Chapter 12 Flashcards
four survivors in one DP camp in Germany . 1 in another. Sara wanted to go to
Israel. But Michel was sick. To go to Israel you needed to be healthy and have money.
Michel was a cantor and was told by another cantor that the US was not religious. what happened to that cantor
he was killed during holocaust
Michel’s cousin in US
Mrs Gordon in St. Paul Minnesota. poor husband was a taxi driver. did a huge mitzvah for them. mrs Gordon promised to provide work so they would not be a burden to us
Sara’s son’s name
chaisorel baron
sara baron
sara baron berkman
had
chaim berkman
mikas ? berkman
chaim cypuk
chaim chipkin
life in minnesota
hard; didn’t know English; cold in winter; hot in summer; sara washed floors and home sewing. made a dollar an hour. roomer fir 3 dollars a week; had a daughter riva; Michel had high blood pressure and bad kidneys
sarah and husband david came to
new york
friend came to visit
had chicken farm in nj.
1954
bought a farm in oceanville nj near ac
suffered on farm for
16 years chicken and eggs…long work
many survivors bought chicken farms in
vineland, mays landing, egg harbor
American jews view
NOT INTERESTED; weren’t really aware at first
1970
closed the farm; egg prices dropped; grain prices too high
1970
bought house in Margate to be closer to son and family; around the same era don at 25 bought a pharmacy in brigantine; bought another by age 30; sara went to work for him; he bought another store in Absecon and started a pharmacy in linwood
1974
Michel passed away
