Vivian Stollman
"We Jews have to have unity concerning Israel and Jewish Survival! Education--most important, Jewish as well as secular."
Name at birth
Clothilde Kozenn
Date of birth
01/26/1930
Name of father, occupation
Dittrich Kozenn,
Pharmacist
Maiden name of mother, occupation
Rochelle Schieber,
Opera Singer
How many in entire extended family?
27
Who survived the Holocaust?
12 altogether, Parents, grandparents, uncles, aunts, cousins and me
Name of Ghetto(s)
Where were you in the Former Soviet Union?
Russia took over our city from 1940 to 1941, and again in 1944
Occupation after the war
Music Teacher
Spouse
Irv Stollman,
Designer
Children
Lea Luger, development director of Yad Ezra Eden, musician Ilana, museum retail manager
Grandchildren
Five: Sara, Adam, Ben, Sacha, and Soren
What do you think helped you to survive?
Sheer luck!
What message would you like to leave for future generations?
We Jews have to have unity concerning Israel and Jewish Survival! Education--most important, Jewish as well as secular.
Interviewer:
Charles Silow
Interview date:
01/27/2010