Steve Berger
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Steve Berger (M / Hungary, 1928?), Holocaust survivor
Biography
Steve Berger was born and raised in Debrecen, Hungary. In the year 1941, Jews comprised 7.3 percent of the population. Growing up as a Jew in Hungary, Berger has always been aware of Antisemitism.
Under Nazi occupation the Jews were first moved into ghettos, and then, from there into concentration camps. Berger was sent to Strasshof. Berger remained in Strasshof, at the labor camp for a year. He was then liberated by the Russians in April of 1945. From there, he journeyed back to his town before leaving Hungary and never returned.