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Julius Isaak Oppenheimer

Holocaust Victim
b. 05.05.1882, Gemmingen — d. 04.1942, Ghetto Piaski, Lublin, Poland
Husband of Elsa
Oppenheimer, Julius Isaak

Postcard from Bertha (US) to Julius Oppenheimer, Adlzreiterstr. 13 II, Munich

Religion Jewish
Address Ainmillerstrasse 19/II, München (c. 1940-1941)

Family

Parents
Mina Oppenheimer 1848–1913 Joseph Oppenheimer 1845–1922
Spouse
Elsa Oppenheimer 1894–1942
Siblings
Frieda Allersheimer 1883–1941 Irma Fuldauer 1891–1962 Klara Kaufmann 1886–1942 Max Oppenheimer 1880–1942 Moses Oppenheimer 1874–1940 Sigmund Oppenheimer 1877–1940 Simon Oppenheimer 1876–1941 Zacharias Oppenheimer 1890–

Persecution

Ghetto Piaski
died
Deported from Munich to Piaski ghetto (Lublin district). Died April 1942.

Location Trail

  1. Gemmingen Born · 05.05.1882
  2. Heilbronn, Germany Letter · 1900
  3. Heilbronn Letter · 1900
  4. München Photographed · c.1920s
  5. Treysa Photographed · c.1920s
  6. München (Munich), Germany Letter · 06.1930
  7. München Julius writes from Munich to Mina · 15.06.1930
  8. München (Munich), Germany Letter · 15.06.1930
  9. New York, New York, USA Letter · 1939
  10. [New York, USA] Letter · 1939
  11. New York, New York, USA Letter · 11.1939
  12. London, England Letter · 30.11.1939
  13. [London or New York] Letter · 12.1939
  14. London, England Letter · 05.12.1939
  15. Ainmillerstrasse 19/II, München Resided (c. 1940-1941) · 1940
  16. München Julius & Elsa ship belongings to America · 1940
  17. Bronx, New York, USA Letter · 1940
  18. München (Munich), Germany Letter · 1940
  19. München (Munich) and Stuttgart, Germany Letter · 1940
  20. [München/Munich or Stuttgart, Germany] Letter · 1940
  21. [München/Munich, Germany, based on context] Letter · 1940
  22. Rotterdam, Netherlands Letter · 1940
  23. New York, New York, USA Letter · 06.02.1940
  24. New York, New York, USA (86th Street Branch) Letter · 20.03.1940
  25. [New York or Rotterdam] Letter · 04.1940
  26. New York, New York, USA Letter · 04.1940
  27. [Rotterdam or in transit] Letter · 04.1940
  28. [Rotterdam, Netherlands, despite Mannheim letterhead] Letter · 01.04.1940
  29. Rotterdam, Netherlands Letter · 04.04.1940
  30. New York, New York, USA Letter · 17.04.1940
  31. Forest Hills, Long Island, New York, USA Letter · 30.05.1940
  32. München Julius & Elsa apply for U.S. visa · 03.07.1940
  33. München (Munich), Germany Letter · 30.07.1940
  34. München Letter with notes from multiple family members · 05.11.1940
  35. München (Munich), Germany Letter · 05.11.1940
  36. New York Letter · 1941
  37. Stuttgart, Germany Letter · 1941
  38. [Germany] Letter · 1941
  39. München (Munich), Germany Letter · 1941
  40. München (Munich) Letter · 1941
  41. München (Munich), Germany Letter · 1941
  42. Hannover, Germany Letter · 1941
  43. München (Munich), Germany Letter · 14.01.1941
  44. Bronx, New York, USA Letter · 02.1941
  45. Brooklyn, New York, USA Letter · 01.02.1941
  46. New York, New York, USA Letter · 04.02.1941
  47. [New York, New York, USA] Letter · 04.02.1941
  48. Bronx, New York, USA Letter · 10.02.1941
  49. Stuttgart, Germany Letter · 04.04.1941
  50. [Stuttgart, Germany] Letter · 04.04.1941
  51. München Letter from Munich — persecution intensifies · 07.09.1941
  52. München (Munich), Germany Letter · 07.09.1941
  53. München Last letters from Munich · 15.09.1941
  54. München (Munich), Germany Letter · 15.09.1941
  55. Hannover, Germany Letter · 08.10.1941
  56. München Julius & Elsa write condolence letter · 11.10.1941
  57. München (Munich), Germany Letter · 11.10.1941
  58. Munich, Germany Letter · 25.10.1941
  59. New York, New York, USA Letter · 11.1941
  60. Basel, Switzerland Letter · 07.11.1941
  61. New York, New York, USA Letter · 07.11.1941
  62. München Julius & Elsa's last known letter from Munich · 20.11.1941
  63. München (Munich), Germany Letter · 20.11.1941
  64. München Julius & Elsa report deportations, Bezirksverbot · 27.03.1942
  65. München (Munich), Germany Letter · 27.03.1942
  66. Ghetto Piaski, Lublin, Poland Died · 04.1942
  67. München Last letter in collection — Julius & Elsa · 18.07.1942
  68. München (Munich), Germany Letter · 18.07.1942
  69. Gemmingen Letter · 30.10.1946
  70. Ghetto Piaski Interned

Timeline

  • 15.06.1930 Julius writes from Munich to Mina
  • 1940 Julius & Elsa ship belongings to America
  • 03.07.1940 Julius & Elsa apply for U.S. visa
  • 30.07.1940 Letter from Munich with Elsa — family updates
  • 05.11.1940 Letter with notes from multiple family members
  • 07.09.1941 Letter from Munich — persecution intensifies
  • 15.09.1941 Last letters from Munich
  • 11.10.1941 Julius & Elsa write condolence letter
  • 20.11.1941 Julius & Elsa's last known letter from Munich
  • 1942 Deported (Julius & Elsa)
  • 27.03.1942 Julius & Elsa report deportations, Bezirksverbot
  • 18.07.1942 Last letter in collection — Julius & Elsa

Correspondence

Picture postcard front 1900 Handwritten letter (page 1), in German Kurrent script 1930 Brief handwritten pencil note from Mina 1939 Typed updated affidavit of support from Samuel Morris 1939 Typed letter / affidavit of support from Samuel Morris to the American Consul... 1939 Invoice from Tausig Service Corporation for affidavit filing fees 1939 Receipt from the Jewish Refugees Committee for repayment of deposit 1939 Typed letter from the Jewish Refugees Committee (Financial Department) to Min... 1939 Typed letter/affidavit from Mrs. Bertha Katz née Falk to the American Consul ... 1940 Handwritten letter discussing shipping of belongings, with inventory 1940 Handwritten letter (page 1) in German Kurrent script 1940 Handwritten letter with typed American Consulate document 1940 Handwritten inventory/packing list in blue ink 1940 Handwritten letter fragment (partial page, damaged/torn) 1940 Envelope front addressed to Mina Kaufmann, posted from New York 1940 Bank deposit receipt from The National City Bank of New York 1940 Handwritten inventory/checklist of shipped crates and suitcases 1940 Handwritten inventory on a "Reise-Bericht" (Travel Report) form, page 17 1940 Handwritten letter from Arthur Baer to Mina Kaufmann (page 1 of 2), on "Arthu... 1940 Holland America Line excess baggage receipt (No. 621), bilingual (English/Ger... 1940 U.S. Customs Entry Record / Receipt / Missing Documents form (Customs Form 5101) 1940 Typed letter from The Bowery Savings Bank, Safe Deposit Department, to Fritz ... 1940 Handwritten receipt (Quittung) from Fanny Hausmann for luggage storage 1940 Handwritten letter with multiple notes from different writers 1940 Handwritten letter with multiple short notes from different writers 1940 Western Union Cablegram from Reisebüro Vock (Stuttgart) to Fred Oppenheimer i... 1941 Envelope front — airmail letter 1941 Envelope front — airmail letter 1941 Handwritten letter on blue/green paper 1941 Typed formal affidavit of support from Mrs. Bertha Katz née Falk (page 1 of 2... 1941 Typed affidavit of support from William Langerbein to the American Consul Gen... 1941 Typed letter/affidavit from Mina Kaufmann to the American Consulate in Stuttg... 1941 Official letter from the American Consulate General in Stuttgart to the Oppen... 1941 Handwritten letter with multiple notes from different family members 1941 Handwritten letter 1941 Handwritten letter with notes from multiple family members 1941 Typed letter (page 1 of 2) from Simon Israel Oppenheimer III to his niece Min... 1941 Handwritten letter — two separate notes: a condolence letter and a personal note 1941 Western Union telegram from Julius and Elsa Oppenheimer in Munich to Mina Kau... 1941 Typed cable draft/copy from Reisebüro Tausig (New York) to Reisebüro Vock (St... 1941 RCA Radiogram (telegram) from Zaro Tours Basel branch to Zaro Tours New York,... 1941 Special Delivery envelope from Zaro Tours, New York, to Mina Kaufmann in Balt... 1941 Typed letter from Zaro Tours to Mina Kaufmann, in German, regarding Cuba visa... 1941 Handwritten letter 1941 Handwritten letter in German Kurrent script, written upside-down on page (rot... 1941 Handwritten letter 1942 Handwritten short letter/note 1942 Handwritten letter to cousin — family fate 1946

Notes

Moses's brother
Josef's 1946 letter confirms: 'My Uncle Julius and Aunt Elsa were deported and never returned'
Applied for U.S. immigration visa at American Consulate Stuttgart on July 3, 1940. Application ultimately unsuccessful.
Last known letter dated October 11, 1941, a condolence letter to the Langstein family. Written from Munich with Elsa.
Living at Ainmillerstrasse 19/II, München (1940-1941). Applied for U.S. visa July 3, 1940.
Letters span June 1930 to July 18, 1942 — the last letter in the collection. Mundane tone in final letter (thanking for packages) belies the horror of their situation.
March 27, 1942 letter: reports relatives from Darmstadt and Nürnberg 'had to go away' (deported). Bezirksverbot (district ban) imposed — could not leave their building.
Nov 20, 1941 letter written on the very day of the first mass deportation from Munich to Kaunas.

Sources

  • Oppenheimer/Shacham Family Archive — Personal documents, photos, and correspondence
  • USHMM Kaufmann Family Correspondence — Letters from Josef and Margit Oppenheimer to cousin Mina Kaufmann (1939, 1944, 1946)
  • 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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