Chaim Schniper
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Name in US
Chaim Schniper
Name at Birth
Chaim Schnipper
Parents' Name
Chana Chasin Schniper and Leib Schniper (1889-1938)
Date of Birth
January 15, 1906
Country of Birth
Poland
City of Birth
Rovno
City of Birth, Alternate Names
Rowno, Rivne
Sibling(s) Name(s)
Ziendel Schniper
Survived and moved to Israel
Spouse(s) Name(s)
First wife and 2 daughters murdered during the Holocaust.
Chana Bruztberg
(1920-1984)
Married March 5, 1944 in Cherson, Ukraine
Children's Names
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
Camp(s) / Year(s)
Work camps, various
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s)
With partisans until captured
DP Camp(s) / Year(s)
Stuttgart, Germany (1945-1950)
Other Experiences
Family name used to be spelled Schnipper
Year / City / Ship to US
January 29, 1950 / New Orleans, LA / USAT General M.L. Hersey
Date Moved to Alabama
1950
Alabama City of Residence
Birmingham
Date of Death
December 22, 1972
City of Death
Birmingham
City of Burial / Cemetery
Birmingham / Elmwood Cemetery
Dates Lived in Alabama
1950-1972
