Schatzberg, Jacob.

Biography

k-Schatzberg, Jacob. (Schattzberg); b. March 12, 1905, NYC; Austrian American; Father Sam Schatzberg (1881-?), mother Fannie Pollak (1883-1912); Jacob and his brother Elias were sent to the New York Hebrew Orphan Asylum after the death of their mother; Single; Stage Manager; CP; Received Passport# 366444 on February 10, 1937 which listed his address as 53 West 8th Street, NYC; Sailed February 20, 1937 aboard the Ile de France; Arrived in Spain on March 17, 1937; Served with the XV Brigade, Lincoln Battalion and Lincoln-Washington Battalion; Rank Soldado; Served at Jarama, and Brunete; KIA March 10, 1938, Belchite during the Retreats.
Siblings: brothers Elias Schatzberg (1903-1972), Joseph Schatzberg (1910-1995), and Aaron Schatzberg (1912-1913).
Sources: Scope of Soviet Activity; Cadre (under Schattzberg); Americans; Lincoln; Battalion 58 Retreats; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 981, ll. 16 (ver arch gen amer); USSDA 2:0899, 59:0826.
Photograph: Jacob Schatzberg, Passport Photograph, 1937.