Nachama Salomon Herzel Schlosberg

Słonim, Poland

1907 - 2002

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Front: Nathan (murdered at Auschwitz with wife and son) and Nachama Salomon* Back: ?, Abraham Salomon (father), Mendel Salomon (Max Herzel named after him), Bluma Salomon (mother), Rivka Salomon. Circa 1912. There were ultimately 3 more Salomon children. Shimon (murdered Auschwitz), Joseph, Rebecca.

Nachama Salomon, 1920.

Oscar Herzel, 1925.

Wedding of Nachama and Oscar Herzel, 1925.

Oscar Herzel, 1935.

Nachama, 1935.

Nachama, Pre-War.

Nachama's business stationery.

Oscar Herzel, French Refugee ID Card Photo. Refugees had photo taken in profile. Circa 1940.

Nachama at St. Mary's (St. Marie) Psychiatric Hospital. Clermont-Ferrand, France 1943/44.

Nachama, 1945.

Profile

Personal & Family

Name in US
Nachama Herzel Schlosberg

Name at Birth
Nachama (Nechama) Anna Salomon

Yiddish Name
Naomi Anna Salomon

Married Name
Nachama Herzel Schlosberg

Date of Birth

01/29/1907

Country of Birth
Poland

City of Birth

Słonim

Parents

Bluma Salomon

Abraham Salomon

Sibling(s)

Nathan Salomon (Spouse: Helene Liebman)
Both deported from Michelin, Belgium and murdered at Auschwitz along with their sons, Maurice & Arthur

Shimon Salomon (Spouse: Dinah Moëd)
Both deported from Drancy, France and murdered at Auschwitz along with children Aaron, Leon, Esther, Eva, Ephraim, and Gittel.
Son Aryeh was sole survivor.

Joseph Salomon

Rivka Salomon

Mendel Salomon

Rebecca Salomon
(died young)

Spouse(s)

Chaskel “Oscar” Herzel
(01/14/1903 Stanisławów, Poland – 02/23/1945 Buchenwald)
Married 1925

Morris Schlosberg
(1893 Nowogródek, Poland – 1971 Brooklyn, NY)
Married 1955 in Miami, FL

Children

Henri (Harry) Herzel (Spouse: Leona K. Wiener)
(09/26/1926 Belgium – 02/22/2019 Wellington, FL)

Max Herzel (Spouse: Cecille “Ceil” Marcia Herman)
(08/09/1933 Brooklyn, NY – 03/07/2022 Birmingham, AL)

Religious Identity (Prewar)
Jewish

Religious Identity (Postwar)
Jewish

Dates Lived in Alabama

1996-2002

Alabama City(s) of Residence
Birmingham

Date and City of Death
03/13/2002 Birmingham, AL

City of Burial / Cemetery
Birmingham / Elmwood Cemetery

Holocaust

Camp(s) / Year(s)

Agde Internment Camp (France)
(10/21/1940 – 01/15/1941)

Rivesaltes Internment Camp (France)
(01/15/1941 – 03/10/1941)

Hiding or Living under False Identity (Location / Year)

After Nachama tried to take her life in Brive La Gaillarde, France, she was taken to St. Mary’s (St Marie) Psychiatric Hospital in Clermont-Ferrand, where she remained hidden for the duration of the war, protected by her doctor and the Catholic nuns who ran the hospital

Liberated By / Date

French Forces / August 1944 / St. Mary’s Psychiatric Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand, France

Immigration & Postwar

Year / Ship to US / Arrival City
December 22, 1953 / SS Queen Mary / New York City

Dates Lived in Alabama

1996-2002

Alabama City(s) of Residence
Birmingham

Date and City of Death
03/13/2002 Birmingham, AL

City of Burial / Cemetery
Birmingham / Elmwood Cemetery

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