2004-11-11

Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston

This is an oral history interview with Aaron Joskowitz conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Aaron Joskowitz is twenty-five years of age. He is the grandson of two Holocaust survivors. His grandmother, Louise Stopnicki [maiden name], grew up in Krakow. She survived many camps, including Auschwitz. Aaron's grandfather, Rubin Joskowitz, was raised in Sosnowiec Poland. He was sent immediately to concentration camps in 1939 after Hitler invaded his country. Fifty family members were killed during the holocaust. Louise and Rubin met immediately after the war and were married. Aaron's mother. Pepi Nichols, was born in Landsburg Germany on March 3, 1949. She is very active among second generation Holocaust survivors in the Houston region. Aaron resides in Houston Texas. His brother Joshua Brownstein, mother and grandparents also live in the same city. He is currently involved in trying to make a name for himself in the music recording business. Interviewer: Arthur Pronin.

interviews

Emigration and immigration; Joskowitz, Aaron

Houston, Texas

Oral Histories from the Houston History Project

University of Houston Libraries Special Collections

English

Collection
University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Houston History Archives
Oral Histories from the Houston History Project

Preservation Location: ark:/84475/pm9453ww71v