Testimony of Malka Klin Baran
Malka Baran’s maiden name is Klin. She was born on January
30, 1927. Malka was born in Warsaw Poland. She had a brother that was two years
younger than she was. Malka and her brother did not get along that well. He was
very mischievous and she always tried to do what was right. Her family wasn’t a
very religious family. They would celebrate holidays but not to the extent,
that many other Jewish families would. They lived in a non-kosher home. However,
Malka had a strong connection with God. 1939 was when Malka said it started to
get tough. The schools were closed and the teachers started to disappear. There
were German officers all over and the Jews were made to wear yellow bands.
Malka
celebrated her 15th birthday with her family and that was the very
last birthday they celebrated together. Her parents gave her a little gold
heart shaped locket. One early morning they were all rushed out of their
apartment onto the streets. At gunpoint, they were separated to the right and
left. Her father, her brother, and she were on one side and her mother and a
family friend on the other. She never saw her mother again. Malka had severed
memory loss after this morning. They were marched off to a work camp where her
brother and father were later killed.
At this
work camp, a little boy about 2 years old was found and hid in the barracks.
She talked and sang to this little boy every day. She said that he is the one
that kept her alive. One day while she was working the german officers left and
didn’t come back. Someone finally came running in saying they were liberated
they could go. Malka ended up in Israel and met the man she would marry. She
got married when she was 25 years old and moved to the United States. There she
had 2 daughters. Her oldest daughter lives in Israel and her youngest lives in
PA with her.
“There is always hope and there is always the possibility
for change.” ~ Malka Baran
“I still have faith in people” ~Malka Baran
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