http://collections.ushmm.org Contact
[email protected] for further information about this collection USHMM Archives RG-50.549.05*0003 1 JUSTINE LERNER May 5, 1999 Tape 1, Side A [copychecked & partially authenticated by A.D. –9/1/05] Q: This is an interview with Justine Lerner, conducted on May 5th, 1999 by Arwen Donahue. We’re at Mrs. Lerner’s home in Louisville, Kentucky. And this interview will become part of the Holocaust Survivors in Kentucky Oral History Project Collection. Okay, Mrs. Lerner, would you begin, let’s begin by you telling me your full name as it was at birth and your date of birth. A: I was born October 23, 1923. My name was Jospe Weisman, my maiden name was Weisman. Q: Would you spell your first name as it was at birth? A: Yes. J O S P E. Q: J O S P E, and your last name? A: W E I S M A N. Q: And where were you born? A: Poland, Białystok. Q: Will you tell me something about your early life in Białystok? First of all, why don’t you say something about your parents, what they did, what your father’s occupation was and perhaps something about your family’s history in the area of Białystok. A: My father’s name was Josef (ph) and my mother’s name was Chaya (ph). I was born, I was the fifth child; we were eight children. I was one of the youngest. We were four girls, four sisters and three brothers and one was a twin.