Fira Kuper
Name at birth
Fira Birman
Date of birth
02/15/1920
Where did you grow up?
Odessa, Russia
Name of father, occupation
Baruch Birman
Maiden name of mother, occupation
Lisa Birman
Immediate family (names, birth order)
Parents, Fira and Saul
How many in entire extended family?
Unknown
Who survived the Holocaust?
Parents and cousins, exact number is unknown
Evacuated to Uzbekistan.
Where were you in the Former Soviet Union?
Uzbekistan
What DP Camp were you after the war?
No
Where did you go after being liberated?
Poland, then Germany
When did you come to the United States?
1951
Where did you settle?
Detroit, Michigan
How is it that you came to Michigan?
Relatives lived in Detroit
Occupation after the war
Homemaker
When and where were you married?
1950 in Germany
Spouse
Morris Kuper
Children
Diana and Sam
Grandchildren
Raphael, Michael, and Mara
Interviewer:
Charles Silow
Interview date:
07/09/2017