Biography

 Peter Berlowitz was born in Berlin, Germany in July 1936. When the Numberg law had passed, to

take away all civil rights for Germans. Peter wasn't able to Go to the movies, the park, play on the

playground Peter was banned from all things to entertain him , He wasn't allowed to go on

trains/buses, have any pets, and had to wear a yellow star, and couldn't take off the yellow star.



Peter Berlowitz father left Peter, and his mother. Peter and his mother had only each other. When

Peter became four his mother thought he was able to stay by  himself while she she works. Peter

mom would tell him what to do and Peter would do it. He  would take a nap when he had to, eat, or

even when to play.


June 1943, The Nazi Gestapo arrested Peter and his mother. They deported both of them along with

150 other Berlin, and Jews.  They sent them all to the Terezin Concentration Camp. After 2 days and

nights with no food/water in a cattle, Peter along with his mother and others, arrived at Tezerin. Peter

was put in the children section and hiss mother was placed in the adult section were they had to build

crops and work as slaves. When peter became 7 him and kids his age had to work to gather mica

rocks.  The children only had a small bowl of soup and a piece of bread or potato.




Terezin was liberated on May 8, 1945 by the Soviet Army. Of the 15,000 children who passed

through Terezin, only about 125 survived. Peter was lucky enough to make it out of the camp along

with his mother, new father, and baby sister. After two years being in that terrible camp Peter and his

family arrived in America to start a new life. When Peter turned 11 he was able to attend school for

the first time. Peter Berlowitz is known as Peter Daniels, and he lives in Los Angeles, California. He

is a Museum Guide at the Museum of Tolerance.