After the german invasion, her family was put into the sosnowiec ghetto. When she was three years old, her mother committed suicide.
Her father was fighting as a polish soldier against the germans.

Ida was sheltered by a catholic family. Her brother Adam was adopted by a polish family.
After the war, Ida’s father found her and placed her in an orphanage in Zabrze.

Later, lived with father in Wroclaw and attended jewish school.

1957: emigration to israel.

1963: emigration to the united states.

1995 she recognized her brother in a jewish publication and found him
In Poland.

Lest We Forget Chicago 07-16-2018