In 1943, twelve year old Sidney, his father Lieb and brother Isaac were sent to a slave labor camp in Bugaj, Poland. At the conclusion of the deportations, the Nazis hung a sign at the railroad station of Piotrkow saying, “PIOTRKOW IS CLEANSED OF…

In 1940, Sidney’s mother and sister came back to the family. Sidney did not really care ever since they both abandoned him and his father. His mother sewed on a yellow patch on his jacket with a J on it to indicate that he is a Jew. Even though they…

When they arrived in Sulejow it was very crowded as many people from Piotrkow had traveled to Sulejow. Many families were greeting each other, and spirits were up for everyone was with someone. However, very short after Sidney began to hear the…

Nazi Germany invaded Poland from the West on September 1st to October 6th, 1939. After Nazi Germany invaded Poland, many friends and relatives of the Finkelsteins went over to their apartment to hear what was going on through the radio since not…

Sidney Finkel was born Sevek Finkelstein in Piotrkow, Poland on December 19, 1931. For the average boy, let alone a Jewish boy, to be born in the early 1930s. Hitler would become the Chancellor of Germany in 1933, the Great Depression was at its…

Ike Feiges is currently residing in Paradise Valley, Arizona where he lives with his wife Nancy of sixty-five years. He is very involved in numerous organizations such as the Arizona Jewish Historical Society, Holocaust Survivors Organization, and…

Once Ike transitioned to America he came to Baltimore, Maryland. While in Maryland he decided to enroll into the state college and began his journey in becoming an electrical engineer. After Ike had accomplished his goal and received his degree he…

Once Ike arrived in Walsh Coat, Germany he truly began to live his life as normally as he could. He finally reunited with his parents at Walsh Coat after six long years. While at the camp Ike started doing things he never had the chance to, such as…

Towards the end of Ike’s stay at the camp, he noticed air raids by the Russian military going over the camp. He knew that this meant that the war was getting more intense and could possibly end very soon, and he was right. In the war, the Germans…

In 1941, Ike’s life was about to change. German soldiers came into his hometown of Chaitowitz and took him and his family involuntarily by train to Auschwitz. When they all finally arrived at the camp the soldiers started to separate the prisoners…