Paul Molnar (M / Hungary, 1929-2009), Holocaust survivor

Paul Molnar (M / Hungary, 1929-2009), Holocaust survivor.

• KEYWORDS : <Auschwitz> <Buchenwald> <Magdeburg> <Berga> / <United States>

Biography

Paul Molnar was born in 1929 in Rákospalota, a suburb of Budapest, Hungary. Following the outbreak of the war, Paul and his family came under increasing persecution by the pro-German Hungarian government. In 1944, his father was sent to a labor camp and in July Paul, along with his mother, brother and grandmother, were deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau. After arrival, Paul's mother, brother and grandmother were gassed. After a brief time in Auschwitz-Birkenau, Paul was sent to Buchenwald and then to Magdeburg where he worked at a factory run by I.G. Farben. He then returned briefly to Buchenwald and then was sent to another camp, Berga. In April 1945, Paul was evacuated from Berga and while marching to an unknown destination, he escaped and was liberated. Of his entire extended family, only he and his father survived.

Paul immigrated to the United States in 1947 and lived in the Detroit area since 1948. He graduated from Wayne State University where he met his wife Priscilla. He was the founder and chairman of Midwest Business Systems, a computer related concern. Paul spoke to thousands of people about the Holocaust.