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Eva Schloss MBE (née Geiringer; born 11 May 1929) is an Austrian-English Holocaust survivor, memoirist and stepdaughter of Otto Frank, the father of Margot and diarist Anne Frank.
Aug 11, 2022 · Otto’s step-daughter Eva Schloss (née Geiringer), who survived the concentration camp, did not speak of her experiences until after her stepfather Otto died. Today, she is celebrated as a memoirist and educator, and has also spoken to History Hit about her extraordinary life. Here’s the story of Eva Schloss’ life, featuring quotes in her own words.
Eva Schloss. Her Story: In 1929, Eva Schloss (born Eva Geiringer) was born in Vienna, Austria. Eva had an older brother, Heinz, with whom she was very close. Her family was upper-middle-class, nonreligious, and owned a shoe factory prior to the war.
Eva Schloss survived escape from her homeland in Austria, two years in hiding, capture by the Nazis on her 15th birthday, nine months in Auschwitz death camp, and the death of her beloved father and brother.
Eva Schloss (née Geiringer) was born in Vienna in 1929. After Germany annexed Austria in March 1938 (an event known as the Anschluss), Eva, her parents Erich and Fritzi, and her older...
May 3, 2017 · Eva Schloss, Holocaust survivor and stepsister of Anne Frank. The posthumous stepsister of Anne Frank, who travels the world to tell her story, says Europe must do more to help today’s refugees....
Jun 21, 2021 · Eva Schloss fled Austria to escape persecution by the Nazis, but at the age of 92 has again become a citizen of the country of her birth.
Eva Schloss - Auschwitz. (Vienna 1929): A Jewish girl in Auschwitz-Birkenaucamp survivor. “The system was designed to annihilate us all” Gallery. Eva Schloss grew up under the name Eva Geiringer in an upper middle-class family in Vienna, which she described as happy and harmonious.
Sep 10, 2019 · Eva is a friend and supporter of the National Holocaust Centre and Museum and continues to give her testimony to audiences around the world to this day. Her eyewitness accounts of the people murdered inside Auschwitz – Birkenau provide crucial evidence about the Holocaust and her testimony continues to provide a vital education for many about ...
Holocaust Speaker Series. Eva Schloss. Share on Social Media. Born Eva Geiringer in Vienna, Austria, Eva and her family fled to the Netherlands after Germany annexed Austria in 1938. They were neighbors of Anne Frank’s family during their time in Amsterdam. After the Nazis occupied the Netherlands, Eva and her family went into hiding.
