Simon Maroko
Date of birth
06/27/1923
Where did you grow up?
Bratislava and then family moved to Holland, lived in Holland from 1926 till 1946
Immediate family (names, birth order)
Parents, four children
Dr. Simon Maroko was born in Tarnów, Poland in 1923. Shortly after his birth, Dr. Maroko's family relocated to Bratislava, Czechoslovakia and then to Amsterdam, the Netherlands. In 1943, Simon's parents were deported to Westerbork and most likely from there to Auschwitz-Birkenau. Following the deportation, Dr. Maroko went into hiding on a farm outside of Amsterdam. He was liberated in May 1945. He immigrated to Israel where he served in the Israeli Army. Following that, he immigrated to the United States.
To learn more about this survivor please visit The Voice/Vision Holocaust Survivor Oral History Archive, University of Michigan-Dearborn.
https://holocaust.umd.umich.edu/maroko/
To learn more about this survivor please visit The Voice/Vision Holocaust Survivor Oral History Archive, University of Michigan-Dearborn.
https://holocaust.umd.umich.edu/maroko/
Where were you in hiding?
On different farms in Holland between August 1943 and May 1945.
Where did you go after being liberated?
Back to Amsterdam
Occupation after the war
Doctor
When and where were you married?
December, 1953
Spouse
Ruth
Children
Three children - Eli, Armonit, Doris
Grandchildren
Jordan, Alex and Abby Maroko, Kinneret and Alon Albalak, Justin and Nathan Loew
Interviewer:
Sid Bolkosky, U of M Dearborn, Voice/Vision of Michigan
Interview date:
02/19/1986
To learn more about this survivor, please visit:
The Voice/Vision Holocaust Survivor Oral History Archive, University of Michigan
https://holocaust.umd.umich.edu/maroko/
https://holocaust.umd.umich.edu/maroko/
