| He
was the first among the Schwartzs who had some higher education. After
graduating from high school, he spent one or two college years in
Berlin, studying economy. In WWI he was a highly decorated officer in
the rank of first lieutenant.
After the war, he worked in the timber industry in the
eastern part of Hungary. Later he moved to Budapest, were he worked at
the Bloch, Oszkar chemical company in the capacity of a financial
manager. In addition to his main job, he took another part time job as a
bookkeeper in the Kakuk (Cuckoo) Restaurant, for extra
income.
In the early 40s, because of his war record, he got
exceptions from the 1st and 2nd Jewish laws, which means that he was
able too keep his job for awhile. Later nothing mattered, and in July
1944 he was taken from Budapest to Auschwitz and was killed there |
