Created on May 21, On October the 16th, was born their first son called Albert. Then, on August the 7th, was born their second son Emile. The family is based in Geneva Plainpalais. He is the son of Lejzez Skorochod and Rosa Skorochod. The city had about 20, inhabitants, at least half of whom were Jews, including Abraham.
Abraham, however, was not a practising Jew. He left mainly for political reasons. According to family testimonials, he fled with Lenin in Nevertheless, a person by the name of Abraham Skorochod is on the Kholmech voters list for the Duma voters Parliament and a person by the name of Abraham Itskov Skorochod is also on the list for the city of Vitebsk. To see more click here. He runs a shop as a tailor at 8 Rue de Sornin called "English Tailor" see below.
On May the 2nd, , Emma was arrested at their home. The same day Abraham and Albert were arrested in their shop by the Gestapo because of racial grounds. Their store will be destroyed and looted see below. Emma is released and her son Albert escapes thanks to the help of his best friend and the sister of witness Olga. After the war, Emma continued to live in Vichy while Albert and Emile? Albert continued to work as a tailor.
Strasbourg, France Abraham and Emma arrived in Strasbourg in On July the 16th Abraham Skorochod was naturalized and obtained French nationality. They moved to Strasbourg between and The picture above, dating from the s, shows 6 avenue de la Paix renamed Avenue Neville-Chamberlain in , the building where he ran his shop as a tailor. The 6 avenue de la Paix is a building bought by Abraham thanks to the success gained in his tailor activities.
The store was located on the 1st floor and the family lived on the 4th floor. The family had to leave Strasbourg following the evacuation order of the 1st of September According to family testimonials Abraham went to auctions regularly to buy lots of diamonds. He was a connoisseur and keptthe ones of the best quality before reselling the others.
