Margo Jakob was born Margot Breithecker, the daughter of Reinhold and Elisabeth H. Breithecker, in Puschen, Germany on November 3, 1935. Puschen was a village of between 400-500 families, 4-6 of which were Jewish. She would eventually marry Oskar Jakob, a Jewish Holocaust survivor.
Margo Jakob
Nationality: German
Location: Germany • Missouri • New York • St. Louis • United States of America
Experience During Holocaust: Converted to Judaism
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“I really couldn't imagine peace because I had never experienced going any place without having a fear of air raids.”
- Margo Jakob