Otto Oppenheimer

Family

Emigration

Location Trail

1. Bruchsal Born · 07.09.1875
2. Bruchsal, Baden-Württemberg Resided (until c. 1927) · 1927
3. Jahrequartierstrasse 28, Zug, Switzerland Resided (by 1927–1939) · 1927
4. Zug, Switzerland; later New York, USA Emigrated to · 1927
5. Bruchsal Otto leaves Bruchsal for Switzerland · 1938
6. New York, New York, USA Letter · 1939
7. Zug, Switzerland Otto writes genealogical letter from Zug · 04.02.1939
8. New York, New York, USA Letter · 11.1939
9. München (Munich) and Stuttgart, Germany Letter · 1940
10. [Rotterdam or in transit] Letter · 04.1940
11. München (Munich), Germany Letter · 05.11.1940
12. 3240 Henry Hudson Pkwy, Bronx, New York Resided (c. 1940s–1951) · 1951
13. Bronx, New York Died · 08.02.1951

Timeline

• 1938 Otto leaves Bruchsal for Switzerland
• 04.02.1939 Otto writes genealogical letter from Zug

Correspondence

Typed updated affidavit of support from Samuel Morris 1939 Typed letter (page 1 of 2), marked "Abschrift" (copy) 1939 Blank reverse of affidavit page with unfilled notary section 1939 Handwritten letter with typed American Consulate document 1940 Handwritten inventory on a "Reise-Bericht" (Travel Report) form, page 17 1940 Handwritten letter with multiple short notes from different writers 1940 Handwritten letter on blue/green paper 1941

Notes

Moses's relative — confirmed as part of the Bruchsal/Michelfeld Oppenheimer branch.

Textile manufacturer from Bruchsal, descended from Michelfeld Oppenheimers. Emigrated to Zug, Switzerland, then to New York.

Corresponded about Oppenheimer family genealogy in 1939 from Switzerland.

Traced Oppenheimer family history back to Worms (300+ years), connecting to Rabbi Jair Chaim Bacharach and the Maharal of Prague (Rabbi Löw), legendary creator of the Golem.

Father: Louis Oppenheimer (1831–1907, Michelfeld→Bruchsal). Grandfather: Sigmund Seligmann (1801–1872, Michelfeld). Great-grandfather: Zacharias (1773–1827, Michelfeld).

Full ancestor chain confirmed via Geni.com back to Loeb Oppenheim 'zu Worms' (est. 1510–1573), confirming Otto's own 1939 genealogical research.

Had volunteer Dr. jur. Edgar Wolf write firm history 'O. Michelfeld-Bruchsal'. Documents were in archive of Freiherren von Gemmingen.

Visited 80-year-old Hermann O. in Gemmingen a year before writing (c. 1938). Showed grandsons from Karlsruhe (identified as Harry/Heinz Ettlinger, b. 1926 Karlsruhe) the factory building before their emigration to USA.

Firm traded under name 'Uniform Cloth since 1803' (Uniformtuche seit 1803). Successors: Ernst Franke & Co. in Bruchsal.

Buried in Paramus, Bergen County, New Jersey.

Has German Wikipedia article: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_Oppenheimer

Geni profile managed by Randy Schoenberg: https://www.geni.com/people/Otto-Oppenheimer/6000000002764903033

Brother Jacob Oppenheimer (1862–1933) remained in Bruchsal; married Hedwig née Wälder (sister of Otto's wife Emma née Wälder).

Wife Emma née Wälder (1878–1970) was from Rottweil; her sister Hedwig married Otto's brother Jacob.