The Family of Leopold & Therese (née Fleischer) STEINDLER

Leopold and Theresa Steindler were the great-grans of two families of Themar’s Jewish community: first, the family of Pauline (née Steindler) and Leopold Müller, and second, the family of Frieda (née Steindler) and Oskar Schwab.

Pauline Steindler married Leopold Müller, born in Themar in 1882; he was a member of one of the founding families of Themar’s Jewish communities. Leopold’s early death in 1924 left Pauline a widow with three children. After the death of Pauline’s father, Moritz, in 1929, Pauline’s mother, Anna/Nanny Steindler (née Rindsberg) joined Pauline in Themar as did her son/Pauline’s brother, Max. Members of the family continued to live in Themar well into the 1930s before Nazi persecution forced them to leave.

Frieda Steindler, Pauline’s younger sister, married Oskar Schwab in the early 1920s. The couple moved from Themar to Schlesingen where they resided until persecution drove them away as well.

The Descendants List below indicates the large family within which the Steindlers of Themar were embedded. Leopold and Therese had nine (9) children.

Steindler FTAt present, detailed information is only known about four of the children and their families. The Information has been drawn from many sources: The information about the family of Moritz & Nanny Steindler comes from the primary research that underlies this website. For Moritz’s siblings, information has been derived from data posted by dedicated genealogists on sites such as Geni.com and MyHeritage.com, as well as databases such as the National German Memorial Book, the Yad Vashem database and its Pages of Testimony, and Ancestry.com. Wherever a link to a public source is available, it has been included. Other sources are listed below.

All errors are those of the website manager. Should you have any corrections and/or additions, please contact Sharon Meen @ [email protected].

  • Leopold STEINDLER, b. 08 Sep 1823, d. 08 Sep 1883
  • ∞ Theresa FLEISCHER, b. 1830 Janovice/Bohemia, d. 17 Mar 1906 Janovice
  •      1. Elisabeth STEINDLER, b. 15 Jan 1855 Janovice, d. 29 May 1936 Cham
  •      ∞ Bernard SCHWAGER, b. 28 Oct 1848 Cham, d. 03 May 1913 Cham
  •           2. Bertha SCHWAGER, b. 07 Nov 1876
  •           ∞ Fritz LOEBL
  •           2. Siegfried SCHWAGER, b. 23 Aug 1878 Cham, murdered 20 Mar 1943 Theresienstadt
  •           ∞ Mathilde LIPP, b. 08 Apr 1888 Bamberg, murdered 1944 Auschwitz
  •                3. Thea SCHWAGER, b. 01 Jul 1916 Munich, murdered 1944 Auschwitz
  •           2. Max SCHWAGER, b. 21 Dec 1880 Cham, murdered 25 Nov 1941 Kovno
  •           ∞ Berta HOLZINGER, b. 21 Apr 1887 Windsbach, murdered 25 Nov 1941 Kovno
  •           2. Anna SCHWAGER, b. 15 May 1885 Cham
  •           ∞ Salomon KAISER
  •      1. Moritz STEINDLER, b. 10 Jan 1857 Janovice, d. 01 Apr 1929 Cham
  •       ∞ Anna Nanny RINDSBERG, b. 02 Feb 1854 Uehlfeld, murdered 17 Sep 1942 Theresienstadt
  •           2. Pauline STEINDLER, b. 29 Dec 1885 Cham, murdered 14 Dec 1942 Auschwitz
  •           ∞ Leopold MÜLLER, b. 12 Mar 1882 Themar, d. 18 Aug 1924 Themar
  •                3. Franziska/Fränze MÜLLER, b. 08 Sep 1909 Themar, murdered Jun 1943 Auschwitz
  •                ∞ Erich NEUMANN, b. 11 June 1908 Kassel, d. 27 Mar 1984 NY/NY
  •                     4. Ludwig NEUMANN, b. 14 Apr 1934 Giessen, murdered Jun 1943 Auschwitz
  •                     4. Wolfgang NEUMANN, b. 23 Aug 1936 Giessen, murdered Jun 1943 Auschwitz
  •                3. Manfred MULLER, b. 17 Sep 1913 Themar, d. May 1932 Eisfeld nr. Themar
  •                3. Julius MÜLLER, b. 02 April 1919 Themar, d. 02 Nov 1990 Saeby/Dk
  •           2. Emma STEINDLER, b. 25 May 1887 Cham, murdered 1944 Auschwitz
  •           ∞ Adolf NEUHAUS, b. 27 Apr 1879 Herleshausen, murdered 17 Jul 1943 Theresienstadt
  •           2. Frieda STEINDLER, b. 01 May 1888 Cham, d. 11 Mar 1970, d. 11 Mar 1970 Hartford/CT
  •           ∞ Oskar SCHWAB, b. 16 Feb 1890 Themar, d. 11 Dec 1972 Hartford/CT
  •                3. Egon SCHWAB, b. 22 Nov 1922 Schleusingen, d. 25 May 1933 Schleusingen
  •           2. Rosa STEINDLER, b. 04 Jul 1889 Cham, d. 04 Jul 1889 Cham
  •           2. Julius STEINDLER, b. 1890 Cham
  •           2. Leopold STEINDLER, b. 27 Jul 1891 Cham, d. 18 Dec 1958 NY/NY
  •           ∞ Alice OPPENHEIMER, b. 27 Jul 1891 Cham, d. 16 Dec 1953 NY/NY
  •           2. Max STEINDLER, b. 24 May 1893 Cham, murdered 1942 Maly Trostenets
  •           ∞ Martha MÜLLER, b. 01 Jun 1906 Themar, murdered 1942 Maly Trostenets
  •      1. Anna STEINDLER, b. 1858 Janovice, d. 11 Nov 1888 Kötzing
  •      ∞ Isidor SCHWAGER, b. 25 Oct 1860 Kassejovice/Bohemia, d. 02 Sep 1927 Munich
  •           2. Friedrich/Friitz SCHWAGER, b. 05 Oct 1887 Kötzing, d. 23 Aug 1976 Israel
  •           ∞ Meta SOMMER, b. 17 Apr 1893 Eisenach, d. 06 Jan 1978 Israel
  •                3. Anelisa SCHWAGER, b. 18 Jul 1922 Cham, d. 11 Sep 1940 Tel Aviv
  •           2. Leopold SCHWAGER, b. 31 Aug 1884 Kötzing, murdered 30 Nov 1941 Kovno
  •           ∞ Sabine TELLER, b. 03 Jul 1885 Unterhaid/Bohemia, murdered 30 Nov 1941 Kovno
  •                3. Charlotte (Lotte) SCHWAGER, b. 1912, d. 01 May 1914
  •                3. Erwin SCHWAGER, b. 24 Jul 1913 Munich, Oct 1938 to USA[1.Year: 1938; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Microfilm Roll: Roll 6246; Line: 8; Page Number: 10], d. 05 Oct 1992 Pittsburgh/PA
  •                ∞ Marjory LIEBERMAN, b. 1918 USA, d. 2008 USA
  •                3. Karl SCHWAGER, b. 25 Jul 1921 Munich, d. 26 Aug 1975 NY/NY
  •                ∞ Inge, b. abt 1921 Hannover[1.Year: 1947; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Microfilm Roll: Roll 7362; Line: 12; Page Number: 28]
  •           2. Albert SCHWAGER, b. 20 Aug 1885 Kötzing, Mar 1940 to USA, d. 20 Jul 1963 NY/NY
  •           ∞ Therese/Resi SCHWARZ, b. 10 May 1890 Röding, d. 21 Feb 1979 Wilkes-Barre/PA
  •                3. Fred SCHWAGER, b. 29 Jun 1920 Cham, May 1938 to USA,[1.Year: 1938; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Microfilm Roll: Roll 6152; Line: 17; Page Number: 170] d. 15 Apr 1993 Luzerne/PA[1.Number: 055-12-4746; Issue State: New York; Issue Date: Before 1951 Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards, 1929-1990; Series Number: Series 3]
  •                ∞ Margot NEUMANN, b. 1920 Großostheim, d. 2012 USA
  •               3. Erich SCHWAGER, b. 28 Jun 1924 Cham, murdered 09 Feb 1940 Bayersried-Ursberg (Euthanasia)
  •               3. Hilde SCHWAGER, b. 09 Apr 1927 Cham, murdered  22 Aug 1938 Cham[1.See Pages of Testimony submitted by Hilde’s brother, Fred, and niece Harriet Rosen for detail re death and confirmation of date of death. A gravestone posted on one of the genealogical site also includes the 1938 date.]
  •      1. Karolina STEINDLER, b. 29 Nov 1860 Janovice
  •      1. August Gottleib STEINDLER, b. 15 Mar 1862 Janovice, m. abt 1891
  •      ∞ Sarah STEINDLER, b. 01 Oct 1862
  •           2. Leopold Frank STEINDLER, b. 13 Feb 1893
  •           2. Mindell STEINDLER, b. 08 Nov 1894, d. Feb 1971
  •           ∞ Morris SCHAROGRODSKY
  •                3. Tresa SCHAROGRODSKY
  •                3. Harriett SCHAROGRODSKY
  •      1. Maria STEINDLER, b. 20 Aug 1863 Janovice, d. 30 Aug 1863 Janovice
  •      1. Mina STEINDLER, b. 1864 Janovice, d. 1906
  •      1. Katharina STEINDLER, b. 08 Mar 1865 Janovice
  •      1. Sigmund STEINDLER, b. 11 Oct 1867 Janvoice

Sources:
Bullemer, Timo. „Die hiesigen Juden sind in Cham alteingesessen—” Aus der Geschichte der jüdischen Gemeinde vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart. Cham: Stadtarchiv Cham, 2003.
Das Bundesarchiv. Memorial Book.
Holocaust.cz. Database of Victims.
Kohlmann, Karl. Namen und Schicksale der jüdischen Opfer des Nationalsozialismus aus Eschwege. Ein Gedenkbuch. Hrsg. von der Nicolas-Benzin-Stiftung. Eschwege 2012. 254 S.
Zimmer, Anna Marie. Juden in Eschwege. Eschwege: Selbstverlag M. Zimmer, 1993.