Popielarz family papers

Popielarz family papers 

Evelyn Rubin was born Eveline Popielarz, in Breslau, Germany on July 31, 1930. Her father, Benno Popielarz, was a World War I veteran, and her parents (mother: Rika Popielarz) owned a paper and twine company in Breslau. After Kristallnacht, her father was arrested, sent to Buchenwald, and subsequently released. The family then made arrangements to immigrate to China, arriving in Shanghai in March 1939, and they were subsequently joined by Eveline's grandmother, Therese Popielarz, in 1940. The family started a typewriter repair business, and after Benno's death in 1941, Rika continued the business until the family was forced to move into the Hongkew settlement during the Japanese occupation in 1943, where they remained until liberation in 1945. In 1947, Eveline and her mother immigrated to the United States. 

Popielarz family papers