Gloria Pesis
"Even though we have freedom of speech, we have to careful because there are many evil people in the world still. I hope it won't come again. Peace."
Name at birth
Gloria Kagen
Date of birth
04/10/1919
Where were you born?
Where did you grow up?
Ravblieskis, Lithuania
Name of father, occupation
Solomon Chaim Kagan,
Weaver, woolmaker, and spinner
Maiden name of mother, occupation
Channah Kagan
Immediate family (names, birth order)
Father, Luba Amolski, Bertha Hersen, Fanya Sadler, Ben Zion Kagen, Ida Nafte, Sholamite Kasef, Zipporah Kagan and me
Who survived the Holocaust?
Me, Luba, Fanya, and my daughter Frances, born in 1941 in Russia, got her out in 1960
Name of Ghetto(s)
When and where were you married?
1937 to Jacob Ringer and 1945 to Albert Pesis
Spouse
Jacob Ringer; Albert Pesis
Children
Frances Ringer-Perry, Jacob Pesis, and Sol Pesis
What message would you like to leave for future generations?
Even though we have freedom of speech, we have to careful because there are many evil people in the world still. I hope it won't come again. Peace.
Interviewer:
Charles Silow
Interview date:
06/19/2001
To learn more about this survivor, please visit:
The Zekelman Holocaust Center Oral History Collection
https://www.holocaustcenter.org/visit/library-archive/oral-history-department/pesis-gloria/
https://www.holocaustcenter.org/visit/library-archive/oral-history-department/pesis-gloria/
Experiences
Survivor's map
