David Bloch By: Amy Holcomb

http://www.kugg.de/kunst/img/bloch.jpg

Before the War Born March 25, 1910 In Floss, Bavaria Mother - Alma Father - Simon 2 Sisters & 1 Brother Fathers first marriage

Floss, Bavaria By David Bloch 1933 Rathaus

Before the War Mother passed away Father passed away At 40 days old Father passed away At 1 years old Lived with Grandmother Mother’s Mother Amelia

Before the War School for Deaf In Munich Entered at age of 5 Very religious school Catholic Learned how to sign/speak German Studied art

Before the War At age of 10 saw his first swastika Did not know what it meant http://www.stanford.edu/~rtracey/IHUM/images/swastika.JPG

Before the War Started to work at 15 Ebay Attended the Paint Porcelain Trade School in Salb Pitcher to the right was made at that school Ebay

Before the War 1930 1932 Worked in factory to design & paint China Did not have a job due to the new laws Sold private paintings

Before the War 1933 Rise of Nazi Germany Thought God would take care of everything Did not worry about his fate

During the War 1934 - 1936 Entered Academy of Applied Arts in Munich Did not become friends with the students Because he was Jewish And because he was deaf

During the War Paul Eheresmann 1938 Day after Krystalnacht Nazi’s came to house Said come with us Not allowed to take belongings Paul Eheresmann

During the War Transported to Dachau At Dachau By car (1 day journey) Raining and Cold Had to march and march Around the camp itself All new people seemed to do this upon arrival Seemed like forever

Dachau Holocaust Encyclopedia

During the War At Dachau Communication Felt a sense of Community Read lips Felt a sense of Community All were Jewish Nothing else seemed to matter Given a Number 31096 NOT tattooed

During the War After 1 month Visit-New-York-City.com Asked who was going to America Those who raised their hands including David were set free There is some discrepancy about this some say that his cousin worked to have him freed from the camps Visit-New-York-City.com

During the War American Cousin intervened Arrived in May 1940 Bought him passage to Shanghai, China Arrived in May 1940

China Maps

After the War Worked with Art Lithography Learned Chinese Spoken, Written, Sign Signed art work with prison number Became a member of ARTA Association of Jewish Artists and Lovers of Fine Art, Shanghi

After the War Met a Chinese Girl Married her (Lilly) He was embarrassed about his lack of education She also had little education Married her (Lilly)

After the War 1949 (9 years in China) Moved to America Settled in Mt. Vernon, New York With his wife (Lilly Bloch)

After the War

After the War Learned ASL and English Worked at Commercial Decals For 27 years Had one son Danny Bloch

During / After the War David Bloch made several paintings about Woodcuts Holocaust China rickshaws

Examples of Art work www.tbsdeafjewish.org/ deaf_artists.htm

Examples Cont Taubensclag

Examples Cont. Clerc Center

Examples Cont. Clerc Center

After the War Passed away September 16, 2002 Barrytown, NY 92 years old Barrytown, NY

Works Cited David Bloch Stanford http://www.kugg.de/kunst/img/bloch.jpg Stanford http://www.stanford.edu/~rtracey/IHUM/images/swastika.JPG Ebay http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://i9.ebayimg.com/03/i/07/f4/23/ac_1_b.JPG&imgrefurl=http://cgi.ebay.com/BEAUTIFUL-ROSENTHAL-SELB-GERMANY-HELENA-COFFEE-POT_W0QQitemZ190019500116QQihZ009QQcategoryZ2813QQcmdZViewItem&h=300&w=400&sz=16&hl=en&start=10&tbnid=2xEpzUIPQg_x3M:&tbnh=93&tbnw=124&prev=/images%3Fq%3DSelb%2BGermany%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26client%3Dsafari%26rls%3Den%26sa%3DN

Works Cited Holocaust Encyclopedia Visit New York City China Maps http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/article.php?lang=en&ModuleId=10005214 Visit New York City http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://statue-of-liberty.visit-new-york-city.com China Maps http://www.chinatour.com/map/a.htm

Works Cited Paul Ehersmann TBS Deaf Jewish Rathaus Tabenschlag http://paulehresmann.angeltowns.net/kristal.gif TBS Deaf Jewish www.tbsdeafjewish.org/ deaf_artists.htm Rathaus http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/Floss/rathaus.html Tabenschlag

Works Cited Clerc Center http://clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/WorldAroundYou/holocaust/images/wood-cut.jpg http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/worldaroundyou/holocaust/images/cryinghands.gif&imgrefurl=http://clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/worldaroundyou/holocaust/exhibit.html&h=353&w=263&sz=44&hl=en&start=6&tbnid=jWFspUCGWQz7TM:&tbnh=121&tbnw=90&prev=/images%3Fq%3DDavid%2BBloch%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26client%3Dsafari%26rls%3Den%26sa%3DN