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Angela Schwartz diary

Document | Accession Number: 2017.515.1

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.

Date
inclusive:  1944-1945
Language
Hungarian
Genre/Form
Diaries.
Extent
1 book enclosure
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the Estate of Angela Schwartz Weiss

About This Document

Document Creator
Angela Schwartz
Biography
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.
System of Arrangement
The Angela Schwartz diary is arranged as a single series.

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Holder of Originals
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
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.
Funding Note
The accessibility of this collection was made possible by the generous donors to our crowdfunded Save Their Stories campaign.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
Conditions on Use
Material(s) in this collection may be protected by copyright and/or related rights. You do not require further permission from the Museum to use this material. The user is solely responsible for making a determination as to if and how the material may be used.

 
Record last modified: 2023-08-09 12:13:38
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