Mann and Schwarz families papers
Extent and Medium
boxes
oversize folders
oversize boxes
2
2
2
Creator(s)
- Mann family
- Schwarz family
Biographical History
Lazar Mann (1902-1991) was born in 1902 in Tarnów, Poland to George (1873-1929) and Rosa (née Keil, 1876-1930). He had one brother, Josef, and one sister, Sabena. He married Helene Schwarz on 8 April 1930 in Tarnów. Lazar worked as a furrier. Their son George was born on 29 January 1938 in Vienna, Austria, and on 4 December 1938 the family fled Vienna for Shanghai, China. They immigrated to the United States in 1940 via the Asama Maru. Both of Lazar's siblings perished during the Holocaust.
Helene Schwarz (1907-1955) was born in 1907 in Tarnów to Joseph (1877-1936) and Maria (née Keller, 1882-1930) Schwarz. She had three siblings, Janek, Artek, and Rosa. She married Lazar Mann in 1930 in Tarnów and had son George in January 1938 in Vienna. In December 1938 the family fled to Shanghai, China, and then immigrated to the United States in 1940.
Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of George J. Mann
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of George J. Mann
George J. Mann donated the Mann and Schwarz families papers to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2017 and 2018. Collections previous cataloged as accession numbers 2017.390.1 and 2018.465.1 are now included in this collection.
Scope and Content
The Man and Schwarz families papers consist of two family photograph albums documenting the prewar lives of the Mann and Schwarz families in Tarnów, Poland and Vienna, Austria. The albums are titled "1817-1918" and "1927-1937." Included are depictions of family life, vacations, children, relatives and friends, and Lazar and Helene's wedding in 1930. Also included are a small amount of documents, primarily copies of correspondence. The majority of the photographs are annotated by the donor and include descriptions of the fates of family and friends during the Holocaust.
System of Arrangement
The Mann and Schwarz families photograph collection are arranged as two series: Series 1: Album 1917-1918, circa 1893-2018 and Series 2: Album 1927-1937, circa 1927-2017
People
- Mann, Helene.
- Mann, Lazar.
Subjects
- Jews--Poland--Tarnów.
- Tarnów (Poland)
- Vienna (Austria)
- Jews--Austria--Vienna.
Genre
- Photographs.
- Photograph albums.
- Document