Lotte Schwarz interview and transcript, June 11, 1990
Scope and contents note
Series is comprised of audiotapes and printed transcripts of the interviews.
Dates
- June 11, 1990
Language of Materials
Most of the interviews are in English but a number of them are in German.
Conditions Governing Access
Access to the administrative files is restricted and also to some of the interviews. Contact staff for further information.
Biographical note
Lotte (Cohn) Schwarz was born in Halle about 1911 and grew up in Nordhausen. She worked for the Hilfsverein in Hannover. In February 1938 she was married and moved to Berlin. On June 14, 1938, her husband was arrested and sent to Buchenwald. In August they sailed to Shanghai on the "Conte Verde."
The Schwarzes opened a small coffee shop, the Quick Restaurant, in Hongkew. Their daughter was born in 1940. They sailed to San Francisco on the "General Meigs" in 1948, and then settled in southern California. Lotte Schwarz worked for many years for the Judy Crib Sheet Company.
Extent
2 audiocassette(s)
Creator
- From the Collection: Hochstadt, Steve, 1948- (Person)
Repository Details
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