Chana Bruztberg Schniper

Rovno, Poland

1920 - 1984

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Personal & Family

Name in US
Chana or Hana

Name at Birth
Chana Bruztberg

Married Name
Chana Bruztberg Schniper

Date of Birth

10/19/1920

Country of Birth
Poland

City of Birth

Rovno

Parents

Sara Harz and Abram (Abraham) Bruztberg

Sibling(s)

Sister, died in Holocaust

Spouse(s)

Chaim Schniper
(1906 Rovno, Poland – 1972 Birmingham, AL)
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

1950-1984

Alabama City(s) of Residence
Birmingham

Date and City of Death
04/12/1984, Birmingham

City of Burial / Cemetery
Birmingham / Elmwood Cemetery

Holocaust

Camp(s) / Year(s)

Work camps, various

Hiding or Living under False Identity (Location / Year)

Initially hid with her mother and sister on a Polish farm

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

Dates Lived in Alabama

1950-1984

Alabama City(s) of Residence
Birmingham

Date and City of Death
04/12/1984, Birmingham

City of Burial / Cemetery
Birmingham / Elmwood Cemetery

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