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Simon Israel Oppenheimer

Holocaust Victim
b. 10.07.1876, Gemmingen — d. 12.1941, Ghetto Riga, Latvia
Husband of Johanna · 1 child
Religion Jewish
Address Hannover (c. 1941)
Address Herschelstrasse 31, Hannover (c. 1941)

Family

Parents
Joseph Oppenheimer 1845–1922 Mina Oppenheimer 1848–1913
Spouse
Johanna Oppenheimer ?–1941
Children
Hans Oppenheimer 1924–2015
Siblings
Frieda Allersheimer 1883–1941 Irma Fuldauer 1891–1962 Julius Oppenheimer 1882–1942 Klara Kaufmann 1886–1942 Max Oppenheimer 1880–1942 Moses Oppenheimer 1874–1940 Sigmund Oppenheimer 1877–1940 Zacharias Oppenheimer 1890–

Location Trail

  1. Gemmingen Born · 10.07.1876
  2. Bad Cannstatt Letter · 04.11.1939
  3. Hannover Resided (c. 1941) · 1941
  4. Herschelstrasse 31, Hannover Resided (c. 1941) · 1941
  5. Hannover, Germany Letter · 1941
  6. Bronx, New York, USA Letter · 02.1941
  7. Brooklyn, New York, USA Letter · 01.02.1941
  8. New York, New York, USA Letter · 04.02.1941
  9. Hannover, Germany Letter · 10.1941
  10. Hannover Simon writes from Hannover about deportations · 08.10.1941
  11. Hannover, Germany Letter · 08.10.1941
  12. Basel, Switzerland Letter · 07.11.1941
  13. Ghetto Riga, Latvia Died · 12.1941
  14. Hannover Mass deportation from Hannover to Riga · 15.12.1941

Timeline

  • 08.10.1941 Simon writes from Hannover about deportations
  • 15.12.1941 Mass deportation from Hannover to Riga

Correspondence

Letter seeking emigration sponsorship 1939 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 Envelope front — airmail letter 1941 RCA Radiogram (telegram) from Zaro Tours Basel branch to Zaro Tours New York,... 1941

Notes

Moses's relative
Correspondence c.1941
Margit's 1939 letter: 'Uncle Simon also says hello' — confirms family relationship
Used mandatory middle name 'Israel' per Nazi decree of August 17, 1938. Corresponded with niece Dr. Mina Kaufmann in Baltimore.
In late 1941, witnessed deportation of Aunt Frieda and Gretel "to an unknown destination." Wrote: "Such arrangements are also being prepared here." Forced to vacate apartment into Judenhaus.
Confirmed Josef was "still in Gross-Breesen" (agricultural training farm) in late 1941.
Oct 1941 letter reveals network: Dr. Breuer at Princeton, Dr. Rosenthal in San Francisco, Hermann Marx emigrating to Cuba, Aunt Henny contacted via Red Cross.
Used Joint Distribution Committee channels. Tried to arrange emigration to Cuba via financial contacts.
Left personal belongings (box of collectible cards) with Mrs. Gundersheimer for Mina.

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).
Research completeness
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