Shoshana Winkler
"Don't ever forget the Holocaust."
Name at birth
Rozsa Weber
Date of birth
07/28/1928
Where were you born?
Where did you grow up?
Fadd Tolna Megye, Hungary
Name of father, occupation
Edk Weber,
Hebrew Teacher and cantor
Maiden name of mother, occupation
Tzipora,
Homemaker
Immediate family (names, birth order)
Parents, Abraham, Laszlo, Ilonka, Agnes, Esther and me
Who survived the Holocaust?
Abraham, Esther and me. The others were killed at Auschwitz
Was in an orphanage in Budapest, then was in hiding in the Spanish Counsel in Budapest from 1944-1945. After I met my husband we were in Cyprus eight months, then in 1947 went to Palestine. We lived in Israel for ten years.
Where were you in hiding?
In the Spanish Counsel in Budapest from 1944-1945.
When did you come to the United States?
1957
When and where were you married?
1946 in Italy
Spouse
Sol Winkler
Children
Alex and Lillian, both born in Israel
Grandchildren
seven grandchildren
What do you think helped you to survive?
Luck.
What message would you like to leave for future generations?
Don't ever forget the Holocaust.
Survivor's map
