Sima Segal was born in 1919 in Piatra Neamt, Romania. At 17, she moved to Bucharest to earn money as a seamstress. Her two brothers, Rubin and Zalman, were taken off the streets and sent to camps in Transnistria. Sima barely survived the pogrom in Bucharest in 1941. Throughout WWII, her customers and friends kept her safe, although she had many “close calls” as she moved from place to place. They called her Sylvia, a name she adopted. Her brothers survived the camps and moved to Israel. Sylvia made her way to a displaced person’s (DP) camp in Vienna, Austria, where she met a young American soldier, Leo Zealberg. They later married in Salzburg and in 1950, they moved to the United States, where they spent most of their lives in Philadelphia. Leo became suddenly ill in 2014, and both had to move to Mount Pleasant, SC, to be close to their son and his family. Leo died shortly thereafter and is buried in the National Cemetery in Beaufort, SC. Sylvia is an engaging storyteller and her survival is nothing short of miraculous. Coming soon from Holocaust Education Film Foundation.

Wait until you hear the story of David Tuck (141631) in 4 concentration camps. How do these remarkable stories of survival come with such an engaging personality. Last year David did 200 speaking engagements and he’s ready to shoot his documentary with us: www.HolocaustEducationFilmFoundation.com
Our Philadelphia sweep has been a huge success thanks to David Ozeroff!