us-005578-irn39841
scope and content: Collection of photographs depicting the Aszknazy family before the war in Romania; the Weiss family in Hungary; Sylvia Aszknazy immediately after the liberation in German in 1945; Sylvia and her brother Leopold Aszknazy in their hometown in Romania in 1946 and later in the Ulm DP camp in Germany and during their journey to America in March 1948; Frank Weiss during his military service in the US Army; and Mr. Weiss's parents. Also includes a memoir, 29 pages, titled “Selected from Above,” by Sylvia (Cipora) Weiss.
has or had some members with language: eng
type: RecordSet
record resource extent: folder 1
biographical history: Sylvia Cipora Weiss was born Cipora Cecilia Aszknazy on May 20, 1923 in Reteag, Romania. Her father, Julius (Yoel Itzchak) Aszknazy, a Satmar Chassid, owned a lumber store. Her mother, Rose Edelheid Aszknazy cared for their four children: Surie Sara Aszknazy; Cipora Cecilia Aszknazy (b. May 20, 1923); Leopold Lipa Aszknazy (b. September 25, 1925); and Chaya Aszknazy (b. 1931). The Aszknazy family lived in Beclean, Romania. In August 1940, Hungary annexed northern Transylvania from Romania. In September 1940, Sylvia’s paternal grandfather, Rav Moshe David Aszknazy, died in Chernowitz, Romania. Sylvia was sent to Chernowitz, but returned to Beclean after a few months. At the end of April 1944, the Aszknazy family along with other Jews from Beclean, were forced to talk 27 kilometers to the Dej ghetto. In the ghetto, Julius Aszknazy was questioned about the location of hidden family valuables and tortured. On May 29, 1944, the Aszknazy family, including their maternal grandmother, was deported from Dej to Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. While on the Birkenau ramp, Sylvia and her sister Surie were separated from the rest of their family and selected for labor. The sisters remained together for several months, until Surie became ill in the fall of 1944. The sisters were separated. A few weeks later Sylvia was sent to Nuernburg, a sub-camp of Flossenbürg concentration camp, where she worked in the Siemens-Schuckertwerke ammunition factory. At some point she contracted typhus but recovered. In December 1944, Sylvia and 145 fellow female prisoners were transferred to Mehltheuer, another sub-camp of Flossenbürg, where they worked in an ammunition factory. The prisoners were fearful of the Allied bombing of the local area. In early spring, 1945, Sylvia and other prisoners were taken to the nearby town of Plauen to clear debris from the railroad tracks. On April 15, 1945, all the German guards had fled, and the female prisoners were free. While searching for food, Sylvia…
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title: Sylvia Weiss collection
has or had holder: us-005578
results or resulted from: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/units/us-005578-irn39841/acquisitions/1
record resource structure: The Sylvia Weiss collection is arranged in a single series.
archival history: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
date: circa 1938-1948
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identifier: irn39841
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