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Chaja Debora "Dora" Schneeweiss

1885 — 1972

Died: New York City, New York, United States

Chaja Debora Schmidt

Biography

Chaja Debora Schneeweiss, later Chaja Debora Schmidt, was born on 25 September 1885 in Chmielnik, a daughter of Leib Yehuda Hillinger and Lea Rivka Schneeweiss. She married Leib Schmidt, and they had three children — Suzan, Bill and Wolf Zeigfried. In February 1909 the couple registered in Chemnitz, having arrived from Cologne. Widowed and living under the German occupation, she eventually escaped Europe by way of Cuba, departing Camagüey on 24 February 1944 and being admitted to the United States at Miami that same day. She died in New York City in June 1972.

Life events6

Birth
25 Sep 1885
Chmielnik, Poland
Birth of Chaja Debora Schneeweiss
Residence
Feb 1909
Chemnitz, Germany
Registered in Chemnitz after arrival from Cologne (Cöln am Rhein) with wife
Birth of Daughter
26 Aug 1914
Chemnitz, Germany
Suzan "Selma" Schmidt
Birth of Son
31 May 1917
Chemnitz, Germany
Bill Smith
Birth of Son
25 Jul 1919
Chemnitz, Germany
Wolf Zeigfried Schmidt
Employment
1 Jun 1920
Chemnitz, Germany
Partnership in Schindel & Co. in Chemnitz
The general partnership under the firm name Schindel & Co. in Chemnitz. Partners are the merchant Leib Schmidt Schindel and Mrs. Chaja Debora married Schindel, née Schneewald (should be Schneeweis), both in Chemnitz. The company started on June 1, 1920. (Stated line of business: Wholesale trade in hosiery and yarns.)
Emigration
24 Feb 1944
Camagüey, Cuba
Departing from Camaguey, Cuba, and arriving at Miami, Florida.
Immigration
24 Feb 1944
Miami, Florida, United States
Admission into the United States
Death of Son
24 Nov 1966
United States
Wolf Zeigfried Schmidt
Death
Jun 1972
New York City, New York, United States
Death of Chaja Debora Schneeweiss