The Forgotten Letters

Fleischmann Connection

Daniel Schwab — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 12:14:24 +0000

A strong driving force for learning more about the letters is to find out whether there are any living relatives from my grand father’s branch of my family. To date, since my father is an only child there are no other living relatives that I am in touch with. Therefore when I heard that Ernest Fleischmann has three children, I was quite excited.

It turns out that Ernest was a famous Symphony Director. Quite a controversial figure but nevertheless seems to have made a meaningful contribution to world of music.

Here’s a list of articles written about Ernest Fleischmann following is passing in June 2010:

The following New York Times article provides a good overview of his life.

The LA Times gave a more detailed obituary.

Here is a live interview with Ernest.

Another LA Times article

To see how the Schwab’s are related to Ernest Fleischmann’s family please see our family tree.

Alexander Samuel Schwab (9) Rudolph Schwab’s great grand father gave birth to Gotha who married Mayer Fleischmann. Gotha and Mayer gave birth to Gustav Fleischmann who gave birth to Ernst and Kurt Fleischmann. They came to Cape Town near the time Rudolph did and Rudolph worked for them for a while before moving to Johannesburg.

Dr Shirli Gilbert BBC Soton Interview 1

Daniel Schwab — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 09:11:25 +0000

In January 2011, the BBC’s Steve Harris Radio Solent first interviewed Dr Shirli Gilbert about The Forgotten Letters project.

Please click on the following link: BBC Solent interview January 2011

Dr Shirli Gilbert BBC Soton Interview 2

Daniel Schwab — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 18:40:06 +0000

Last week, Dr Shirli Gilbert spoke with the BBC of Soton’s Radio Station about the progress that she is making with researching Ralph Schwab’s letters.

Shirli On BBC Radio Soton

Carte Blanche Documentary Part 2

Daniel Schwab — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 20:30:47 +0000

Carte Blanche Documentary Part 1

Daniel Schwab — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 20:29:16 +0000

Video from Hanau Germany School Presentation

Daniel Schwab — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 11:53:52 +0000

Video From Hanau

Daniel Schwab — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 17:48:38 +0000

Here is some video of my trip to Hanau:

Reading my great grand parents\’ tombstones in the Hanau Germany Jewish Cemetary

Photos from Trip to Hanau, Germany

Daniel Schwab — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 16:47:03 +0000

Photo Gallery on Flickr

Schwab Family Photos from Germany

Daniel Schwab — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 12:48:55 +0000

Press from Hanau, Germany Holocaust Memorial

Daniel Schwab — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 12:27:57 +0000

Following are articles from the German press about the Memorial that took place May 30th 2010 in Hanau Germany for Jews who were killed in the Holocaust.