Susan Moinester, Arielle Moinester, and Margot Moinester
Susan Moinester, Arielle Moinester, and Margot Moinester Susan Moinester, Arielle Moinester, and Margot Moinester Susan Moinester, Arielle Moinester, and Margot Moinester Susan Moinester, Arielle Moinester, and Margot Moinester Susan Moinester, Arielle Moinester, and Margot Moinester

Susan Moinester, Arielle Moinester, and Margot Moinester

Recorded July 21, 2010 Archived July 21, 2010 45:00 minutes
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Id: MBY006712

Description

Margot Moinester, 22, and Arielle Moinester, 30, ask their mother, Susan Moinester, 56, about her parents who survived the Holocaust.

Subject Log / Time Code

5:02
SM recounts the story of how her parents met after the liberation of the concentration camps. Her father brought her mother potatoes and shoes that he found. Now the family celebrates ‘Yom Ha-shoe-ah’ every year to remember that day by eating potatoes and getting a new pair of shoes.
11:03
SM recalls how she was embarrassed of her heritage growing up and embarrassed that she didn’t have grandparents
14:55
SM’s family protected her father from life’s stress, as he was so affected by the war. One time SM stepped on a needle and her mom told her to get in bed and wait until her father had left from work to take her to the emergency room.
26:00
SM describes her parents, adding that her mom had nice hands just like her daughters
36:07
MM tells her mom how much she admires and respects her, saying ‘You’re really strong.’

Participants

  • Susan Moinester
  • Arielle Moinester
  • Margot Moinester

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