust."
Name at birth
Serena Adler
Where were you born?
Where did you grow up?
Uzhgorod, Czechoslovakia
Name of father, occupation
Lazar Adler,
Kosher Butcher
Maiden name of mother, occupation
Raizel Schwartz Adler,
Homemaker
Immediate family (names, birth order)
Parents, me, Avraham Mordechai (brother) and Yeshaya (brother) who died in the ghetto at 2-1/2 years old
How many in entire extended family?
I estimate that I lost over 80 family members in the Holocaust.
Who survived the Holocaust?
Me and my brother, Avraham
My father was taken to forced labor camp in 1942 and never returned. We were taken from our home to the ghetto in Uzhgorod on the Sabbath of Passover in 1944. We were there for one month till taken to Auschwitz.
My mother and brother arrived at Auschwitz on Erev Shavuos (the night before the Feast of Tabernacles) in 1944. Our mother was gassed after Selection. Avraham and I lived. After the Selection, I was told by a German, don’t worry, you’ll see your mother again at night. I estimate that I lost over 80 family members in the Holocaust.
Name of Ghetto(s)
Name of Concentration / Labor Camp(s)
When and where were you married?
1949 in Detroit, Michigan
Spouse
Lazar York, a.k.a. Jurkanski (deceased 1985)
What do you think helped you to survive?
Hope. I didn’t believe what they told me that my mother was gassed. I still hoped I’d see everybody, the whole family again in our home.
What message would you like to leave for future generations?
Jews and non-Jews should live in peace. Remember the Holocaust.
Interviewer:
Charles Silow
Interview date:
07/17/2009
Experiences
Survivor's map
