Gerald Szames, 85, recorded his oral history at the Ceci Chan and Lila Sorkin Memory Studio at USC Shoah Foundation in December 2022.

In Kiveritz, Russia, after the war: Top row, Pinchus Katz, Taibel Szames, Ben Katz. Bottom row, Irv Szames, Fran Katz, Gerald Szames, Fay Szames, Rita Katz.

In St. Ottilien, Germany, in 1946: Irv, Taibel, Gerald, and Fay.

Gerald Szames and Eva Bekes, also a survivor, were married in 1959.

Gerald and Eva Szames, with daughters Suzanne, Deborah and Michelle.