Chaim Schniper

Rovno, Poland

1906 - 1972

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Personal & Family

Name in US
Chaim Schniper

Name at Birth
Chaim Schnipper

Date of Birth

01/15/1906

Country of Birth
Poland

City of Birth

Rovno

Parents

Chana Chasin Schniper and Leib Schniper (1889-1938)

Sibling(s)

Ziendel Schniper
Survived and moved to Israel

Spouse(s)

First wife and 2 daughters murdered during the Holocaust.

Chana Bruztberg
(1920-1984)
Married March 5, 1944 in Cherson, Ukraine

Children

Jakob (Jack) Schniper (Susan Leigh Thompson, “Leigh”)
Born March 18, 1945 Cherson, Ukraine

Abraham (Abe) Schniper (Jessie)
Born April 19, 1947 Ulm, Germany

Steve Schniper (Ann)
Born 1955 Birmingham, AL

Religious Identity (Prewar)
Jewish

Religious Identity (Postwar)
Jewish

Dates Lived in Alabama

1950-1972

Alabama City(s) of Residence
Birmingham

Date and City of Death
12/22/1972, Birmingham

City of Burial / Cemetery
Birmingham / Elmwood Cemetery

Holocaust

Camp(s) / Year(s)

Work camps, various

Other Experiences

Family name used to be spelled Schnipper

Immigration & Postwar

DP Camp(s) / Year(s)

Stuttgart, Germany (1945-1950)

Year / Ship to US / Arrival City
January 29, 1950 / USAT General M.L. Hersey / New Orleans, LA