Eva Schloss facts for kids
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Eva Schloss
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Schloss in 2010
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Eva Geiringer
11 May 1929 Vienna, Austria
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| Citizenship | British and Austrian |
| Alma mater | University of Amsterdam |
| Known for | Holocaust survivor |
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Notable work
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Eva's Story The Promise |
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Zvi Schloss
(m. 1952; died 2016) |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent(s) | Erich Geiringer (father) Elfriede Geiringer (mother) Otto Frank (stepfather) |
| Relatives | Margot Frank (posthumous stepsister) Anne Frank (posthumous stepsister) |
Eva Schloss is an Austrian-English woman who survived the Holocaust. She is also known as the stepdaughter of Otto Frank, who was the father of Anne Frank. Anne Frank became famous for her diary. Eva Schloss often shares her family's experiences during the Holocaust. She also helps with the USC Shoah Foundation's Visual History Archive. This project records video stories from survivors to use for teaching.
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Early Life and Survival
Eva Geiringer was born in Vienna, Austria, on May 11, 1929. Her family was Jewish. Her older brother, Heinz, was born in 1926. After Germany took over Austria in 1938, her family moved to Belgium. They later moved to the Netherlands.
In Amsterdam, Eva lived in the same apartment building as Anne Frank. The girls were almost the same age and sometimes played together. In 1942, both families went into hiding to escape the Nazis. The Nazis were trying to capture all Jewish people in Amsterdam.
In May 1944, Eva's family was caught by the Nazis. Someone working for the Dutch underground movement betrayed them. They were sent to the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. Eva's father and brother did not survive. Eva and her mother were very weak but were freed by Soviet soldiers in 1945.
After the war, Eva and her mother returned to Amsterdam. They became friends again with Otto Frank. Otto Frank had lost his wife and children. He had also found his daughter Anne's diary. In November 1953, Eva's mother, Elfriede Geiringer, married Otto Frank.
Life After the War
Eva Schloss continued her education. She studied art history at the University of Amsterdam. Later, she went to England to study photography for a year. In England, she met Zvi Schloss. He was a Jewish refugee from Germany. His father had been held in a concentration camp.
Eva and Zvi married in 1952. They settled in England and became British citizens. They had three daughters. Zvi Schloss passed away in 2016. In June 2021, Eva also became an Austrian citizen again. This was a way to show peace with her home country.
Sharing Her Story
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Eva Schloss did not talk about her time in the concentration camp for many years. She started sharing her story after Otto Frank died in 1980. She felt it was important to keep Anne Frank's memory alive. Eva began speaking at schools and other places about her family's experiences during the Holocaust.
She helped start The Anne Frank Trust UK. A play called And Then They Came for Me – Remembering the World of Anne Frank tells her story. The play shows what it was like for her as a young Jewish girl during that time.
To help future generations learn, Eva Schloss took part in the USC Shoah Foundation's Visual History Archive project. She answered many questions while special technology recorded her. This recording is now used in museums. People can ask questions, and a hologram of Eva gives recorded answers.
In March 2019, Eva Schloss met with students in California. This happened after some students had used Nazi symbols. Eva talked to them about her experiences. She wanted to help them understand the serious meaning of such symbols.
Awards and Recognition
Eva Schloss has received several honors for her work. In 2001, she received an honorary doctorate from Northumbria University. In 2013, she was given an MBE award in England. In 2021, she received the Medal for Services to the Republic of Austria. This award was given when she became an Austrian citizen again.
Books by Eva Schloss
- Eva's Story: A Survivor's Tale, by the Stepsister of Anne Frank (1988)
- The Promise (2006)
- After Auschwitz: My Memories of Otto and Anne Frank (2013)
See also
In Spanish: Eva Schloss para niños
