Interviewer(s): Arthur Pronin

Project: University of Houston

Aaron Joskowitz is twenty-five years of age. He is the grandson of two Holocaust survivors. His grandmother, Louise Stopnicki [maiden name], grew up in Krakow. She survived many camps, including Auschwitz. Aaron's grandfather, Rubin Joskowitz, was raised in Sosnowiec Poland. He was sent immediately to concentration camps in 1939 after Hitler invaded his country. Fifty family members were killed during the holocaust. Louise and Rubin met immediately after the war and were married. Aaron's mother. Pepi Nichols, was born in Landsburg Germany on March 3, 1949. She is very active among second generation Holocaust survivors in the Houston region. Aaron resides in Houston Texas. His brother Joshua Brownstein, mother and grandparents also live in the same city. He is currently involved in trying to make a name for himself in the music recording business.