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Zehava Schneider Cohen

Berlin, Germany

1929 - 2013
Woman with curly hair and fair skin
Woman with curly hair and fair skin

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Name in US
Zahava Schneider Cohen
Name at Birth
Gerda Schneider
Married Name
Zehava Schneider Cohen
Date of Birth

04/23/1929

Country of Birth
Germany
City of Birth

Berlin

Parents

Judith Sugerman
Fought in Israel’s War of Independence 1948
Buried in Israel

Joseph Schneider
Returned to Germany after Judith died, remarried (Edith), and buried in Germany

Sibling(s)

Arnold Schneider
(Lived in Tel Aviv, Israel, then Germany)
To Israel via Transfer Agreement (Haavara).

Shoshana Schneider
(Lived and died in Tel Aviv, Israel)
To Israel via Transfer Agreement (Haavara).

Moshe Schneider
(Lived and died in Tel Aviv. Israel)
To Israel via Transfer Agreement (Haavara).

Leo Arie Schneider (Spouse: Judith Gold)
(8/9/1927 Berlin – 2/28/1997 Pompano Beach, FL)
Sponsored by Zahava Schneider Cohen to US.

Spouse(s)

Yitzhak (Irving) Cohen
(March 28, 1919 Jerusalem – June 24, 1979 Birmingham, AL then reburied in Israel)
Married October 10, 1954 in Tel Aviv, Israel

Children

Jonah Cohen (Spouse: Robin)
(Born March 27, 1958 in Birmingham, AL)

Judith “Judy” Cohen (Michael Liman)
(Born September 12, 1959 in Birmingham, AL)

Religious Identity (Prewar)
Jewish
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Jewish
Dates Lived in Alabama

1957 – ?

Alabama City(s) of Residence
Birmingham
Date and City of Death
08/22/2013, ?
City of Burial / Cemetery
Queens, NY / Springfield Gardens
Year / Ship to US / Arrival City
January 4, 1957 / Queen Mary / New York, NY (from Israel)
Dates Lived in Alabama

1957 – ?

Alabama City(s) of Residence
Birmingham
Date and City of Death
08/22/2013, ?
City of Burial / Cemetery
Queens, NY / Springfield Gardens
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