Regina Weiss
"Be good people. Help each other. Get a good education."
Name at birth
Rivka Rusink
Date of birth
05/13/1924
Where were you born?
Where did you grow up?
Dombrowa-Gornicza, Poland
Name of Concentration / Labor Camp(s)
What DP Camp were you after the war?
Feldafing
When did you come to the United States?
1949
Where did you settle?
Detroit, Michigan
When and where were you married?
1946
Spouse
William
Children
Samuel Weiss is my oldest, born in 1946 in Munich. He is a CPA in San Diego. Frederick Weiss was born in 1949 and lives in San Antonio, Texas, as a facilities manager for the University of Texas. Michael Weiss is a doctor who lives in Troy and was born in 1952.
Grandchildren
Ben, Ashley, Emily, Meaghan, Emma, Ethan
What do you think helped you to survive?
Believing in God.
What message would you like to leave for future generations?
Be good people. Help each other. Get a good education.
Interview date:
02/22/2011
