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The Family of Hirsch & Rosa (née Laub) FRIEDMANN of Berkach — and Themar

Friedmann BerkachHirsch and Rösle Friedmann are one of several sets of  grandparents to the Jewish community of Themar (see article here). That is, they both lived out their lives in Berkach, but several of their children were parents to the establishment and rapid growth of Themar’s Jewish community after 1860.

The Nachkommenliste/Descendant List below includes the names of the descendants of Hirsch & Rosa Friedmann born before 1945. It is not yet complete but there are many reasons for publishing it:

First, it brings together all the research and information provided by family members of Hirsch & Rosa Friedmann throughout the world — most of them did not know of all the inter-connections until the digital sharing began. To them an enormous Thank You!  — of course, the website editor owns all errors.

Second, the Nachkommenliste/Descendants List below identifies the connection points between the Friedmann family and other Themar families such as the Gassenheimers and Schlosses — and other branches of the Sachs family (see link at Heinemann/Hedwig Sachs below).

Third, it demonstrates the breadth and depth of German Jewish families: if we take the example of one family —  the family of Marianne Friedmann and Simon Sachs — we can examine the family’s life in Themar and learn a lot. But when we enlarge the context within which the Friedmann/Sachs family of Themar acted by showing its connections to family members throughout Germany, our knowledge increases by leaps and bounds.

Knowledge about the Friedmann family contributes significantly to our understanding of Jewish communities and families in Germany in the late 1800s. That is, we can see hints of how families — within a context of intense socio-political and economic transformation — considered and planned for the future, made and implemented strategic decisions about how to best benefit from the change swirling around them.

And finally, as with all Jewish Germany family histories, the Nachkommenliste/Descendants List  tells the dreadful tale of the destruction wreaked by the Holocaust. After the war, members of Hirsch and Rosa’s large family were to be found throughout the world but very few of them were still in Germany. Berkach 2 1912

We would like to acknowledge the contributions made by family members Karen Knauf, Shirley Rosen, Sabine Schwab, Robin Cornick, and Anders Svennson. A thank you also to Gundela Bach of Berkach and Elisabeth Böhrer of Sondheim vor der Rhön.

Nachkommenliste/Descendants Lists are always a work in progress. The list below represents best knowledge as of 26 October 2015. Online sources are linked to names. Other sources are identified in Notes. Any contributions, comments, and/or corrections are welcome.
If you have any information or questions about the Hirsch and Rosa (née Laub) Friedmann family, which you would like to share, please contact Sharon Meen @ [email protected] or [email protected]. We would be pleased to hear from you.

  • Hirsch Meier FRIEDMANN, b. 1801 Berkach, d. 1865 Berkach
  • ∞ Rosa Löser LAUB, b. 1804 Gleicherwiesen, [d. Berkach]
  • 1. Babette FRIEDMANN, b. 1831 Berkach, d. abt 1916 [Themar or Mellrichstadt?]
  • ∞ Isak (Ascher) SCHWAB, b. 1822 Berkach, d. 11 Dec 1888 Berkach
  •      2. Emanuel SCHWAB, b. 28 Nov 1853 Berkach, d. 02 Feb 1920 Halle/Saale
  •       ∞ Babette STRAUSS, b. 07 June 1858 Steinach/Saale, d. 31 Oct 1901 Themar
  •           3. Selma SCHWAB, b. 24 Jun 1880 Berkach, murdered [Oct 1942] Auschwitz
  •          ∞ Georg GASSENHEIMER, b. 18 Aug 1874 Themar, murdered [Oct 1942] Auschwitz
  •                4. Ruth (later Lotte) GASSENHEIMER, b. 07 Nov 1904 Halle/Saale, [emig. 1939 USA], d. 1994 Brazil
  •              ∞ Herbert FRIEDMANN
  •           3. Lonni Thekla SCHWAB, b. 13 May 1884 Berkach, murdered [Oct 1944] Auschwitz
  •          ∞ Rudolf GASSENHEIMER, b. 27 July 1880 Themar, murdered [Oct 1944] Auschwitz
  •      2. Sabine SCHWAB, b. 02 May 1856 Berkach, d. 30 Jan 1922 Mellrichstadt
  •      ∞ Levi DANNENBAUM, b. 1848, d. 19 Sept 1908 Mellrichstadt
  •           3. Wilhelm DANNENBAUM, b. 1875 Bastheim, d. 1879 Mellrichstadt
  •           3. Lina DANNENBAUM, b. 1879 Mellrichstadt, d. 1879 Mellrichstadt
  •           3. Thekla DANNENBAUM, b. 1880 Mellrichstadt, d. Oct 1899 Mellrichstadt
  •           3. Hugo DANNENBAUM, b. 11 Aug 1882 Mellrichstadt, d. 17 Nov 1950 USA
  •           ∞ Selma NN, b. 06 July 1884 Germany, d. 14 June 1975 USA
  •           3. Therese DANNENBAUM, b. 08 Dec 1883 Mellrichstadt, d. 13 Oct 1928 Würzburg
  •           ∞ Adolf PFIFFERLING, b. 17 April 1878, d. Apr 1927 Halle/Saale
  •                4. Albert PFIFFERLING, b. 1904, d. 12 Jan 1919 Halle/Saale
  •                4. Hans Ludwig PFIFFERLING, b. March 1910
  •                4. Anna-Käte PFIFFERLING, b. 1921 Halle/Saale, d. Aug 1927 Halle/Saale
  •           3. Arthur DANNENBAUM, b. 1885 Mellrichstadt, d. [bef 1888]
  •           3. Rosa DANNENBAUM, b. 06 Apr 1887 Halle/Saale, d. aft 1963
  •           ∞ Max LINDAU, b. 1876 Mühlfeld, d. after 1963
  •                4. Ludwig LINDAU, b. 22 Jun 1909
  •                4. Suse Margot LINDAU, b. 30 Aug 1910 Mellrichstadt
  •                ∞ NN LEHMANN
  •           3. Arthur DANNENBAUM, b. 1888 Mellrichstadt
  •           3. Käthe DANNENBAUM, b. 28 Aug 1891 Mellrichstadt, d. 23 Feb 1919 Halle/Saale
  •           ∞ Ludwig SACKI, b. 1880 Mellrichstadt, d. USA
  •      2. Max SCHWAB, b. 12 Nov 1858 Berkach, d. 14 May 1925 Halle/Saale
  •      ∞ Hannela (Johanna) LUSTIG, b. 08 Dec 1861 Unsleben, d. 08 Dec 1928 Halle/Saale
  •           3. Selma (Jenny) SCHWAB, b. 04 Mar 1888 Berkach, murdered 03 Jun 1942 Sobibor
  •           ∞ Arthur APPEL, b. 1884, d. aft 1958 [South Africa]
  •           3. Julius SCHWAB, b. 14 Feb 1890 Berkach, murdered 17 Sep 1942 Auschwitz
  •           ∞ Pauline Margarethe GÜNTHER, b. 05 Sept 1897, d. 1988 Halle/Saale
  •                4. Günther SCHWAB, b. 01 Mar 1932 Halle/Saale, d. 1996 Halle/Saale
  •                4. male SCHWAB, b. 01 Mar 1932 Halle/Saale
  •      2. Leon (Elieser) SCHWAB, b. 23 Feb 1861 Berkach, d. 16 Jun 1869 Berkach
  •      2. Hermann SCHWAB, b. 19 Apr 1863 Berkach, d. 02 Feb 1927 Hamburg
  •      ∞ Emma HOLLÄNDER, b. 15 Sept 1869 Bauerbach, Jun 1940 to Holland
  •           3. Fritz SCHWAB, b. 05 Mar 1891 Berkach, murdered 18 Jan 1943 Auschwitz
  •           ∞ (1) Klara Selma LATTENSTEIN, b. 29 May 1902 Gross-Schweidnitz, d. 1930 Berlin
  •                4. male SCHWAB, b. 27 Mar 1922 Halle/Saale
  •                4. Helga SCHWAB, b. 11 Dec 1923 Halle/Saale, d. 2005 Bassum
  •                ∞ (2) Lotte SLAWKOWSKA, b. 27 Jan 1904 Lodz/Poland, murdered 22 Apr 1943 Auschwitz
  •                4. Jutta Ruth SCHWAB, b. 10 Nov 1927 Halle/Saale, murdered 22 Apr 1943 Auschwitz
  •                4. Edith SCHWAB, b. 12 Nov 1928 Halle/Saale, murdered 18 Jan 1943 Auschwitz
  •                4. Liliane SCHWAB, b. 22 Dec 1929 Halle/Saale, murdered 22 Apr 1943 Auschwitz
  •           3. Kurt SCHWAB, b. 08 Mar 1892 Meiningen, murdered 18 Aug 1942 Auschwitz
  •           ∞ Lizzi GEMBICKI, b. 1903, d. 15 Oct 1937 Hamburg
  •                4. Herma SCHWAB, b. 30 Jan 1927 Hamburg, murdered Riga [1941]
  •                4. Gerd Hermann SCHWAB, b. 22 Feb 1929 Hamburg, murdered [1942] Riga
  •           3. Ilse Bella SCHWAB, b. 15 Sep 1897 Halle/Saale, d. 05 Jul 1947 Voorburg/NL
  •           ∞ (06 Jun 1917 Halle/Saale)1 Stadtarchiv Halle (Saale); Halle (Saale), Deutschland; Eheregister und Namensverzeichnisse; Bestand: A 2.1; Signatur: A 2.1 2_H_1917_2 Eliazar PINTO, b. 1884 Winschoten/Holl, d. 1946
  •      2. Jette SCHWAB, b. 04 Mar 1867 Berkach
  •      2. Thekla SCHWAB, b. 04 Mar 1867 Berkach, m. 23 Dec 1887, d. 18 Mar 1916
  •      ∞ Salomon BLUMENTHAL, b. 29 Jan 1855 Holzhausen, d. bef 1897
  •           3. Fritz BLUMENTHAL
  •           ∞ Tilly SAMUEL
  •           3. Paul BLUMENTHAL, b. 04 Apr 1894 Köln, to USA Apr 1913, d. 1940 Mexico City
  •           ∞ Friedel HAIMANN, b. 07 May 1903 Stuttgart, d. 03 May 1982 Omaha/Ne.
  •               4. Yvonne Marian BLUMENTHAL, b. 20 Aug 1931 Mexico City, d. 11 Feb 2014 Omaha/Ne
  •               ∞ Walter GREENBERG, b. 17 Jun 1922, d. 19 Jul 1968 Omaha/Ne
  •               4. Suzy Marlene BLUMENTHAL, b. 04 Mar 1937 Mexico City, d. 05 Apr 2010 Omaha/Ne
  •               ∞ Abner RUBIN, b. 29 Jun 1927 Latvia, d. 09 Dec 1998 Omaha/Ne
  • 1. Marianne FRIEDMANN, b. 08 Nov 1833 Berkach, d. 05 Mar 1904 Groß 
Salsa
  • ∞ Simon SACHS, b. 26 Dec 1826 Berkach, d. 28 July 1899 Themar
  •      2. Salomon SACHS, b. 27 Jun 1859 Berkach, d. 1895 Berkach
  •      ∞ Berta WALHAUS
  •           3. Selma SACHS, b. 18 Sep 1895 Groß Salsa, murdered 1942 Rassiku
  •           ∞ Karl SITZMANN, b. 17 Nov 1889 Unterriedenberg, murdered 1942 Rassiku
  •      2. Maier SACHS, b. 25 May 1861 Berkach, d. 1884 Santa Fe Trail, USA
  •      2. Loew Leon SACHS, b. 17 May 1863 Berkach, d. 07 Oct 1937 Schweinfurt
  •      ∞ (1) Nanni NEUBERGER, b. 31 May 1864 Mühlfeld, d. 29 Nov 1896
 Schweinfurt
  •           3. Female SACHS, b. 29 Nov 1896 Schweinfurt, d. 29 Nov 1896 
Schweinfurt
  •      ∞ (2) Berta NEUBERGER, 16 May 1870 Mühlfeld, d. 02 June 1951 USA
  •           3. Paula SACHS, b. 01 Mar 1898 Schweinfurt, d. 21 Jan 1900 
Schweinfurt
  •           3. Richard SACHS, b. 16 Jan 1899 Schweinfurt, d. 03 Jan 1900 Schweinfurt
  •           3. boy SACHS, b. 29 Jan 1900 Schweinfurt, d. 29 Jan 1900 Schweinfurt
  •           3. Siegfried SACHS, b. 10 Jan 1901 Schweinfurt, d. Nov 1968 USA
  •           3. Rosa Rosl SACHS, b. 10 Jul 1903 Schweinfurt, 1934 to USA, d. 2003 Dade-Miami/FL
    • ∞ (10 Nov 1936 NY/NY) Fritz ULLMANN, b. 17 Dec 1910 Nürnberg, 1935 to Havanna/Cuba, 1936 to USA, d. 31 Oct 1990 NY/NY
  •           2. Martha SACHS, b. 14 Dec 1904 Schweinfurt, 1937 to USA, d. Aug 1983 Norfolk/VA
  •           ∞ Herbert STEIN, b. 08 Nov 1905 Frankfurt a/Main, 1937 to USA, d. May 1982 Norfolk/VA[1.Son of Joseph and Käthe (née Schlesinger) Stein, both murdered at Theresienstadt.]
  •           3. Justin SACHS, b. 14 Sep 1906 Schweinfurt, d. 13 Sep 1988 USA
  •           3. Ritta SACHS, b. 22 Jul 1908 Schweinfurt, d. 15 Feb 1909 Schweinfurt
  •           3. Robert SACHS, b. 28 Nov 1909 Schweinfurt, d. 29 Nov 1980 
USA
  •           3. Nora SACHS, b. 15 Oct 1914 Schweinfurt, d. 13 Jan 2005 USA
  •           ∞  Hans Hermann ZIMMERN, b. 12 Jan 1906 Großeicholzheim, d. 09 
Oct 1971 USA
  •                4. Jonathan E. ZIMMERN, b. 21 Oct 1938 Würzburg, d. 29 Dec 1999 USA
  •      2. Heinemann HERMANN SACHS, b. 04 Mar 1866 Berkach, d. Apr 1936 Groß Salsa
  •      ∞ Hedwig SACHS, b. 07 July 1866 Themar, murdered 09 Jan 1943 Theresienstadt Ghetto
  •           3. Berta SACHS, b. 25 Feb 1893 Groß Salsa, murdered Warsaw 
Ghetto
  •           3. Rosa SACHS, b. abt 1895 Groß Salsa, d. 1991 Jerusalem
  •           ∞ Hans WOLF, [b. Magdeburg?]
  •           3. Sigmund SACHS, b. abt 1900 Groß Salsa
  •           ∞ Irma FRANK
  •      2. Moritz SACHS, b. 04 May 1868 Berkach, d. 17 Feb 1960 California
  •      ∞ Klara KATZ, b. 06 Dec 1871 Mühlfeld, d. 15 Apr 1937
 Themar
  •           3. Anna SACHS, b. 19 May 1906 Themar, d. 24 Nov 1991 California
  •           ∞ Harry KLEEMANN, b. 17 Dec 1894 Berlin, d. 07 Jun 1954 San 
Francisco
  •           3. Feodor SACHS, b. 06 May 1909 Themar, d. 05 Apr 1988 San
 Francisco
  •           3. Jenny SACHS, b. 15 Mar 1911 Themar, d. 17 Apr 1916 Themar
  •           3. Hilde SACHS, b. 07 Nov 1912 Themar, d. 17 May 2001 San
 Francisco
  •           ∞ (1)  Albert GASSENHEIMER, b. 29 Apr 1901 Themar, d. 15 Jun 1992 South Africa
  •           ∞ (2) Peter Landsberger LANDIS, b. 29 Aug 1901 Oels, d. 05 Dec 1988 San Francisco
  •           3. Robert SACHS, b. 08 Nov 1915 Themar, d. 05 Apr 1997 San
 Francisco
  •      2. Hugo SACHS, b. 22 May 1870 Berkach, d. 13 Nov 1925 Belzig
  •      ∞ Ida HERRNBERG, b. 27 Feb 1867 Allenstein, d. 03 Mar 1944 Shanghai
  •           3. Robert Rudi SACHS, b. 15 Nov 1905 Belzig, d. 19 Jun 1996 San
 Francisco
  •      2. Georg SACHS, b. 17 Aug 1872 Berkach, d. 29 Sep 1929 Magdeburg
  •      2. Max SACHS, b. 25 Aug 1874 Berkach, d. 14 Sep 1874 Berkach
  •      2. Siegmund SACHS, b. 26 Sep 1878 Berkach, [murdered 1943?]
  • 1. Meier FRIEDMANN, b. 1836 Berkach
  • 1. Lazarus Elizar FRIEDMANN, b. 26 Jul 1838 Berkach, d. 24 Mar 1902 Mellrichstadt
  • ∞ Fanny FRANK, 28 Nov 1843 [Dresden?]
  •      2. Hermann FRIEDMANN, b. 19 Jul 1864 Berkach, 1886 To NY/NY, d. 22 Aug 1945 USA
  •      ∞ (1) NUK
  •      ∞ (2) Rose HERZKA, b. 14 Nov 1880 Temesvar/Hungary, d. 30 May 1933 USA
  •           3. Lucille FRIEDMANN, b. 21 Jul 1919 NY/NY, d. 20 Oct 2000 NY/NY, m. 08 Apr 1942
  •           ∞ Moses LEIFER, b. 25 Aug 1914 NY/NY, d. 11 Mar 2005 GA/USA
  •      2. Rivka FRIEDMANN, b. 09 Sept 1868 Berkach, d. 27 Oct 1946 Amsterdam
  •      ∞ Moses HAAS, b. 06 June 1862, d. 13 May 1936 Borken
  •           3. Friedrich HAAS, b. 03 Aug 1888 Borken, d. 03 Dec 1903 Hamburg
  •           3. Helene HAAS, b. 19 Nov 1889 Borken, d. 10 Mar 1973 Amsterdam
  •           ∞ Abraham GANS, b. 09 Aug 1881 Amsterdam, d. 1951 Amsterdam
  •                4. Karl-Heinz GANS, b. 08 Aug 1915 Borken, d. May 1955 USA
  •                4. Hans-Friedrich GANS, b. 08 Nov 1920 Borken, d. 06 May 1998 Amsterdam
  •           3. Harry HAAS, b. 07 Sept 1891 Borken, d. 25 May 1948 Hamburg
  •           ∞ Charlotte FURST, b. 29 Aug 1908 Hamburg, murdered 1941 Minsk Ghetto
  •                4. Ellen HAAS, b. 16 Aug 1933 Hamburg, murdered 1941 Minsk Ghetto
  •           3. Martin HAAS, b. 05 Jul 1893 Bonn, d. 01 Apr 1931 Bonn
  •           3. Alphons HAAS, b. 03 Jan 1895 Borken, murdered [1944] Auschwitz
  •           ∞ Margot HIRSCHFELD, b. 10 June 1909 Hamburg, murdered [1941] Minsk Ghetto
  •                4. Michal HAAS, b. 30 Aug 1931 Hamburg, murdered [1941] Minsk Ghetto
  •            3. Erna HAAS, b. 10 April 1899 Borken, murdered 11 Feb 1944 Auschwitz
  •           ∞ Hugo NACHMANN, 23 July 1899 Karlsruhe, murdered11 Feb 1944 Auschwitz
  •                4. Hannelore NACHMANN, b. 25 Feb 1927 Karlsruhe, murdered
 11 Feb 1944
  •                  Auschwitz
  •           3. Leo HAAS, b. 04 Dec 1896 Borken, d. 1953 USA
  •           ∞ Elisabeth KATZ, b. 1914 Bielefeld
  •           3. Ilse HAAS, b. 13 May 1907 Borken, d. Switzerland
  •           ∞ P. David, d. 1975 Lugano
  •      2. Götz Gutmann FRIEDMANN, b. 09 Apr 1869 Berkach, murdered 18 Nov 1938 Buchenwald
  •       ∞ NUK
  •           3. Resi FRIEDMANN, b. 28 May 1908 Berkach, [fate unknown but considered Holocaust victim]
  •           ∞ Mathilde WOLFRAM, b. 13 Apr 1873, d. 28 Oct 1925 [Berkach]
  •      2. Albert FRIEDMANN, b. 02 Jul 1874 Berkach, murdered 09 May 1941 Dachau
  •      ∞ Hedwig, d. after 1945 Hannover
  •           3. Werner FRIEDMANN, b. Peine, emigrated Brazil
  •           3. Lothar FRIEDMANN, b. Peine, d. Holland (in exile)
  •           3. Renate FRIEDMANN, b. 26 Oct 1919 Peine, murdered 27 Apr 1942 Bernburg Euthanasia Centre
  • 1. Cecile FRIEDMANN, b. 19 Aug 1840 Berkach
  • ∞ NUK ADLER
  •      2. Children (names unknown)
  • 1. Heinemann FRIEDMANN, b. 20 May 1842 Berkach
  • 1. Gustav FRIEDMANN, b. 10 Mar 1844 Berkach, d. 24 Dec 1925 Berkach
  • ∞ (1) Jeanette ROSENBAUM, b. 25 Jan 1849 Gleicherwiesen, d. 10 May 1887 Berkach
  •      2. Rosalie FRIEDMANN, b. 1874
  •      2. Beritha FRIEDMANN, b. 1875
  •      2. Inna FRIEDMANN, b. 1877
  •      2. Hugo FRIEDMANN, b. 09 Jun 1879 Berkach, 1896 to USA, d. [1946 NY/NY?}
  •      2. Adolf FRIEDMANN, b. 16 Jun 1881 Berkach, d. 08 Jun 1960 USA
  •      ∞ Dora MARX, b. 01 Sep 1887 Maßbach, d. 03 Jun 1965 USA
  •           3. Irene FRIEDMANN, b. 29 Jul 1912 Würzburg, d. 31 Oct 1970 USA
  •           ∞ Martin ULLMANN
  •           3. Ludwig (Max) FRIEDMANN, b. 05 Aug 1914 Maßbach, d. 07 Jul 1933 Maßbach
  •           3. Fanny FRIEDMAN, b. 09 Feb 1925 Maßbach, d. 1990
  •           ∞ Erich SCHLOSS, b. 28 Dec 1912 Würzburg, d. 28 Jun 1990 USA
  •           3. Marga FRIEDMANN, b. 09 Feb 1925 Maßbach, d. 05 Dec 1993 USA
  •           ∞ Benno WEISS, b. 15 Feb 1910 Frankfurt am Main, d. 22 Dec 1999 USA
  • ∞ (2) Rosalie FREUDENTHAL, b. 13 Dec 1862 Tann, [married 1889], murdered 08 Feb 1943 Theresienstadt Ghetto
  •      2. Friedrich FRIEDMANN, b. 09 May 1889 Berkach, 1941 to USA
  •      ∞ Irmgard, b. 18 Apr 1902 Berlin, 1941 to USA
  •           3. FRIEDMANN, b. Berlin, 1941 to USA
  •      2. Klara FRIEDMANN, b. 10 Nov 1890 Berkach, murdered May 1942 Chelmno/Lodz
  •      ∞ Karl KLEBE, b. 25 Jun 1884, Rhina, d. 17 Mar 1941 Köln
  •           3. Margot Minna KLEBE, b. 10 Aug 1926 Köln, murdered May1942 Chelmno/Lodz
  •           3. H. KLEBE, b. 1920 Köln, 1938 to Sweden
  •      2. Paula FRIEDMANN, b. 08 Aug 1894 Berkach, 22 Dec 1938 to Netherlands, 14 Dec 1943 deported Westerbork to Bergen-Belsen/25 Jan 1944 to Theresienstadt Ghetto/30 Oct 1944 to Auschwitz Killing Centre, murdered 30 Oct 1944 Auschwitz
  •      ∞ (1922 Berkach) Josef LEBENSTEIN, b. 31 May 1886 Lembeck, 06 Mar 1938 to Netherlands, 14 Dec 1943 deported Westerbork to Bergen-Belsen/25 Jan 1944 to Theresienstadt Ghetto/30 Oct 1944 to Auschwitz Killing Centre, murdered 30 Oct 1944 Auschwitz
  •           3. Herta LEBENSTEIN, b. 26 Jul 1923 Wulfen, 22 Dec 1938 to Netherlands, 09 July 1943 interned in Westerbork, murdered 08 Oct 1944 Auschwitz
  •           ∞ (ca 1939-40 Amsterdam) Werner MÜNZER, b. 26 May 1920 Berlin, 09 July 1943 interned in Westerbork, survived, 1947 to S. Americad. 2015 Fla/USA
  •                4. Peter MÜNZER, b. 03 Dec 1943 Westerbork Transit Camp, murdered 08 Oct 1944 Auschwitz
  •           3. Günther LEBENSTEIN, b. 09 Sep 1928 Gladbeck, 22 Dec 1938 to Netherlands,  murdered 30 Sep 1944 Auschwitz
  •      2. Max FRIEDMANN, b. 24 Dec 1896 Berkach, 2 Nov 1938 to USA, d. May 1978 NJ
  •      ∞ Irma STERN, b. 1901 Burghaun, 2 Nov 1938 to USA
  •           3. Ruth FRIEDMANN, b. 07 06 1929 Berkach, 2 Nov 1938 to USA
  •           ∞ Carl WILLNER
  •      2. Helene (Lene) FRIEDMANN, b. 20 Mar 1899 Berkach, murdered [1942/43] Belzyce Ghetto
  •      ∞ Hans KAUFMANN, b. 28 Jan 1903 Blumenthal, murdered [1942/43] Belzyce Ghetto
  •      2. Meta FRIEDMANN, b. 20 Mar 1901 Berkach, deported 1942 Poland
  •      ∞ Albert MOSES, b. 1900 Tann/Rhön, murdered place/date unknown
  •           3. Gerd Gustav MOSES, b. 1926 Tann/Rhön, murdered place/date unknown
  •      2. Käthe FRIEDMANN, b. 14 Aug 1908 Berkach, murdered [1942] Auschwitz
  •      ∞ KATZ
  • 1. Karoline FRIEDMANN, b. 20 Dec 1845 Berkach
  • 1. Ester FRIEDMANN, b. 18 Mar 1848 Berkach

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Schwab, Sabine. Lebenslinien. December 2013.
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