Angela Schwartz diary

Identifier
irn583779
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2017.515.1
Dates
1 Jan 1944 - 31 Dec 1945
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Hungarian
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

book enclosure

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Creator(s)

Biographical History

Angela Schwartz (born Litza Schwartz, later Weiss, 1923-2013) was born in Beregszasz, Hungary to David Mordechai (b.1888) and Malka (Mergit, b.1898) and had a brother Meier (Paul). Angela was taken to Sömmerda, a subcamp of Buchenwald, and was forced into labor at a munitions factory. After the war, Angela returned to Prague and later married Samuel Weiss (Weis or Weisz, 1923-2010). Samuel was born to Eliyhu (Elius, b. 1894) and Sarina (Shara, nee Birenbaum-Katz, b. 1896) and had one brother, Shlom (Shuli). Angela and Samuel immigrated to Palestine in 1947 and had two sons, Eldad and Michael. Angela’s parents and brother perished in the Holocaust.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the Estate of Angela Schwartz Weiss

Funding Note: The accessibility of this collection was made possible by the generous donors to our crowdfunded Save Their Stories campaign.

The Angela Schwartz diary was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2017 by Eldad and Michael Weiss, sons of Angela Schwartz Weiss.

Scope and Content

The collection includes a booklet created in Sömmerda, a subcamp of Buchenwald, by Angela Schwartz from 1944-1945. The booklet was made from materials in the munitions factory such as paint and paper and includes poems.

System of Arrangement

The Angela Schwartz diary is arranged as a single series.

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This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.