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Irma Fuldauer née Oppenheimer

Emigrated
b. 06.06.1891, Gemmingen — d. 13.12.1962, Buenos Aires
Wife of Hugo · 2 children
Religion Jewish
Address Gemmingen, Germany (1891–?)
Address Dinslaken, Germany (before 1937)
Address Rotterdam, Netherlands (~1937–1945)

Family

Parents
Joseph Oppenheimer 1845–1922 Mina Oppenheimer 1848–1913
Spouse
Hugo Fuldauer 1891–1948
Children
Minna Simens 1919–2008 Rhudi Fuldauer
Siblings
Frieda Allersheimer 1883–1941 Julius Oppenheimer 1882–1942 Klara Kaufmann 1886–1942 Max Oppenheimer 1880–1942 Moses Oppenheimer 1874–1940 Sigmund Oppenheimer 1877–1940 Simon Oppenheimer 1876–1941 Zacharias Oppenheimer 1890–

Emigration

✈ Argentina
Route: Gemmingen → Dinslaken → Netherlands → Argentina

Location Trail

  1. Gemmingen Resided (1891–?) · 1891
  2. Dinslaken Resided (before 1937) · 1937
  3. Rotterdam Resided (~1937–1945) · 1937
  4. Ludwigsburg Irma (Frau Fuldauer) writes to Moses in prison · 29.12.1937
  5. buchenwald Dutch relatives attempt to free Moses from Buchenwald · 1939
  6. Zug, Switzerland Letter · 04.02.1939
  7. München (Munich), Germany Letter · 1940
  8. Stuttgart, Germany Letter · 1941
  9. [Germany] Letter · 1941
  10. München (Munich) Letter · 1941
  11. New York, New York, USA Letter · 04.02.1941
  12. Hannover, Germany Letter · 10.1941
  13. Munich, Germany Letter · 25.10.1941
  14. Buenos Aires Resided (post-1945) · 1945
  15. Argentina Emigrated to

Timeline

  • 06.06.1891 Irma Oppenheimer born in Gemmingen
  • 1937 Irma and Hugo Fuldauer living in the Netherlands
  • 29.12.1937 Irma (Frau Fuldauer) writes to Moses in prison
  • 1939 Dutch relatives attempt to free Moses from Buchenwald
  • 1945 Irma and Hugo emigrate to Argentina
  • 13.12.1962 Irma Fuldauer dies in Buenos Aires

Correspondence

Typed letter (page 1 of 2), marked "Abschrift" (copy) 1939 Handwritten letter discussing shipping of belongings, with inventory 1940 Western Union Cablegram from Reisebüro Vock (Stuttgart) to Fred Oppenheimer i... 1941 Envelope front — airmail letter 1941 Envelope front — airmail letter 1941 Typed letter/affidavit from Mina Kaufmann to the American Consulate in Stuttg... 1941 Envelope front — airmail letter 1941 Western Union telegram from Julius and Elsa Oppenheimer in Munich to Mina Kau... 1941

Notes

Moses's sister (daughter of Joseph Marum & Mina Oppenheimer)
Born June 6, 1891 in Gemmingen
Survived the Holocaust — one of the few Oppenheimer siblings to survive
Husband: Hugo Fuldauer (b. Jan 8, 1891 Dinslaken, d. Sep 16, 1948 Buenos Aires)
Children: Minna Simens (née Fuldauer), Rudi/Rudolf Fuldauer, Bertha Schuster (née Fuldauer)
Irma & Hugo lived in the Netherlands — they are the 'relatives in Holland' mentioned in correspondence and Margit's 1963 memoir
Residence before Netherlands: Dinslaken, Rheinprovinz (per MyHeritage Jewish Holocaust Memorials record)
Elsa's letter (c. Jan 1941): 'From my loved ones in Holland, we regularly receive news and they are, thank God, healthy' — refers to Irma & Hugo
Wrote to Moses in prison: 'Frau Fuldauer' sent a letter from the Netherlands to Moses at Ludwigsburg prison (per Stolpersteine Stuttgart)
Attempted with Hugo to free Moses from Buchenwald with foreign currency guarantees for emigration to Shanghai — unsuccessful
Died December 13, 1962 in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Sources

  • Oppenheimer/Shacham Family Archive — Personal documents, photos, and correspondence
  • Geni.com World Family Tree — Collaborative genealogy profiles managed by Randy Schoenberg. Profiles for Joseph Marum Oppenheimer and Mina Oppenheimer (née Kirchhausen).
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