The Stermer Family by MATTEO MCCREEDY https://padlet.com/matteomccreedy2/holocaustpadlet My Holocaust Family Research en-us 2017-01-23 19:09:22 UTC 2025-09-25 04:49:31 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Bigthunderstorm.png Who were they? matteomccreedy2 https://padlet.com/matteomccreedy2/holocaustpadlet/wish/148839379 They were a family who went into a cave to hide during the Holocaust.

]]> 2017-01-23 19:13:38 UTC https://padlet.com/matteomccreedy2/holocaustpadlet/wish/148839379 Who was in the cave? matteomccreedy2 https://padlet.com/matteomccreedy2/holocaustpadlet/wish/148845024 The Cave was Found and there was a family called the Stermers were inside. Saul and Sam Stermer. credit their mother for saving their lives and keeping them safe for the more than 500 days they spent together in the darkness of the caves.

"We had a very smart mother," Sam said. "If I wouldn't have this type of mother, I wouldn't be alive."

]]> 2017-01-23 19:27:29 UTC https://padlet.com/matteomccreedy2/holocaustpadlet/wish/148845024 One Officer matteomccreedy2 https://padlet.com/matteomccreedy2/holocaustpadlet/wish/148851513 A german soldier raided the cave, and the mom stood strong. It says, ""She came out and stood in front of the guy, the guy with the gun like this," Sam said. "And she says, 'What are you afraid of here? The Fuhrer is gonna lose the war because we live here?' Can you imagine a Jewish woman to say just the word 'Fuhrer'?"]]> 2017-01-23 19:40:40 UTC https://padlet.com/matteomccreedy2/holocaustpadlet/wish/148851513 The Families' Experience matteomccreedy2 https://padlet.com/matteomccreedy2/holocaustpadlet/wish/148853179 The children say, "You went to sleep and you had a pillow and you covered up with good blankets," Saul Stermer said. "What else you want? You were in paradise."


]]> 2017-01-23 19:45:47 UTC https://padlet.com/matteomccreedy2/holocaustpadlet/wish/148853179 How their life was affected by the Holocaust matteomccreedy2 https://padlet.com/matteomccreedy2/holocaustpadlet/wish/148997463 They were stuck underground for several years to avoid nazi persecution.

]]> 2017-01-24 13:37:22 UTC https://padlet.com/matteomccreedy2/holocaustpadlet/wish/148997463 Location matteomccreedy2 https://padlet.com/matteomccreedy2/holocaustpadlet/wish/149139396 Ukraine, in a cave where they hid.]]> 2017-01-24 19:12:52 UTC https://padlet.com/matteomccreedy2/holocaustpadlet/wish/149139396