Joseph Gringlas
Name at birth
Joseph Grynglas , other possible date of birth, 10/09/1925
Date of birth
05/20/1926
Where were you born?
Where did you grow up?
Ostrowiecz, Poland
Name of father, occupation
Leizor,
Shoe businesss
Maiden name of mother, occupation
Blima,
Homemaker
Immediate family (names, birth order)
Parents, five boys, 1 girl - Mendel, Shlomo, Jankel, Sol, Miriam Baila, Joseph
How many in entire extended family?
75
Who survived the Holocaust?
Joseph and brother Sol
What DP Camp were you after the war?
Landsberg, Esslingen, Passau
Where did you go after being liberated?
DP camp
When did you come to the United States?
1951
Where did you settle?
Detroit, Michigan
How is it that you came to Michigan?
Had family here - brother was here with his wife and an aunt lived here
Occupation after the war
Worked in electronics
When and where were you married?
Detroit, Michigan, 1957
Spouse
Reli Keisler Weisberger
Children
Marcy and Larry. Marcy is married and has 2 children
Grandchildren
Five grandchildren, 1 great grandchild
Interviewer:
Sid Bolkosky, U of M Dearborn, Voice Vision Michigan Holocaust Survivor Oral History Archive, also USC Shoah Foundation 4/5/1996
Interview date:
01/14/2022
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