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Leib "Leo" Schmidt

Died in the Holocaust

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Born: Glogow, Poland

Died: Rzeszów, Poland

Biography

Leib Schmidt was born on 22 April 1883 in Głogów. He married Chaja Debora Schneeweiss, and in February 1909 the couple registered in Chemnitz, having arrived from Cologne; they had three children — Suzan, Bill and Wolf Zeigfried. On 28 October 1938 he was among some 335 Jews of Polish citizenship deported from Chemnitz to the Polish border. He died in Rzeszów on 13 January 1940, of heart failure, a casualty of the Holocaust.

Life events5

  1. Birth

    Glogow, Poland

    Birth of Leib Schmidt

  2. Residence

    Chemnitz, Germany

    Registered in Chemnitz after arrival from Cologne (Cöln am Rhein) with wife

  3. Birth of Daughter

    Chemnitz, Germany

    Suzan "Selma" Schmidt

  4. Birth of Son

    Chemnitz, Germany

    Bill Smith

  5. Birth of Son

    Chemnitz, Germany

    Wolf Zeigfried Schmidt

  6. Employment

    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.)

  7. Deported

    Chemnitz, Germany

    Deported with 335 Jews with Polish citizenship who were deported to the Polish border on October 28, 1938

  8. Death

    Rzeszów, Poland

    Death of Leib Schmidt of heart failure

Places3

Family

Spouses & Children

Family record F0043 →
Chaja Debora "Dora" Schneeweiss♀I0124MARRIED