Roman Shloss
"Educate yourself. Hopefully people won't allow something like this to happen again. We had a lesson."
Name at birth
Rachmiel Szlosbajtel
Date of birth
01/06/1915
Name of father, occupation
Mordechai,
Lady's Hat Store
Maiden name of mother, occupation
Rela Philipowicz,
Helped in Family Store
Immediate family (names, birth order)
Parents and five children
How many in entire extended family?
50
Who survived the Holocaust?
Just me
Name of Ghetto(s)
Name of Concentration / Labor Camp(s)
Occupation after the war
Furrier
Spouse
Felicia,
Dressmaker at Hudson's
Children
Loretta, attorney Marla, social worker
Grandchildren
Three
What do you think helped you to survive?
The circumstances, luck.
What message would you like to leave for future generations?
Educate yourself. Hopefully people won't allow something like this to happen again. We had a lesson.
Interviewer:
Charles Silow
Interview date:
09/18/2003
Experiences
Survivor's map
