Simon Kalmas
Name at birth
Shimon Yosef Kalmas
Where were you born?
Where did you grow up?
Drobin, Poland
Name of father, occupation
Israel Kalmas,
Tinsmith
Maiden name of mother, occupation
Yetta ,
Homemaker
Immediate family (names, birth order)
Parents, 3 boys, 2 girls
How many in entire extended family?
Many aunt, uncles and cousins
Who survived the Holocaust?
Only Simon
To learn more about this survivor please visit the Voice/Vision Holocaust Oral History Archive, University of Michigan-Dearborn.
https://holocaust.umd.umich.edu/interview.php?D=kalmas§ion=49
https://holocaust.umd.umich.edu/interview.php?D=kalmas§ion=49
What DP Camp were you after the war?
DP camp in Stuttgart, Germany for four years
Where did you go after being liberated?
to Stuttgart, Germany
When did you come to the United States?
April 5, 1949
Where did you settle?
Arrived at the port in New Orleans and went to Nashville, Tennessee from there. Lived in Nashville for a short time but did not like the segration of black people from white people so he came to Detroit to get away from that.
How is it that you came to Michigan?
Was in camp with some people who were in Detroit.
Occupation after the war
Worked in heating and cooling
When and where were you married?
Married in Detroit
Children
Two children, 1 son and 1 daughter
What do you think helped you to survive?
Luck
Interviewer:
Arthur Kirsch
Interview place:
Southfield, Michigan
Interview date:
05/25/1982
