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I spoke with my Gradnmother who is 78 years old and we talked about what spending time in the concentration camps during World War 2 was like. We also discussed how life was after this event as well.

Inge Baer Corless and Irene Baer Friendly share their memories of childhood, escaping Nazi Germany, their mother Theresia’s failing health, a stay in a Catholic orphanage, the fate of their father Ernst’s family members who could not make it out...

When the war broke out, Merry's father and brother were sent to concentrations camps where they were killed. She was sent to a separate camp from her mother, but managed to find one another later in Zakopane, Poland after the...

Irene Rosen defected from Czechoslovakia at 11 years old. Her family’s clever escape from the Communist regime showcases the trials and tribulations of immigrants in the 1970’s. She reflects on her experience and elaborates on her unique story.

Mary Jo shared personal stories of her travels to Europe.

Grandfathers experience while being a reporter during WW2. Witnessed the horrors of the extermination camp;Dachau.

“My grandmother didn’t want to leave, and my mother, very bravely at age 24 went back to Prague and got her mother and her younger sister Mimi out of Prague with great difficulty… on the last train before Hitler marched...

Gail tells the story of her relationship with her Jewish Heritage and the impact of meeting Elie Wiesel.

I talked about Mrs. Bergmann’s life and past.

During my interview with my grandmother, we mainly discussed childhood information, her family, our Czech traditions and roots, and of course finally myself included.