Cioma Schönhaus, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Cioma Schönhaus

graphic designer (1922-2015)

Date of Birth: 28-Sep-1922

Place of Birth: Berlin

Date of Death: 22-Sep-2015

Profession: graphic designer, counterfeiter

Nationality: Switzerland, Germany

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Samson "Cioma" Schönhaus (28 September 1922 in Berlin – 22 September 2015 in Biel-Benken) was a graphic artist and writer who lived illegally as a Jew in hiding in Berlin during World War II.
He was responsible for forging hundreds of identity documents to help other Jews survive during this time.
He worked closely with members of the Confessing Church, including Franz Kaufmann and Helene Jacobs.
He ultimately escaped from Berlin to Switzerland by bicycle in 1943, where he remained until his death. His memoir, "The Forger," was published by Granta Books in 2007, translated from the German original (Der Passfälscher, published 2004).Schönhaus was interviewed for the docudrama The Invisibles that was released after his death in 2017.