Sussman family papers

Leo Sussman (born Lesor Süssman, March 18, 1901-1991) was born in Baranov, Poland to Josef and Cilli Sussman and had five siblings including Erna, Fanni, Helene, Regina (December 12, 1903-1991), and Moritz. Leo married Rachel Stroh (later Renee, 1915-2007) in 1934. Rachel was born in Mielec, Poland to Chanine Stroh and Sara (nee Berger) and had two siblings, Lazer and Sosia. They lived in Vienna where Leo worked as an investor and did not have any children. After the German annexation of Austria, Leo and Rachel left Austria and went to St. Gallen, Switzerland. In 1941 they sailed from Lisbon and immigrated to the United States. Rachel’s parents and her sister perished during the war.

Erna, her husband Yokov Millet, and their children, Fred and Mela, fled to Palestine in the 1930s. Fanni fled to Belgium and survived the war. Her daughter, Selma, fled to Madagascar and settled in Denmark. Helene fled to France where she was arrested and killed. Her daughter, Yvette, was born in Paris and hidden during the war. Regina, her husband Heinrich Goldstein (1903-1966), and their two sons Bruno and Jack left for Brussels shortly after the Anschluss. Heinrich was sent to Gurs and Regina and the boys remained in Brussels. Heinrich, Regina, Bruno, and Jack immigrated to the United States in 1949. Moritz, his wife, and their three children remained in Vienna to care for their parents, Josef and Cilli Sussman. Mortiz and his family were sent to a ghetto in Debica, Poland where they all perished.