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- HANS MORITZ VOLLWEILER
- Local Survivor registry
- HANS MORITZ VOLLWEILER
Survivor Profile
HANS
MORITZ
VOLLWEILER
(1906 - 1977)
PRE-WAR NAME:
HANS MORITZ VOLLWEILER
HANS MORITZ VOLLWEILER
PLACE OF BIRTH:
HEIDENHEIM, GERMANY
HEIDENHEIM, GERMANY
DATE OF BIRTH:
OCTOBER 7, 1906
OCTOBER 7, 1906
LOCATION(s) BEFORE THE WAR:
HEIDENHEIM, GERMANY
HEIDENHEIM, GERMANY
LOCATION(s) DURING THE WAR:
WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, NEW YORK
WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, NEW YORK
STATUS:
REFUGEE
REFUGEE
RELATED PERSON(S):
ERNA LICHSTERN VOLLWEILER - Spouse (Deceased),
ELLEN VOLLWEILER ROSENTHAL - Daughter,
MARC ROSENTHAL - Grandson,
MICHELLE ROSENTHAL EDGAR - Granddaughter,
LIEBMAN VOLLWEILER - Father (Deceased),
FRIEDA EINSTEIN VOLLWEILER - Mother (Deceased)
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BIOGRAPHY BY MICHELLE EDGAR
My family comes from Germany. My grandfather, Hans Moritz Vollweiler, was the son of Liebman Vollweiler and Frieda Einstein. Born on October 7, 1906, in Heidenheim, Germany, my grandfather had four siblings. Justin was the oldest followed by my grandfather, his sister, Ilse, brother, Werner and the youngest sibling, Victor. The family raised cattle on their farm in Heidenheim. The family was religious and kept a kosher home. My grandfather met my grandmother, Erna Lichtstern, in Germany.
Erna Lichtstern was the daughter of Sigmund Lichtstern and Mallie Katz. My grandmother, Erna, had one older brother, Herbert and the family came from Munich. My grandparents got married in Germany and moved to Washington Heights, NYC in 1938 to escape the terror of the Nazi regime. There were several generations that lived in this household in NYC. In this apartment there lived my great-great-grandmother, known as the Alte Oma, my great-grandparents, Sigmund and Mallie and my grandparents, Hans and Erna in addition to their two children, my mother being the youngest child. The family belonged to an Orthodox Synagogue, Ahavath Torah Synagogue in Washington Heights. This is also where the children received their Jewish education. My grandfather, Hans, made his living selling children’s clothing. The family stayed in Washington Heights until the late 1960’s and then moved to Yonkers, New York once their children were married. Several years later they moved Hallandale, Florida.
Editor’s Notes:
Refer to Michelle Edgar in Voices of the Descendants
Refer to Related Textual Materials Below for Vollweiller document
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SURVIVOR INTERVIEW:
Refer to biography above by Michelle Edgar, granddaughter
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related textual material:
Vollweiller Document
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Sources and Credits:
Credits:
Biography by Michelle Edgar, granddaughter. Digital historic and family photographs donated by Michelle Edgar.
