Steve Goldin
"Value your Judaism, raise a Jewish family, support Judaism."
Name at birth
Steve Goldin
Date of birth
01/21/1922
Name of father, occupation
Gadalya,
Bought hides made leather
Maiden name of mother, occupation
Golda,
Homemaker
How many in entire extended family?
90
Who survived the Holocaust?
Only one sister and me
I was in hiding during in the forest during the war.
After the war, I helped Jews cross Carpathian Mountains to go to Israel. I was arrested three times by the Italians, Russians, and the British. I was in the Betar Zionist Organization and in the Irgun.
Name of Ghetto(s)
Occupation after the war
Scrap metal business
Spouse
Helen,
Homemaker
Children
Four
Grandchildren
Nine
What do you think helped you to survive?
The will to live and to save Judaism.
What message would you like to leave for future generations?
Value your Judaism, raise a Jewish family, support Judaism.
Interviewer:
Charles Silow
Interview date:
08/28/2008
