Eugen and Gertrude Schwarz family papers
Extent and Medium
folders
oversize folder
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Creator(s)
- Eugen and Gertrude Schwarz family
Biographical History
Eugen Schwarz (1904-1966) was born in Czechoslovakia to Albert and Helene Schwarz. He married Gertrude Singer Schwarz (1911-1998), and the couple had twin daughters, Vera and Daisy, in 1936. Eugen Schwarz was a banker and was transferred to Paris in 1938. From there the family immigrated to the United States via Lisbon in 1941. Gertrude Schwarz’s mother, Hedwig Riesenfeld (1887-1942), was deported from Brünn to Theresienstadt in January 1942 and then two months later to Izbica where she was killed. Gertrude’s brother, Heinrich Singer, fled Czechoslovakia with his wife and is believed to have been killed in Lvov. Eugen Schwarz’s parents are believed to have been deported to concentration camps in Poland.
Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum collection, gift of Vera Frankel and Daisy Nass
Funding Note: The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Vera Frankel and Daisy Nass.
Scope and Content
The Eugen and Gertrude Schwarz family papers consist of identification documents, affidavits, documents, and photographs relating to the Schwarz family. Also included is Ilse Weinberger's memior entitled "Story of My Life," a letter from Ilse to Vera Frankel, and a photograph of Ilse Weinberger, the maid of honor, at Eugen and Gertrude Schwarz's wedding, June 29, 1932.
System of Arrangement
The Eugen and Gertrude Schwarz family papers is arranged in a single series.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
People
- Riesenfeld, Hedwig.
- Schwarz, Eugen, 1903-
- Schwarz, Gertrude Singer, 1913-
- Weinberger, Ilse.
- Frankel, Vera.
- Nass, Daisy.
Subjects
- Czechoslovakia.
- Czech Republic.
Genre
- Identification documents.
- Photographs.
- Document
- Correspondence.