posted on 2024-06-05, 19:28authored byTheir Finest Hour Project Team
Story of father's family - a Jewish family from Vienna.
Father's family: The family surname was Stolpersteine. A number of family members died in the Holocaust.
Father's great-grandfather, Paul Weisz, died at Theresienstadt. Father's twin brother and his sister also died in Vienna.
Father managed to survive/escape. Found out about these family deaths when he was 18.
Mother's family: father was in France and Belgium during war [not clear if this was in a military capacity].
Grandmother left London during the Blitz and married during the war.
History
Item list and details
1. Collection of family stories from Stolpersteine ceremony
2. Copy of article from a newsletter about Dunera (?)
3. German document - letters of friend of the family
Person the story/items relate to
Father's family
Person who shared the story/items
Karen Huntley
Relationship between the subject of the story and its contributor
Family of contributor's father
Type of submission
Shared at Holocaust Centre North, Huddersfield on 19 November 2023.