Irene Cohn
Name at birth
Iren Zweig
Date of birth
10/15/1920
Where were you born?
Where did you grow up?
Sate-Mare, Czechoslovakia
Name of father, occupation
Adolf Zweig
Maiden name of mother, occupation
Homemaker
Immediate family (names, birth order)
Parents, sisters Esther and Gitel, brothers Zolton, Izsak, and one half brother
Who survived the Holocaust?
Only Irene survived
The Nazi's occupied the family's home while they were still living there. A Nazi soldier arrested her brother Izsak for removing his jacket with the yellow star on it on Pesach evening.
What DP Camp were you after the war?
Yes
Where did you go after being liberated?
Irene was in a DP camp for five years after the war, then went to Pittsburgh.
When did you come to the United States?
1949
Where did you settle?
Detroit, Michigan
How is it that you came to Michigan?
There was family who was in Detroit.
Occupation after the war
Homemaker
When and where were you married?
Married in New York om December 25, 1949
Spouse
Morris Cohn,
Metal worker
Children
Allen Cohn, Rose Zinberg - occupational therapist
Grandchildren
Five grandchildren - Jenny Schwartz, Jason Cohn, Elyse Cohn, Jessica Naiman, Moshe Zinberg; 12 great-grandchildren
What do you think helped you to survive?
Hashem's help, a will to live
Interviewer:
History submitted by children - Allen Cohn and Rose Zinberg
Interview date:
07/23/2025
