1. David Bloch
By: Amy Holcomb

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

4. Floss, Bavaria By David Bloch 1933
Rathaus

5. 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

6. 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

7. Before the War At age of 10 saw his first swastika
Did not know what it meant

8. 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

9. 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

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

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

14. Dachau
Holocaust Encyclopedia

15. 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

16. 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

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

18. China Maps

19. 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

20. 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)

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

22. After the War

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

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

25. Examples of Art work
deaf_artists.htm

26. Examples Cont
Taubensclag

27. Examples Cont.
Clerc Center

28. Examples Cont.
Clerc Center

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

30. Works Cited David Bloch Stanford
Stanford
Ebay

31. Works Cited Holocaust Encyclopedia Visit New York City China Maps
Visit New York City
China Maps

32. Works Cited Paul Ehersmann TBS Deaf Jewish Rathaus Tabenschlag
TBS Deaf Jewish
deaf_artists.htm
Rathaus
Tabenschlag

33. Works Cited Clerc Center