Felicia Shloss
"How could we fight? They had guns and tanks. We were in a very bad situation. I hope and pray this never happens again."
Name at birth
Felicia Fajgela Tajch
Date of birth
11/05/1922
Where were you born?
Where did you grow up?
Tryb, Poland
Name of father, occupation
Yitzchak Barish,
Newspaper printer
Maiden name of mother, occupation
Luba Rozraszowska,
Homemaker
Immediate family (names, birth order)
Parents and four children
How many in entire extended family?
40
Who survived the Holocaust?
My sister and me
Name of Ghetto(s)
Name of Concentration / Labor Camp(s)
Occupation after the war
Dressmaker at Hudson's
Spouse
Roman Shloss,
Furrier
Children
Loretta, attorney and Marla, social worker
Grandchildren
Three
What do you think helped you to survive?
Working to help my brother and sister. I was young, fought for survival last few years
What message would you like to leave for future generations?
How could we fight? They had guns and tanks. We were in a very bad situation. I hope and pray this never happens again.
Interviewer:
Charles Silow
Interview date:
09/18/2003
To learn more about this survivor, please visit:
The Voice/Vision Holocaust Survivor Oral History Archive, University of Michigan
http://holocaust.umd.umich.edu/schloss/
http://holocaust.umd.umich.edu/schloss/
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