Eugen and Gertrude Schwarz family papers

Identifier
irn712739
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2019.597.1
  • 2000.278
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn712739

Extent and Medium

folders

oversize folder

2

1

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

  • Schwarz, Eugen, 1903-
  • Weinberger, Ilse.
  • Schwarz, Gertrude Singer, 1913-
  • Riesenfeld, Hedwig.
  • Frankel, Vera.
  • Nass, Daisy.

Subjects

  • Czechoslovakia.
  • Czech Republic.

Genre

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.