Brenda Reiss
Name at birth
Brenda Seradzka
Date of birth
06/20/1923
Name of father, occupation
Shlomo
Maiden name of mother, occupation
Sarah
Immediate family (names, birth order)
Parents, 4 sisters, 2 brothers, Brenda
Who survived the Holocaust?
Brenda
Brenda Reiss was born in Kalisz, Poland in 1923. After the German occupation of Poland, Brenda and her family were sent to the ghetto in Koźminek. From there, Brenda and her sister were taken to the Łódź ghetto and then to Auschwitz, where the sisters were separated. Brenda was sent to various forced labor camps before being liberated by the Russian Army. After the war she married and moved to the United States.
Where did you go after being liberated?
Czechoslovakia and then Munich
When did you come to the United States?
1950
Where did you settle?
Detroit, Michigan
Occupation after the war
Owned a beauty salon
When and where were you married?
Married in Germany
Children
Three children, 2 born in Germany, 1 in Detroit.
Grandchildren
Six grandchildren
Interviewer:
Zekelman Holocaust Center, Donna Miller
Interview place:
Oak Park, Michigan
Interview date:
06/23/1983
To learn more about this survivor, please visit:
The Voice/Vision Holocaust Survivor Oral History Archive, University of Michigan
https://holocaust.umd.umich.edu/reiss/
https://holocaust.umd.umich.edu/reiss/
The Zekelman Holocaust Center Oral History Collection
https://5152.sydneyplus.com/argus/final/Portal/Default.aspx?component=AAFG&record=5a9b3f1c-4b5c-43c1-b5ba-4c6dc355ebf7
https://5152.sydneyplus.com/argus/final/Portal/Default.aspx?component=AAFG&record=5a9b3f1c-4b5c-43c1-b5ba-4c6dc355ebf7
