Lieselotte Jacks

When the war ended, Lilo was workingas a housekeeper in a restaurant at the amusement park Liseberg in Gothenburg. She was 22 years old and had just come of age. She began to build a new life on her own in Sweden. There was no longer anything for her to return to in Germany.

In 1946, Lilo moved to Stockholm. She worked in various restaurants and as an office clerk. She applied for Swedish citizenship and had her application granted in May 1950. The application documents state: ”The fate of the parents is unknown. She has had no contact with them since 1942 and they are probably dead.”

Lilo moved back to Gothenburg and in 1957 her son Greger was born. Lilo and Greger lived throughout his childhood in Kortedala in Gothenburg and Lilo worked as a clerk at various companies. Lilo lived in Kortedala until her death on 9 June 1990.

Lilo’s son Greger has told the story of his mother and has donated objects, documents and photos to the Swedish Holocaust Museum.

Gertrud and Alfred Jacks
Lilo’s parents, Gertrud and Alfred, wrote letters to their daughter in Sweden for as long as they could. They were deported from Berlin to Auschwitz-Birkenau in the autumn of 1942 by Transport 23. Gertrud and Alfred did not survive the Holocaust.

Rosalie Jacks
Lilo’s grandmother Rosalie Jacks was deported from Berlin to Theresienstadt in Czecho-slovakia in December 1942 by Transport I/80. In the spring of 1944, Rosalie was taken from Theresienstadt to Auschwitz-Birkenau by Transport Ea. Rosalie did not survive the Holocaust.

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