Chana Bruztberg Schniper
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Name in US
Chana or Hana
Name at Birth
Chana Bruztberg
Married Name
Chana Bruztberg Schniper
Parents' Name
Sara Harz and Abram (Abraham) Bruztberg
Date of Birth
October 19, 1920
Country of Birth
Poland
City of Birth
Rovno
City of Birth, Alternate Names
Rowno, Rivne
Sibling(s) Name(s)
Sister, died in Holocaust
Spouse(s) Name(s)
Chaim Schniper
(1906 Rovno, Poland – 1972 Birmingham, AL)
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
Hiding or Living under False Identity (Location/Year)
Initially hid with her mother and sister on a Polish farm
DP Camp(s) / Year(s)
Stuttgart, Germany (1945-1950)
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
April 12, 1984
City of Death
Birmingham
City of Burial / Cemetery
Birmingham / Elmwood Cemetery
Dates Lived in Alabama
1950-1984
