Rachel GILLISAge: 19 years1922–1941
- Name
- Rachel GILLIS
- Hebrew
- רחל גיליס
| Birth | 1922 (5682) 32 31 Kretinga, Lithuania - קרטינגה, ליטא |
| Event | Holocaust Victim קורבן שואה |
| Death | July 1941 (Tamuz 5701) (Age 19 years) Cause of death: Holocaust Victim |
| Family with parents |
| father |
הירש צבי גיליס Birth: 1890 (5650) — Kretinga, Russia (Lithuania) Death: August 1941 (Av 5701) — Kretinga, Lithuania |
| mother |
פרה גיטא פנינה זימון Birth: 1891 (5651) — Kretinga, Russia (Lithuania) Death: August 1941 (Av 5701) — Kretinga, Lithuania |
| elder brother |
שאול גיליס Birth: 1914 (5674) 24 23 — Kretinga, Russia (Lithuania) Death: April 10, 2006 (Nissan 12, 5766) — Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada |
|
9 years herself |
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-18 months elder sister |
Zelda “Selma” GILLIS זעלדא גיליס Birth: June 26, 1920 (Tamuz 10, 5680) 30 29 — Kretinga, Lithuania Death: May 12, 2013 (Sivan 3, 5773) — Glasgow, Scotland |
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-13 months elder sister |
Haja Chaya GILLIS חיה גיליס Birth: May 18, 1919 (Iyar 18, 5679) 29 28 — Kretinga, Lithuania Death: December 31, 1982 (Tevet 15, 5743) — Glasgow, Scotland |
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19 months elder brother |
Nehemiah GILLIS נחמיה גיליס Birth: 1920 (5680) 30 29 — Kretinga, Lithuania Death: 1942 (5702) — Russia (USSR) |
| Source | Lina Gilis Zatzman - personal testimony |
| Source | Chana Rochman - Page of Testimony Publication: http://www.yadvashem.org/wps/portal/!ut/p/.cmd/cl/.l/en?lang=en |
| Note | Rachel did not survive the concentration camp, she died of cholera before the war ended. Ruth is
named for her. |