The descendants of Jonas and Shiffra Cantor from Riede

In the “Judenspezifikation von 1744” we find the names of Jonas Cantor’s widow Schiffra and Baruch Cantor and Hertz Cantor. Jonas Cantor died before 1744, Baruch and Hertz Cantor were the two sons of Jonas and Schiffra Cantor :

FIRST GENERATION:

1. Jonas Cantor, he married Schiffra. Jonas and Schiffra Cantor had three children:

1.1 Herz Cantor

Baruch Kantor

1.3 Rachel Kantor

SECOND GENERATION :

Herz Cantor, he married Golte Kugelmann. Herz and Golte Cantor had a son:

1.1.1 Jonas Kantor, born 06.09.1743 in Riede.

Herz Cantor died in August 1793, Golte Cantor died 04.08.1794 Both are burried on the

jewish cemetery in Obervorschuetz (Gudensberg).

Baruch Kantor, he married Reis Itzig. Baruch and Reis Kantor had a son:

1.2.1 Gumbert Kantor, born 16.12.1753 in Riede.

Baruch and Reis Kantor died before 1812.

Rachel Kantor, she was married to Jonas Abraham. Rachel and Jonas Abraham had a

son:

1.3.1 Joseph Abraham-Schnee, born 28.09.1747 in Riede.

(These informations are taken from a list from 1812, when Riede belonged to the Kingdom Westphalen

under Napoleon’s youngest brother Jerome.)

THIRD GENERATION :

Jonas Kantor Ziegelberg, born 06.09.1743 in Riede, he was a merchant. He married

Scheinchen, nee Aron. Jonas and Scheinchen Kantor Ziegelberg had two sons:

1.1.1.1 Aron Kantor Ziegelberg, born 01.11.1789 in Riede

Michael Kantor Ziegelberg, born 11.04.1791 in Riede

1.1.1.3 Hanna Kantor Ziegelberg, born 1784 in Riede, her mother was Reichel

Kantor, nee Gruensfeld, possible Jonas Kantor' s first wife.

(Demandt, Niedenstein, p.269)

In the death-lists of Riede we find Jonas Kantor, he died 27.05.1836 at the age of 95 years, 5 months and 4 days. So he was born in May 1741. He was the son of Hertz Cantor and his wife Golte/Gelle, nee Kugelmann. Different dates, like here born May 1741 or September 1743 in different lists were not unusual.

1.2.1 Gumbert Kantor Felsenstein, born 16.12.1753 in Riede. He was a merchant. He

married Mindel Katz, daughter of Joseph and Leah Katz. Gumbert and Mindel Kantor

Felsenstein had three children :

1.2.1.1 Joseph Kantor Felsenstein, born 14.11.1785 in Riede. He was a soldier in the

5^th Königlichen Westphaelischen Linien Regiment.

1.2.1.2 Baruch Kantor Felesenstein, born 16.05.1792, merchant.

1.2.1.3 Madchen Kantor Felsenstein, she was born 24.05.1796 in Riede.

Mindel Kantor died on 05.10.1833 at the age of 85 years, 2 months and 5 days. So she

was born in August 1748.

Joseph Abraham-Schnee, born 28.09.1747 in Riede, he married Beile Schnee, born

15.10.1752. Joseph Abraham-Schnee died 18.04.1831 I Riede at the age of 87, Beile Schnee died 17.01.1837 in Riede at ther age of 84 years, 3 months and 2 days.

(These informations are taken too from the 1812 list from Riede. The Jews had to take new surnames

under King Jerome. The two Kantor fmilies took the names Ziegelberg and Felsenstein. But after

Napoleon’s defeat they unsed their old name Kantor.)

- - - Sara Kanter, born around 1770, she was married to Leib Katz from Heimarshausen.

Sara and Leib Katz had a son:

Isaak Katz, born around 1793 in Heimarshausen.

He married Madchen Kander (1.2.1.3).

FOURTH GENERATION :

Aron Kander, born 01.11.1789, he married Reischen Katz,born around 1782,

daughter of Leiser and Giedel Katz. Aron and Reischen Kander had three children:

1.1.1.1.1 Leiser Kander, born around 1815 in Riede

1.1.1.1.2 Scheinchen Kander, born around 1819 in Riede

1.1.1.1.3 Giedel Kanter, born around 1823 in Riede.

Aron Kander was Gemeindeaeltester in 1853. Reischen Kander died 05.08.1835 in

Riede at the age of 53. Aron Kander died 29.08.1869 in Riede at the age of 82. He is

burried on the jewish cemetery of Obervorschuetz (Gudensberg).

1.1.1.2. Michael Kander, born 11.04.1791, he married Besgen Rosenblatt, born around

1797 in Malsfeld. Michael and Besgen had eleven children:

1.1.1.2.1 Herz Kander, born 12.04.1823 in Riede

1.1.1.2.2 Moses Kander, born 18.12.1824 in Riede

1.1.1.2.3 Schena Kander, born 15.09.1827 in Riede

1.1.1.2.4 Jettchen Cander, born 13.01.1828 in Riede, she died 20.10.1830

1.1.1.2.5 Gelgen / Gelle Candter, born 25.03.1829 in Riede, she died 31.10.1863 in

Riede at the age of 34. She was a single.

1.1.1.2.6 Meyer Cantor, born 07.11.1830 in Riede

1.1.1.2.7 Aron Kander, born 03.03.1832 in Riede, he died 10.03.1832

1.1.1.2.8 Hendchen Kander, born 03.04.1835 in Riede

Reischen Kander, born 12.06.1838 in Riede
Breinchen Kander, born 09.12.1839 in Riede.

Michael Kander was Gemeineaeltester 1829-1842. Beschen Kander died at on 02.08.1851 the age of 54 in Riede. Michael Kander died on 25.10.1862 at the age of 71. Besgen Kander died 01.08.1851. She is burried on the jewish cemetery in Obervorschuetz (Gudensberg).

1.1.1.3 Hanna Kantor Ziegelberg, born 1784 in Riede. She was married on 08.06.1812 to

Nathan Heinemann, born 02.03.1767 in Niedenstein, son of Simon Heinemann and

his wife Breuna, nee Samuel. They lived in Riede. (Demandt, Niedenstein, p.269/270)

Madchen Kantor Felsenstein, born 24.05.1796 in Riede, she was married to

Isaak Katz, son of Leib Katz from Heimarshausen and his wife Sara, nee Kanter.

Madchen and Isaak Katz had a son:

1.2.1.3.1 Abraham Katz, born 14.10.1827 in Heimarshausen

Madchen Katz died 04.12.1828 in Heimarshausen. Isaak Katz married a second time

on 23.09.1829 Hendel Adler from Hoeringhausen, daughter of Abraham Adler and his wife Schena, nee Mansbach from Höringhausen.

- - - - Hanna Kander, born around 1784, she was married to Nathan Heinemann. Hanna

and Nathan Heinemann had a son:

Herz Heinemann, born around 1818. He married

Schena / Schoenchen Kander, daughter of

Michael Kander and his wife Besgen, nee

Rosenblatt (1.1.1.2.3).

Nathan Heinemann died on 26.09.1842 in Niedenstein, Hanna Heinemann died on

22.08.1858.

- - - - Lea Kander, born around 1789 in Riede, she was married to Bernhart

Schloesinger, born around 1787. Lea and Bernhart Schloesinger had three children:

Gumpert Schlesinger, born around 1825 in Riede,

he was Gemeindeaeltester 1860-1866.

Beile Schloesinger, born 09.08.1827 in Riede

Joseph Schlesinger, born 09.12.1830 in Riede, he married

Besgen/Betty Hofmann, born 24.05.1835, daughter of Moses

Hofmann and his wife Breina from Kirchberg. Joseph

Schlesinger was Gemeindeaeltester 1868-1887. Joseph

Schlesinger died 31.05.1903, Betty Schlesinger died

20.09.1907. Both are burried on the jewish cemetery of

Obervorschuetz.

Bernhart Schlesinger was Gemeindeaeltester 1828/29. Lea Schlesinger died

20.08.1845 in Riede at the age of 56, Bernhart Schlesinger died 10.05.1855 in Riede

at the age of 68.

FIFTH GENERATION :

Leiser Kander, born around 1815 in Riede, he married on 09.08.1843 Veilchen

Gutheim, 19 years old, born around 1824 in Ungedanken, daughter of Isaak

Gutheim and his wife Schoenchen, nee Levie. Leiser and Veilchen Kander had

nine children :

1.1.1.1.1.1 Jonas Kander, born 07.07.1844 in Riede

1.1.1.1.1.2 Leib / Levi Kander, born 16.09.1846 in Riede

1.1.1.1.1.3 Reischen Kander, born 13.12.1848 in Riede

1.1.1.1.1.4 Scheunchen / Jeanette Kander, born 14.04.1852 in Riede

1.1.1.1.1.5 Giedel / Julie Kander, born 16.09.1854 in Riede

1.1.1.1.1.6 Joseph Kander, born 11.08.1856 in Riede

1.1.1.1.1.7 Hanna / Johanna Kander, born 16.09.1861 in Riede

1.1.1.1.1.8 Bertha Kander, born 13.11.1863 in Riede

1.1.1.1.1.9 Bluemchen Kander, born 06.12.1866 in Riede, she died 10.05.1867.

Leiser Kander was Gemeindeaeltester in 1853. He died on 23.03.1887 at the age of

73 in Riede. Veilchen Kander died 30.09.1896. Both are buried on the jewish

cemetey of Obervorschuetz.

1.1.1.1.2 Scheinchen Kander, born around 1819 in Riede, she was married on 30.11.1842 to

Leib Lotheim, 33years old, born around 1809 in Niedenstein, son of Samuel

Lotheim and his wife Elke, nee Levisohn.

1.1.1.1.3 Giedel Kander, born around 1823 in Riede, she was married on 12.07.1848 to

Liebmann Rosenblatt, born 14.12.1814 in Binsfoerth, son of Salomon Rosenblatt

and his wife Jetchen, nee Liebmann. Giedel and Liebmann Rosenblatt had four

children:

Salomon Rosenblatt, born 01.09.1849 in Binsfoerth
Roeschen Rosenblatt, born 12.10.1851 in Binsfoerth
Jittchen Rosenblatt, born 22.09.1853 in Binsfoerth, she died on

02.12.1853 in Binsfoerth.

Hanah Rosenblatt, born 04.06.1857 in Binsfoerth, she died on

28.11.1857 in Binsfoerth.

Giedel Rosenblatt died on 12.08.1871 at the age of 49 Binsfoerth. Liebmann

Rosenblatt died 02.06.1896 in Binsfoerth.

(From http:/www.juden-in-nordhessen.co.de Genealogien juedischer Familien, Forschungen

Eckhard Preuschhof, Nachkommen Moses Rosenblatt Malsfeld.)

1.1.1.2.1 Herz Kander, born 12.04.1823, he married on 06.07.1853 Julchen Katz, 26 years

old, born around 1827 in Sielen, daughter of Susel Katz and his wife Perlchen, nee

Plaut. Herz and Julchen Kander lived in Sielen. Julchen Kander died before 1867.

Herz Kander married a second time on 30.10.1867 Rosette Eichholz, born

08.07.1828 in Niederelsungen, daughter of Itzig Eichholz and his wife Rebekka,

nee Moellerich. (Thiele. a.a.O. p. 428, corrected by Enrique Kahn)

1.1.1.2.2 Moses Kander, born 18.12.1824 in Riede, he married on 02.12.1851 Bule /

Pauline Rosenblatt, born 07.08.1819 in Binsfoerth, daughter of Daniel Rosenblatt

and his wife Jente, nee Stern. Moses Kander died on 15.04.1882, Bule Kander died

on 16.12.1887.

1.1.1.2.3 Schena / Schoenchen Kander, born 15.09.1827 in Riede, she was married on

05.11.1861 to Herz Heinemann, 43 years old, born around 1818, son of Nathan

Heinemann and his wife Hanne, nee Kander. Schoenchen Heinemann died on

02.06.1866 at the age of 39. Herz Heinemann married a second time on 24.12.1867

Jochebet Nussbaum, 35 years old, born around 1832 in Neukirchen, daughter of

Hirsch Nussbaum and his wife Peschen, nee Stern.

1.1.1.2.6 Meyer Kander, born 07.11.1830 in Riede, he married 22.02.1871 Mergam /

Miriam Lilienfeld, 36 years old, born 13.04.1835 in Gudensberg, daughter of

Levi Lilienfeld and his wife Schiffer, nee Katz. Miriam/Marianne Kander died

17.09.1881. She is burried on the jewish cemetery of Obervorschuetz. Meyer Kander

died 20.12.1898. He is burreid on the jewish cemetery of Obervorschuetz.

Hendel / Hendchen Kander, born 03.04.1835, she worked as a maid, she had a

son:

Markus Levi Kander, born 29.02.1853 , he died 01.04.1853.

1.1.1.2.10 Breinchen Kander, born 09.12.1839 in Riede. She worked as a maid in

Gudensberg. She, Levi and Beschen Elias were murdered on 07.12.1876.

- - - - - Jette Kander, she worked as a maid, she had two chldren:

Lea Kander born 01.05.1863 in Riede

Michael Kander, born 07.05.1866 in Sielen, he died 02.08.1866 in

Sielen.

SIXTH GENERATION :

Jonas Kander, born 07.07.1844 in Riede, he married on 28.10.1872 Veilchen

Schloss from Zimmersrode, daughter of Kaufmann Schloss and his wife Terz, nee

Alleksander. Jonas and Veilchen Kander had four children:

1.1.1.1.1.1.1 Aron Kander, born 04.01.1876 in Riede

1.1.1.1.1.1.2 Lui (Louis) Kander, born 24.07.1879 in Riede

1.1.1.1.1.1.3 Rosa Kander, born 04.06.1881 in Riede

1.1.1.1.1.1.4 Madilte Kander, born 15.01.1882 in Riede.

Jonas and Veilchen Kander moved to Gudensberg and lived there with their son Louis

Kander (Fritzlarer Strasse / Untergasse). They celebrated golden wedding in Oktober

1920. Jonas Kander died on 04.02.1827 in Gudensberg at the age of 83. Veilchen

Kander died on 01.03.1935. Both are buried on the jewish cemetery of Obervorschuetz.

1.1.1.1.1.2 Leib / Levi Kander, born 16.09. 1846 in Riede, he married Gustchen / Auguste

Goldenberg, born 18.11.1859 in Kestrich, daughter of the merchant Anschel

Goldenberg and his wife Guetel, nee Wallerstein from Kestrich. Levi and

Gustchen lived in Naumburg. They had four children:

Adolph Kander, born 19.02.1880 in Naumburg
Selma Kander, born 17.02.1882 in Naumburg
Rosa Kander, born 30.06.1885 in Naumburg
Bertha Kander, born 09.04.1895 in Naumburg.

Levi Kander was Gemeindeaeltester 1897-1900 and Stadtverordneter (member of the town-council) 1898 in Naumburg. Gustchen Kander died 29.06.1907 in Naumburg, Levi Kander died 07.01.1912 in Naumburg.

Scheunchen / Jeanette Kander, born 14.04.1852 in Riede. She was married to Isaak Ferse from Oberlistingen. Jeanette and Isaak Ferse had a daughter:

1.1.1.1.1.4.1 Rosalia Ferse, born 28.12.1879 in Oberlistingen.

1.1.1.1.1.4.2 Max Ferse, born 28.04.1883 in Breuna.

Jeanette and Isaak Ferse lived in Wanne (Herne). Jeanette Ferse was deported on

29.07.1942 from Dortmund to Theresienstadt (Terezin), where she perished on

14.08.1942.

Giedel / Julie Kander, born 16.09.1854 in Riede. She was married on 27.06.1881 in Merxhausen to Emil Loewenstern, born 20.01.1852 in Basdorf, son of Baer Loewenstern and his wife Jettchen, nee Loewenstern. Giedel and Emil Loewenstern lived in Korbach. They had five children:

1.1.1.1.1.5.1 Julius Loewenstern, born 19.04.1882 in Korbach

1.1.1.1.1.5.2 Adolf Loewenstern, born 03.03.1884 in Korbach

1.1.1.1.1.5.3 Burghardt Loewenstern, born 27.03.1887 in Korbach, he died in

WW I 14.09.1915 near Nieuwecapelle in France

Rosalie Loewenstern, born 11.06.1891 in Korbach, she died 17.10.1893 in Korbach
Leonhardt (Leo), born 06.08.1894 in Korbach. He died in WW I on 25.06.1916 near Donaumont in France.

Emil Loewenstern died 01.01.1934 in Korbach, Giedel / Julie Loewenstern died

10.01.1934 in Korbach.

1.1.1.1.1.6 Joseph Kander, born11.08.1856 in Riede, horse-merchant, he married Sophie

Isenburger. They lived in Naumburg 1890-1910 and moved to Kassel on

30.08.1910, they lived in Kassel in Bahnhofstrasse 8. Joseph and Sophie Kander

had a daughter :

Rosa Kander, born 16.09.1890 in Naumburg.

Joseph Kander died on 09.11.1918 in Kassel.

(Helmut Thiele: Die juedischen Einwohner zu Kassel, a.a.O. p.304)

1.1.1.1.1.7 Hanna Kander, born 16.09.1861 in Riede, she was married on 24.02.1885 to

Joseph Rosenbusch, born 12.02.1854 in Borken. Hanna and Joseph Rosenbusch

lived in Borken. They had five children:

1.1.1.1.1.7.1 Leopold Rosenbusch

1.1.1.1.1.7.2 Rosalia Rosenbusch

1.1.1.1.1.7.3 Frieda Rosenbusch, born 1890 in Borken

1.1.1.1.1.7.4 Franziska Rosenbusch, born 1893 in Borken

1.1.1.1.1.7.5 Clara Rosenbusch, born 1898 in Borken.

Hanna / Johanna Rosenbusch died 13.10.1936 in Borken. (Thiele. a.a.O. p. 352)

1.1.1.1.1.8 Bertha Kander, born 13.11.1863 in Riede, she was married to Isaak Voremberg,

born 16.11.1863 in Meimbressen, son of Jacob Voremberg and his wife Dina, nee

Levie. Bertha and Isaak Voremberg lived in Meimbressen. They had two children:

Jacob Voremberg, born 1890
Dina Voremberg, born 1890

Bertha Voremberg died 04.04.1931 in Meimbressen (grave no. 71), Isaak

Voremberg died 31.01.1938.

1.1.1.1.3.1 Salomon Rosenblatt, born 01.09.1849 in Binsfoerth, he married Bertha / Berle

Nussbaum. Salomon and Bertha / Berle Rosenblatt had five children:

1.1.1.1.3.1.1 David Rosenblatt, born 06.04.1882 in Binsfoerth

1.1.1.1.3.1.2 Julchen Rosenblatt, born 20.07.1883 in Binsfoerth, she died on

17.10.1883 in Binsfoerth.

1.1.1.1.3.1.3 Aron / Adolph Rosenblatt, born 18.11.1884 in Binsfoerth

1.1.1.1.3.1.4 Jettchen / Henriette Rosenblatt, born 07.02.1887 in Binsfoerth

1.1.1.1.3.1.5 MosesRosenblatt, born 10.09.1889 in Binsfoerth.

SEVENTH GENERATION :

Louis Kander, born 04.06.1879 in Riede, he married Rikchen / Friederike Goldschmidt, born 02.03.1884 in Hoof, daughter of Hermann Goldschmidt and his wife Jeanette, nee Hattenbach. Louis and Rikchen had two children :

1.1.1.1.1.1.2.1 Ilse Kander, born 20.04.1907 in Gudensberg, she died

Gudensberg at the age of 19. She is burried on the

jewish cemetery of Obervorschuetz

Ludwig Kander, born 31.05.1909 in Gudensberg.

Rikchen Kander died on 01.03.1920 in Gudensberg. She is burried on the jewish

cemetery of Obervorschuetz. Louis Kander married a second time Recha

Gruenewald, born 20.02.1880 in Oppenheim. Louis and Recha Kander moved from

Gudensberg to Kassel, Mittelgasse 51 on 28.05.1935. Since 01.01.1938 they lived in

Schillerstrasse 9. On 09.12.1941 they were deported from Kassel to Riga.

1.1.1.1.1.1.3 Rosa/Roeschen Kander, born 04.06.1881 in Riede. She was married to Jacob

Frankenberg, born 09.12.1871 in Meimbressen. Rosa and Jacob Fankenberg

had three children:

1.1.1.1.1.1.3.1 Grete Frankenberg, born 03.07.1902 in Meimbressen

1.1.1.1.1.1.3.2 Yehuda Frankenberg

1.1.1.1.1.1.3.3 Ludwig Frankenberg, born 20.05.1906 in Meimbressen.

Rosa and Jacob Frankenberg were deported on 07.09.1942 from Kassel to Theresienstadt. Jacob Frankenberg persished on 24.02.1943 in Theresienstadt. Rosa Frankenberg was deported on 18.05.1944 from Theresienstadt to Auschwitz.

Adolph Kander, born 19.02.1880 in Naumburg, he was a horse-merchant. He

married , Johanna Levinstein, born 08.03.1893 in Wichmannshausen. Adolph and Johanna Kander had two sons:

1.1.1.1.1.2.1.1 Ernst Ludwig, called Jerry, Kander, born 29.07.1917 in Naumburg

Rolf, called Eli, Kander, born08.11.1919 in Naumburg.

Adolph Kander was a officer in the First World War. The family moved in 1929 to Kassel. Adolph Kander was deported to Buchenwald on 10.11.1938, where he perished on 05.12.1938. Johanna Kander was deported on 09.12.1941 from Kassel to Riga.

1.1.1.1.1.2.2 Selma Kander, born 17.02.1882 in Naumburg. She was married in

September1905 to Jakob Kaufmann, born 05.05.1880 in Zierenberg, son of the

merchant Salomon Kaufmann and his wife Henriette, nee Schoenstedt. They

lived in Zierenberg, Lange Strasse 114 and moved to Kassel on 01.04.1936.

Jakob Kaufmann commited suicide on 27.04.1939. Selma Kaufmann was

deported from Kassel to Riga on 09.12.1941, where she perished in March

1942.

1.1.1.1.1.2.3 Rosa Kander, born 30.06.1885 in Naumburg, she was married on 18.08.1911

to Moritz Bauer, born 17.01.1880 in Weilburg, son of Jonas Bauer and his wife

Fanni, nee Markus. They lived in Wolfhagen. Rosa and Moritz Bauer had two

daughters:

Irmgard Bauer
Hilda Bauer, born in 1914.

Moritz Bauer died as prisoner in war in Russia in the First Word War. Rosa

Bauer moved to Kassel on 14.01.1938. She was deported from Kassel to Riga

on 09.12.1941.

Bertha Kander, born 09.04.1895 in Naumburg, she was married to

Siegmund Kann, born 12.07.1889 in Wolfhagen, owner of a shoe-shop in

Wolfhagen. Bertha and Siegmund Kann lived in Wolfhagen. They had three

children:

1.1.1.1.1.2.4.1 Ludwig Kann, born 01.11.1922 in Wolfhagen

1.1.1.1.1.2.4.2. Anneliese / Chana Kann, born 10.11.1923 in Wolfhagen.

1.1.1.1.1.2.4.3. Yehuda Kann.

Bertha and Siegmund Kann moved to Kassel on 12.05.1939. They were

deported from Kassel to Riga on 09.12.1941.

Julius Loewenstern, born 19.08.1882 in Korbach. He married on 03.06.1906 in Wanne (Herne) Rosalia Ferse, born 28.12.1879 in Oberlistingen (= 1.1.4.1), daughter of Isaak Ferse and hid wife Johanne, nee Kander (= 1.1.4 Scheunchen /Jeanette Kander). Rosalia and Julius Loewenstern had a son:

1.1.1.1.1.5.1.1 (Iwan) Heinz Loewenstern, born 02.01.1908 in Wanne (Herne).

The family was deported in 1942 to Eastern-Europa. They are missed.

Adolf Loewenstern, born 03.03.1884 in Korbach. He married on 15.02.1921 in Hamburg Emma Christine Elisabeth Tietgen, later: Ruth Loewenstern, daughter of Claus Christian Tietgen and his wife Marie Elise Dorothea, nee Wienecke. She was a Christian and converted 30.04.1921 to the Judaism. Adolf and Ruth Loewenstern lived in Korbach. They had a son:

1.1.1.1.1.5.2.1 Burghardt Leonhard Loewenstern, born 18.01.1924 in Korbach.

The family emigrated in March 1937 to Australia. Ruth Loewenstern / Lowe

died in 1956 in Footscray / Australia. Adolf Loewenstern / Lowe died on

26.03.1965 in Kew / Australia.

1.1.1.1.1.6.1 Rosa Kander, she was married to Karl Waldmann, born 1886 in Aue Kreis

Eschwege. He was a Christian. Rosa and Karl Waldmann lived in Kassel. They

had three children:

Jochen Waldmann, born 17.01.1922 in Kassel
Karl Konrad Waldmann, born 17.10.1927 in Kassel
Lieselotte Waldmann. born 02.06.1912 in Kassel

Karl Waldmann worked in several parts of the region gouvernment. He was dismissed by the Nazis in 1937. In 1943 the family moved from Kassel to Kaltenbach near Spangenberg. After war he became administrative head of the

Landkreis Rotenburg/Fulda and later Melsungen. He died 27.08.1970. Rosa Waldmann died 04.08.1970.

1.1.1.1.1.7.3 Frieda Rosenbusch, born 26.07.1886 in Borken, she was married to Josef

Stern, born 22.06.1879 in Melsungen son of N.N. Stern and his wife Fanny, nee

Seelig, born 30.07.1853 in Solz. Frieda and Josef Stern lived in Melsungen

Rotenburger Strasse 3, they had a furniture store. Frieda and Josef Stern had two

children:

1.1.1.1.1.7.3.1 Julia Ilse Stern, born 18.02.1910 in Melsungen

1.1.1.1.1.7.3.2 Herbert Stern, born 09.05.1911 in Melsungen.

Josef Stern died in WW I on 28.09.1915. In the Reichspogromnacht Friedrich

Stoehr, butcher in Melsungen, saved Frieda Stern and he daughter against the

Nazis. He stood in the door of the house Rotenburger Strasse 3 and did not let

the Nazis go in. Frieda Stern was deported to Eastern-Europe. She is missed.

1.1.1.1.1.7.4 Franziska Rosenbusch, born 11.10.1893 in Borken, she was married on

19.04.1920 to Levi Speier, born 07.1.1885 in Guxhagen, son of Baruch Speier

and his wife Besschen, nee Speier. Franziska and Levi Speier had two daughters:

1.1.1.1.1.7.4.1 Hilde Speier, born 24.04.1921 in Borken.

1.1.1.1.1.7.4.2 Ursula Speier, born 04.06.1924 in Borken.

Levi and Franziska Speier were deported on 22.11.1941 from Frankfurt/Main to

Kowno. They were killed there on 22.11.1941.

1.1.1.1.1.7.5 Clara Rosenbusch, born1898 in Borken. She was married first on 20.02.1924 in

Borken to Max Ferse (1.1.1.1.1.2.4.2), a second time on 04.12.1936 in

Melsungen to Ernst Levi, born 19.10.1884 in Suhl. Clara Levi died on

09.05.1974 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA, Ernst Levi died on 20.01.1968 in

New York.

1.1.1.1.1.8.1 Jacob Voremberg, born 1890, he married Jenny Perlstein, born 1895 in

Meimbressen, daughter of Wolf Perlstein and his wife Lina, nee Tannenbaum.

Jacob and Jenny Voremberg had four children:

Trude Voremberg, born 1922, she died in 1924
Meier Horst Voremberg, born 1924
Eliezer Voremberg, born 1925
Shlomo Werner Voremberg, born 1927.

Jenny Voremberg died in 1975.

1.1.1.1.1.8.2 Dina Voremberg, born 1890, she wa married to Meier Perlstein, born

17.08.1884, son of Wolf Perlstein and his wife Lina, nee Tannenbaum. Wolf and

Lina Perlstein had a son:

1.1.1.1.1.8.2.1 Harry Perlstein, born 1919 in Meimbressen.

EIGHTH GENERATION :

1.1.1.1.1.1.2.2 Ludwig Kander, born 31.05.1909 in Gudensberg. He lived in Berlin. He

married Edith Weiss born 05.01.1912 in Hamburg. Ludwig and Edith

Kander emigrated on 24.09.1938 on the SS “Paris” from Le Havre/France to

New York (List of alien passengers for the United Stated No. 5 from 24.09.1938).

They lived in Forest Hills / Long Island / New York, 75-40 Austin Street.

Louis Kander made deposits to bring his father Louis Kander and his wife

Recha from Kassel into the States (Jewsih Transmigration Bureau Deposit Card).

Ludwig / Lutz Kander died on 13.03.1945 at the age of 36 in Forest Hills

(Death-announcement). Edith Kander died on08.03.2000 in New Brunswick,

Middlesex,New Jersey, USA.

1.1.1.1.1.1.3.1 Grete Frankenberg, born 03.07.1902 in Meimbressen, she was married to

Hugo Blum, born 09.09.1892 in Borken, son of Moshe and Sara, nee

Heilbronn. Grete and Hugo Blum had two children:

Margot Blum, born 22.07.1923 in Borken
Martin Blum, born 22.03.1925 in Borken.

Grete and Hugo Blum and their children Margot and Marti were deported on

09.12.1941 from Kassel to Riga. Grete Blum and her daughter Margot were

deported from Riga to Stutthof on 01.10.1944.

1.1.1.1.1.1.3.2 Yehuda Frankenberg emigrated and survived. He wrote testimonies for his

parents and siblings in Yad Vashem.

1.1.1.1.1.1.3.3 Ludwig Frankenberg, born 20.06.1906 in Meimbressen. He lived in

Muehlheim near Darmstadt. He died in February 1936 in Dresden.

Ernst Ludwig, called Jerry, Kander, born 29.07.1917 in Naumburg, he emigrated to South-Africa in 1934. He married Zelda Zenith Kramer, born in

1925. Ernst Ludwig and Zelda Zenith Kander had a son:

1.1.1.1.1.2.1.1.1 Joan Allison Kander, born 15.08.1948 in Johannesburg, South

Africa. She waas married to Selwyn Struck.

Zelda Zenith Kander died on 04.05.1969 in Johannesburg South Africa. Ernst

Ludwig Kander died on 30.09.1997 in Johannesburg South Africa.

1.1.1.1.1.2.1.2 Rolf, called Eli, Kander, he emigrated to Palestine in March 1936. He died in

Israel in 1994.

Irmgard Bauer, she was married to N.N. Dotan. She lived in Schweinfurt.

She wrote a testmony for her mother Rosa Bauer, nee Kander in Yad Vashem.

1.1.1.1.1.2.3.2. Hilde Bauer, born 1914. She was married to Leopold Goldner. Hilde and

Leopold Goldner had two sons:

1.1.1.1.1.2.3.2.1. Gideon Goldner

1.1.1.1.1.2.3.2.2. Menachem Goldner.

Hilde Goldner died in 1975. Leopold Goldner died in 1999 in Kfar Yedidya,

Israel.

1.1.1.1.1.2.4.1. Ludwig / Lutz Kann, born 01.11.1922 in Wolfhagen He emigrated in 1939 to

Palestine and served in the Jewish Brigade in the Britsh Armee. After war he

married and had a son in Israel. He stayed in Israel till his son Slomo was 18.

Then he came back to Germany and lived in Berlin. In 1970 he married Sonja

Gross- She had two sons and came back from Columbia to Germany in 1959.

In 2013.Lutz Kann became a honorary citizen of Wolfhagen. He died on

19.11.2016 in Berlin.

1.1.1.1.1.2.4.2. Anneliese / Chana Kann, born 10.11.1923 in Wolfhagen, she emigrated with

a Kindertransport on 04.01.1939 to Holland and from there in November 1939

to Palestine. She was married in 1942 to N.N. Dankner. They had three

children. Chana Dankner died in 2012 in Rechovot / Israel.

Burghard Leonhard Loewenstern, born 18.01.1924 in Korbach. He emigrated to Australia. He married first Margaret Croal “Paerl” Lindsay. They had two children:

1.1.1.1.1.5.2.1.1 Ronald David Loew

1.1.1.1.1.5.2.1.2 Susan Loewenstern.

Burghard Leonhard Loewenstern married a second time Ilma Doreen Harry. They had a son:

1.1.1.1.1.5.2.1.3 Denis Ronald Loew.

Burghard Leonhard Loewenstern died on 16.07.1983 in Australia.

1.1.1.1.1.6.1.1 Jochen Waldmann, born 17.01.1922 in Kassel, he was a surgeon in

Rotenburg/Fulda. He died 08.06.1961 in Kassel.

1.1.1.1.1.6.1.2 Karl Konrad Waldmann, born 17.10.1927 in Kassel, he was a surgeon in

Rotenburg/Fulda. He died 20.04. (?).

1.1.1.1.1.6.1.3 Lieselotte Waldmann. She was married to Walter Zarges,

ladder-industrialist in Weilheim/Bavaria. They had two children:

Axel N. Zarges, born 07.10.1932
Ellen Yvonne Zarges.

Lieselotte Waldmann dies 08.04.1961 in Berlin.

Julia Ilse Stern, born 18.02.1910 in Melsungen. She moved in November

1939 to Frankfurt/Main. She was married to Heinz Beissinger, born 1911 in

Frankfurt/Main. They emigrated to Palestine and lived in Haifa. Ilse

Beissinger died 09.03.1998 in Haifa, Heinz Beissinger died 30.06.2009 at the

age of 98 in Hamburg.

Herbert Stern, born 09.05.1911 in Melsungen. He emigrated 25.03.1935 to

Palestine.

Hilde Speier, born 24.04.1921 in Borken. She was married to Fred S. Aron, born 16.03.1921 in Immendorf (Ehrenbreitstein, Koblenz). Hilde

and Fred S. Aron had two children:

1.1.1.1.1.7.4.1.1 Dennis Aron, born 13.09.1947

Lester Aron, born 1952

Hilde Aron died on 15.11.2002 in Evanston, Cook, Illinois, USA, Fred S. Aron died on 19.05.2008 in Evanston, Cook, Illinois, USA.

1.1.1.1.1.7.4.2 Ursula Speier, born 04.06.1924 in Borken. She was deported from

Frankfurt/Main to Kowno, where she was killed on 25.11.1941.

Meier Horst Voremberg, born 1924, he married Yehudit Mossel, born

1918. Meier Horst and Yehudit Voremberg had a daughter:

1.1.1.1.1.8.1.2.1 Daniela Voremberg.

Meier Horst Voremberg died in 1983.

Eliezer Foremberg, born 1925. He married Noemi Sinigaglia. Eliezer and

Noemi Foremberg had four children:

1.1.1.1.1.8.1.3.1 Tamar Foremberg, born 1954

1.1.1.1.1.8.1.3.2 Itzhak Yoel Foremberg, born 1956

1.1.1.1.1.8.1.3.3 Varda Foremberg, born 1958

1.1.1.1.1.8.1.3.4 Smadar Foremberg, born 1964

Eliezer Foremberg died in 1992.

Shlomo Werner Voremberg, born 1927, he married Mina Kritman, born

1933. Shlomo Werner and Mina have three children:

1.1.1.1.1.8.1.4.1 Nurit Voremberg, born 1962

1.1.1.1.1.8.1.4.2 Doron Voremberg, born 1965

1.1.1.1.1.8.1.4.3 Eli Voremberg.

Harry Perlstein, born 1919, he married Schula, Harry and Schula Perlstein

have three children:

1.1.1.1.1.8.2.1.1 Itzhak Perlstein

Lihi Perlstein
Avivit Perlstein.

Harry Perlstein died in 2006.

NINTH GENERATION :

Axel. N. Zarges, born 07.10.1932. He was an attorney in Kassel and

member of the European Parli.ament. He died 29.12.1989.

Ellen Yvonne Zarges, she is married to Erhard Wicke. Ellen Yvonne

Zarges-Wicke is an attorney in Kassel.

Dennis Aron, born 13.09.1947, he married Jacquelyn, born 10.07.1947. Dennis and Jacquelyn Aron have two children:

1.1.1.1.1.7.4.1.1.1 Joni Aron, born 1974

1.1.1.1.1.7.4.1.1.2 Zachary Aron, born 1977

Lester Aron, born 1952, he married Elizabeth. Lester and Elizabeth Aron

have three children:

1.1.1.1.1.7.4.1.2.1 David Aron

1.1.1.1.1.7.4.1.2.2 Emily Aron, born 1993

1.1.1.1.1.7.4.1.2.3 Rachel Aron, born 1993.

Daniela Voremberg, she is married to Orel. Daniela and Orel Voremberg have a son:

1.1.1.1.1.8.2.1.1 Orel Voremberg, born 1988.

Tamar Foremberg, born 1954, she is married to Aharon Fogel, born 1952.

Tamar and Aharon Fogel have two daughters:

1.1.1.1.1.8.1.3.1.1 Mor Fogel, born 1978

1.1.1.1.1.8.1.3.1.2 Inbal Fogel, born 1982.

1.1.1.1.1.8.1.3.2 Itzhak Yoel Foremberg, born 1956, he married Avital Marcus, born 1958.

Itzhak Yoel and Avital Foremberg have two children:

1.1.1.1.1.8.1.3.2.1 Omer Jacob Foremberg, born 1984

1.1.1.1.1.8.1.3.2.2 Adi Foremberg, born 1988.

1.1.1.1.1.8.1.3.3. Varda Foremberg, born 1958, she is married to Michael Sinigaglia, born

1957. Varda and Michael Sinigaglia have two daughters:

1.1.1.1.1.8.1.3.2.1 Dorin Sinigaglia, born 1983

1.1.1.1.1.8.1.3.2.2 Shirley Sinigaglia, born 1987.

1.1.1.1.1.8.1.3.4 Smadar Foremberg, born 1964, she is married to George Pasmanik, born

1956. Smadar and Goerge Pasmanik have two children:

1.1.1.1.1.8.1.3.4.1 Elinor Pasmanik, born 1989

1.1.1.1.1.8.1.3.4.2 Lori Pasmanik, born 1994.

Nurit Voremberg, born 1962, she is married to Meir Potok, born 1959.

Nurit and Meir Potok have three children:

1.1.1.1.1.8.1.4.1.1 Yael Potok, born 1988

1.1.1.1.1.8.1.4.1.2 Hila Potok, born 1991

1.1.1.1.1.8.1.4.1.3 Noa Potok, born 1998.

Doron Voremberg, born 1965, he married Hagar Shapira, born 1969.

Doron and Hagar Voremberg have three children:

1.1.1.1.1.8.1.4.2.1 Eldad Voremberg, born 20.01.1994

1.1.1.1.1.8.1.4.2.2 Alon Voremberg, born 31.01.1998

1.1.1.1.1.8.1.4.2.3 Mayha Voremberg, born 26.05.2006.

Eli Voremberg, he married Nora Loewenthal, born 1964. Eli and Nora

Voremberg have two children:

1.1.1.1.1.8.1.4.3.1 Or Voremberg, born 1991

1.1.1.1.1.8.1.4.3.2 Maayan Voremberg, born 1994.

TENTH GENERATION :

1.1.1.1.1.7.4.1.1.1 Joni Aron, born 1974, she is married to Matthew Swenson. Joni and

Matthew Swenson have a child:

1.1.1.1.1.7.4.1.1.1.1 Sydney Swenson

1.1.1.1.1.8.1.3.1.1 Mor Fogel, born 1978, she is married to Benmor. They have a child:

1.1.1.1.1.8.1.3.1.1.1 Peleg Benmor.

1.1.1.1.1.8.1.3.1.2 Inbal Folgel, born 1982, she is married to David Hadar. Inbal and David

Hadar have a child:

1.1.1.1.1.8.1.3.1.2.1 Eden Hadar.

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http://www.synagoge-voehl.de/Juden_im_Landkreis/index.htm

Karl Wilke: Die Geschichte der juedischen Gemeinde Korbach, Korbach 1993.

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Compiled by Hans-Peter K l e i n Melsungen, August / November 2009

revised and supplemented September 2011

January 2014

May 2020