Rena Berman
" Future generations should know that all people are basically the same and want the same basic things out of life no matter their race, religion or ethnicity."
Name at birth
Rena Cedrowicz
Date of birth
03/03/1926
Where did you grow up?
Warsaw, Poland
Name of father, occupation
Boruch Cedrowicz ,
Tailor
Maiden name of mother, occupation
Chaya Greenberg Cedrowicz ,
Homemaker
Immediate family (names, birth order)
Parents, Older Sister named Shaindel, and One Grandmother
How many in entire extended family?
Nine Aunts & Uncles plus spouses, Cousins, too many too Remember
Who survived the Holocaust?
Myself and two cousins
My family & I were forced into the Warsaw Ghetto. I would sneak in & out of the Ghetto pretending to be a Gentile to work in exchange for food that I would bring back to my family imprisoned in the Ghetto. One day while trying to get back into the ghetto I realized that the Nazi's had fortified it & I was no longer able to get back inside to reach my family. I had to leave Warsaw and go into hiding. Soon after, the Ghetto was emptied and it's Jewish inhabitants including my parents, sister, and grandmother where deported to the Concentration Camps.
Name of Ghetto(s)
What DP Camp were you after the war?
Yes, in Lundshut Germany
Where did you settle?
Detroit, Michigan
How is it that you came to Michigan?
We had a friends in Detroit who sponsored us so after arriving in Ellis Island we traveled to Detroit.
Occupation after the war
Homemaker
When and where were you married?
Lodz, Poland, November, 1945
Spouse
Joseph Berman
Children
Alex and Helen
Grandchildren
Jeffrey, Danny, Adam, Jason & Bradley
What do you think helped you to survive?
The Desire to live and see my family again.
What message would you like to leave for future generations?
Future generations should know that all people are basically the same and want the same basic things out of life no matter their race, religion or ethnicity.
