Holocaust Survivor

Landon Gardner

Eng Comp 101-101

Mr. Neuburger

13, March 2013

Herman Cohn

            Herman Cohn was born in Ennce Germany in 1921. His mother died in child birth when she had his younger brother. His father was in the German army. On the night of broken glass his father went to help a friend and the S.S. Searched for him and when he returned home the next day the S.S were there and the beat him. A few days late the S.S. burnt down there Synagog and Herman told someone about it and the S.S found out and they brought him to their headquarters were they beat him for spreading rumors that were true. After that he and his family left Germany and went to Chicago. Once there he enlisted in the army to fight the Germans.

Landon Gardner

Eng Comp 101-101

Mr. Neuburger

13, March 2013

Joseph Morten

Joseph Morten was in Ludz Polland in 1924. He grew in a mostly Jewish community, as a kid he did not have any non Jewish friends. Since his town was mainly Jewish it was turned into a ghetto, where they lived for a couple of years, before being transported to Achwitz I believe by cattle car. No one his cattle car died however it was very crowded and just a hole in the floor to use the restroom. He was a worker in Achwitz. After they were liberated he immigrated to Canada. In Canada he meet his wife and they had a few children before they moved to the U.S. When asked why he believes he survived he says it was mere luck and God had nothing to do with it.