Arthur Schwarz, son of R.Adolph Schwarz, was born in Karlsruhe (Germany), graduated from the Israelitische-theologische Lehranstalt seminary in Vienna and was district rabbi and teacher in Vienna. When the Nazis took over in 1938 he was arrested and tortured. On his release he went to Palestine but died soon after. Like his father he was a distinguished scholar with especial interest in bibliography and the study of Hebrew manuscripts.