Comp 102-118
Mr. Neuburger
18 March 2013
Survivor Testimony
Joseph Morton
Joseph Morton was born on July 11th 1924 in Lodz Poland. Morton grew up with six siblings (one
sister, five brothers). He attended public school and also spoke english and german. His story started
out in Lodz when one day all of the sudden Germans came and put walls up around his city to form
what was called a ghetto. The Germans made them work and do labor for them, also guarding the
walls to make sure none had escaped. After some time Morton was one of the many who was put
onto the cattle cars on trains. With hardly and food or water, they were hauled all over the place not
knowing where they would end up. Finally they arrived in the camp Auschwitz, Morton was
immediatly separated from his family aside from his cousin and brother/sister. Morton was only in
Auschwitz for around two weeks and remained in the barracks all day and night not able to leave or
do anything recreational until he was moved. Until liberation day Morton remained in a ghetto. I
found it interesting that Morton had even survived considering the circumstances on the trains with
sickness and little food or water. He stated that he was "...always living in fear."
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