Toni Korman
"Never give up!"
Name at birth
Taube Mechlowicz
Where were you born?
Where did you grow up?
Poland
Name of father, occupation
Menashe Rohtbart (Mechlowicz),
Farmer
Maiden name of mother, occupation
Malka Mechlowich,
Homemaker
Immediate family (names, birth order)
Parents, siblings - Markus 09/06/1926; Ida 10/01/1928); Toni; Meyer 08/20/1945
Who survived the Holocaust?
Parents, Ida, Markus and Toni
Where were you in hiding?
Parents and Toni hid in the woods and then Toni was with the Grosiaks for one winter
What DP Camp were you after the war?
Foehrenwald in Germany; Geretsried DP camp in Germany
Where did you go after being liberated?
Back to Plazuwka and Kolbuszowa, Poland
When did you come to the United States?
08/17/1949
Where did you settle?
Detroit, Michigan
How is it that you came to Michigan?
Father's sister and brother lived in Detroit
Occupation after the war
Father and brother were in the wholesale meat business
When and where were you married?
Married 9/2/1956 in Detroit
Spouse
Martin Korman,
Masters in Engineering
Children
Lisa, PsychD; Sherri, Software engineer with Masters in Business; Howard, Urologic Oncology
Grandchildren
Six grandchildren - Jacob, Jonathan, Andrew, Joseph, Alex, Cassidy
What do you think helped you to survive?
Mazel and fortitude
What message would you like to leave for future generations?
Never give up!
Interviewer:
Dr. Charles Silow
Interview date:
11/13/2025
