The Asher brothers speak of the debilitating impact of having Holocaust survivors as parents, particularly their feelings of isolation as children and the fear of someone killing them.
Born ten years apart, Sanford and Michael have somewhat different stories of growing up in St. Louis. Together, they went to Sokolow Podlaski, Poland, where their mother, Pearl grew up. They experienced open antisemitism on their visit. This allowed them to have a better understanding of their mother. Their testimony is candid, insightful and chilling. Pearl Asher’s testimony is in our archives.