My parents also went through the war, and it really has made a big difference in the way I was raised. Right now at this stage of my life I miss having relatives and family (all were killed in the war).
knowing that my relatives died for the “crime” of being Jewish made religion very important to me and I wanted to grow up and have a family and raise Jewish children so there should be a continuation. Judaism was and is very important to me.
Did your parents let you get a job when you were young? my father never let us babysit…he was always watching and worrying about us. we were also taught to not trust anyone…