Impact of the Holocaust on the Descendants of Salomon Speyer Born Ca 1660 Moses Katz Born Ca 1670 Joseph Plaut Born Ca 1590 in Vacha Jeremias Katz Born Ca 1720
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Impact of the Holocaust on the Descendants of Salomon Speyer born ca 1660 Moses Katz born ca 1670 Joseph Plaut born ca 1590 in Vacha Jeremias Katz born ca 1720 by Dennis Aron October, 2012 Title Page Table Of Contents Preface 1 Victims of the Holocaust 6 Holocaust Fate Unknown 232 Index 302 ii Preface All of my ancestors, going back at least to 1590, were German Jews – a 350 year legacy. Of that thirteen generation legacy, three generations were decimated in the Holocaust. In researching my family tree, the magnitude of that personal destruction emerged. How many family members were murdered or lost in that horrible time? Over 650 family members, including their spouses and children, perished in the Holocaust. Over 1,000 other uncles, aunts and cousins might have been living in Europe in the 1930s. I have thus far found no evidence of their fate. This is one of a series of reports, each based on the descendants of one to four ancestral couples. It details my findings. For those who perished, detailed source information is presented. For those whose fate is unknown, the known, often sparse, details are included. My intention is to spur further efforts to discover the fate of those who may or may not have survived. More importantly, I would like to pay tribute to our lost family. Hopefully, future generations will remember them and never forget the Shoah. This report covers the primary documented families from which the Speier family of Guxhagen, Hessen descended. This includes the descendants of: · Salomon Speyer born ca 1660 · Moses Katz born ca 1670 · Joseph Plaut born ca 1590 in Vacha · Jeremias Katz born ca 1720 It is based on a family tree with close to 6,000 members which is the consolidated work of many, including members of Geni.com and Ancestry.com, individual family members, and especially the work of Mark Gordon, Howard Heilbrunn, Sam Katz, Hans-Peter Klein and Christopher Kuehn. The Plaut Family: Tracing the Legacy by Elizabeth S. Plaut, published by Avotanu, Inc. 2007, was another significant family tree resource. As research continues, I intend to periodically update this report. I will be happy to act as a clearing house for other researchers so that their information can be included in the whole. As in all genealogical work, there are errors and omissions. There are examples of information later proved incorrect even in credible resources like Yad Vashem and the Gedenkbuch. Please report any disputed information so that corrections can be incorporated in future editions, or, if a resolution 1 disputed information so that corrections can be incorporated in future editions, or, if a resolution cannot be found, so that the dispute can be noted. I can be reached at [email protected]. This report includes: · A list of the 356 victims of the Holocaust developed from research tools identified below. Source footnotes are at the end of this list. Each individual is indicated as follows: · Perished in Holocaust: A source reports that the individual died. The date and place of death is usually included. · Perished in Holocaust: Suicide: A source reports that the individual committed suicide. The date and place of death is usually included. It is thought that many of these individuals were actually murdered, but reported as suicides. · Presumed Perished in Holocaust: A source reports that the individual was deported to one or a sequence of camps but does not include information on their death. The date of death is listed as a range from the date of last transport to 1945. · A list of the 538 family members whose fate in the Holocaust is unknown. This was assembled by identifying those possibly in Europe in the 1930s and eliminating those whose fate could be determined. Source footnotes are at the end of this list. The information on these individuals is quite limited; any additional facts that may be helpful in determining their fate would be appreciated. · An index of all family members mentioned in this report appears at the end. A register of the descendants of these four patriarchs is separately available. It will be provided upon request with the condition that information on any living individuals may not be posted on the Internet and must be kept private. 2 Below is a table that breaks out the information in this report by ancestor: 3 Internet sites used in researching this document include: · Gedenkbuch http://www.bundesarchiv.de/gedenkbuch/directory.html, The Gedenkbuch was originally a 4 volume list, prepared from Nazi records, of those missing or perished in the Holocaust. It is offered by Das Bundesarchiv, the German national archive. The online version is fully searchable by a variety of facts including name, birth day and/or town, residence town, date of transport or date of death. · Yad Vashem, the Jewish people’s living memorial to the Holocaust provides The Central Database of Shoah Victims' Names http://db.yadvashem.org/names/search.html?language=en, This database includes information from the Gedenkbuch, Joods Monument and a variety of other sources as well as Pages of Testimony by family and researchers giving information on missing and perished individuals. · Joods Monument, a Digital Monument to the Jewish Community in the Netherlands http://www.joodsmonument.nl/search?q_mm=&q_search_form=person&q_advanced=1, This database focuses on Netherlands residents who perished or were missing in the Holocaust. · holocaust.cz http://www.holocaust.cz/en/main, The database contains names and fates of Jews deported from the Bohemian Lands and of the prisoners of the Terezín (Theresienstadt) ghetto from other European countries. · The Association for the Study of the History of the Jews in Southern Germany and Adjoining Areas http://www.alemannia-judaica.de/ This site has substantial information about Jewish communities, synagogues and cemeteries. · Jews in Nord-Hessen www.jinh.site50.net This site focuses on the Jewish communities of North Hessen and their families and has a substantial number of family trees assembled from 4 North Hessen and their families and has a substantial number of family trees assembled from original data sources and a wide variety of other Jewish culture research. · Google www.Google.com No explanation needed. There are many websites covering the Jewish communities of individual towns, which I found by Googling for individuals who were mentioned in these websites. More often than not, I found new information on others in the community as well. Dennis Aron September, 2012 5 Victims of the Holocaust Victims of the Holocaust Adler, Berta "Pauline or Berta Katz-Adler" Birth: 19 Jun 1864 Gudensberg Father name: Gumbert Katz-Adler Mother name: Hebe Engelbert Marriage: Sep 1890 Spouse name: Hermann Mahler Spouse's parents' names: Death: Bet. 26 Sep 1942-1945 Treblinka; Presumed Perished in Holocaust2 Person Notes: From Gedenkbuch: Mahler, Berta née Adler born on 19th June 1864 in Gudensberg / Fritzlar / Hessen - Nassau resident of Krefeld Uerdingen a. Rh Deportation destination: from Düsseldorf 25th July 1942, Theresienstadt, ghetto 26th September 1942, Treblinka, extermination camp Adler, Bertha Birth: 28 Aug 1871 Niedenstein, Hesse, Germany Marriage: 09 Sep 1894 Kassel, Hessen, Germany1 Spouse name: Nathan Katz-Adler Spouse's parents' Joseph Katz-Adler, Hanchen Linz names: Death: Bet. 29 Sep 1942-1945 Treblinka; Presumed Perished in Holocaust2 Person Notes: From Gedenkbuch: Adler, Bertha née Adler born on 28th August 1871 in Niedenstein / Fritzlar / Hessen - Nassau resident of Kassel Deportation destination: from Kassel - Chemnitz 07th September 1942, Theresienstadt, ghetto 29th September 1942, Treblinka, extermination camp 6 Victims of the Holocaust Adler, Lina Birth: 10 Feb 1885 Hofgeismar, Kassel, Hessen, Germany3 Father name: Moses Adler Mother name: Minna Plaut Spouse name: Jakob Haas Spouse's parents' names: Death: Bet. 09 Dec 1941-1945 Riga Ghetto, Latvia; Presumed Perished in Holocaust2 Person Notes: From Gedenkbuch: Haas, Lina née Adler born on 10th February 1885 in Niedenstein / Fritzlar / Hessen - Nassau resident of Kirchhain i. Bez. Kassel Deportation destination: from Kassel 09th December 1941, Riga, ghetto 7 Victims of the Holocaust Adler, Theresa "Thekla Adler" Birth: 16 May 1891 Hofgeismar, Kassel, Hessen, Germany Father name: Moses Adler Mother name: Minna Plaut Death: Bet. 09 Dec 1941-1945 Riga Ghetto; Presumed Perished in Holocaust2, 4 Person Notes: From Gedenkbuch: Adler, Thekla born on 16th May 1891 in Niedenstein / Fritzlar / Hessen - Nassau resident of Kirchhain i. Bez. Kassel Deportation destination: from Kassel 09th December 1941, Riga, ghetto From Yad Vashem: Source: Pages of Testimony Last Name: Adler First Name: Thekla First Name: Tekla Father's First Name: Moses Mother's First Name: Minna Mother's First Name: Mina Gender:Female Date of Birth: 16/05/1893 Place of Birth: Niedenstein, Kassel, Hesse-Nassau, Germany Marital Status: SINGLE Permanent Place of Residence: Kirchhain, Kassel, Hesse-Nassau, Germany Date of Death: 1943 Age: 50 Type of material: Page of Testimony Submitter's Last Name: Rosenstock Submitter's First Name: Sophie Relationship to victim: NIECE Item ID: 1264864 Fact Notes: Address: 8 Victims of the Holocaust Apt, Benjamin Benno "Benjamin Abt" Birth: 05 Aug 1884 Eldagsen, Germany Spouse name: Jettchen Klara Henni Sommer Spouse's parents' Abraham Sommer, Sara Rosenbaum names: Death: Bet. 31 Mar 1942-1945 Warsaw Ghetto; Perished in Holocaust2 Person Notes: From Gedenkbuch: Apt, Benjamin Beno born on 05th August 1884 in Niederaula / Hersfeld / Hessen - Nassau resident of Eldagsen Deportation destination: from Gelsenkirchen - Münster - Hannover 31st March 1942, Warschau, ghetto Date/Place of Death: officially declared dead Aschenbrandt, Helene Birth: 01 Nov 1888 Sontra, Hessen, Germany Father name: Bendix Aschenbrandt Mother name: Regina "Rielchen Dannenberg" Dannenberg Marriage: Abt. 1911 Spouse name: Eugen (Jeno) Kohn Spouse's parents' names: Death: 01 Jan 1945 Stutthof; Perished in Holocaust2 Person Notes: From Gedenkbuch: Kohn, Helene née Aschenbrandt born on 01st November 1888 in Sontra / Rotenburg i.