Marta Merbaum was born May 10, 1940 in Romania. After the war, Marta and her family fled Romania and ended up in the American zone in Vienna, Austria.
Marta Merbaum
Nationality: Romanian
Location: Austria • Israel • Missouri • Moldova Roman • St. Louis • United States of America • Vienna
Experience During Holocaust: Escaped the Holocaust • Was a Child During the Holocaust
Mapping Marta's Life
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“To a certain extent, I don't belong anywhere. If I belong anywhere it's [in Israel] more than anywhere else. And that's where I get the warmth and love and affection and the feeling of family and friends and the feeling of belonging to the land and the earth.”
- Marta Merbaum