Ernst Weil

State:

Surviving

Gender:

male

Maiden name:

Not known

So called:

Alias:

Date of birth:

09. August 1924

Birthplace:

Landau in der Pfalz, Rheinprovinz

Residence:

Not known

Place of persecution:

Not known

Date of death:

31. Juli 2010

Deceased in:

San Mateo, CA

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Spouse:

hidden*

Date and place of marriage:

Not known

Mother:

Not known

Father:

Not known

Siblings:

Not known

Children:

Not known

*Hidden due to legal regulations

Vita

(SR) Bäcker
Heirat vor 1950: Margot Henriette Vogel
(RS) Arrival 27 May 1940 New York, NY
Residence 1942 San Francisco, California, USA; Relation to Head: Self
NaturalizationPetition 1943 California, USA
Verlobung 1 May 1945 Margot Henriette Schwarz (1922–2014)
Heirat 24 Feb 1946 San Francisco, California, USA: Margot Henriette Schwarz (1922–2014)
Residence 1950 San Francisco, CA, USA; Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married
(USHMM) Oral history interview with Ernest Weil
Oral History | Accession Number: 1999.A.0122.588 | RG Number: RG-50.477.0588
Ernest Weil describes his childhood in Landau, Germany; his experiences with antisemitism after the Nazi party rose to power; his memories of the events of Kristallnacht in November 1938; and his father's arrest and imprisonment in Dachau concentration camp. Mr. Weil describes hiding with his mother in their attic, fleeing to Mannheim temporarily, and the reunion of the family in Landau in February 1939. He discusses his voyage on the St. Louis to Cuba, being turned back and sent to a home for children in Enghein [recte: Enghien], France; and his parents' experiences in Gurs concentration camp in France, where his father died of pneumonia. Mr. Weil describes obtaining a visa to the United States in May 1940 and arriving in New York City, awaiting his mother's arrival, and moving with her to San Francisco.
Q: https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn513116

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