Walter Israel

Hannover, Germany

1917 - 2002

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Personal & Family

Name in US
Walter Meyer Israel

Name at Birth
Walter Meyer Israel

Yiddish Name
Meyer Israel ben Yitzhak

Date of Birth

06/15/1917

Country of Birth
Germany

City of Birth

Hannover

Parents

Else Israel

Paul Israel

Sibling(s)

Margaretha Dorathea (Margie) Israel (Spouse: Rudolph Carl Strauss)
(01/29/1915 Wuppertal-Barmen, Germany – 11/09/1996 Los Angeles, CA)

Herbert Alfred Israel
(04/20/1919 Hannover, Germany – 1943 Poland (Holocaust death)

Spouse(s)

Jantje (Jeane Jeana) Middendorp
(09/30/1916 Wolvega, Netherlands – 12/13/2008 Anniston, AL)
Married July 5, 1951 in New Orleans, LA

Children

Else Hendrijke Goodman

Paul Herbert Israel

Religious Identity (Prewar)
Liberal Judaism

Religious Identity (Postwar)
Reform Judaism

Dates Lived in Alabama

1951-2002

Alabama City(s) of Residence
Anniston

Date and City of Death
08/13/2002 Anniston

City of Burial / Cemetery
Anniston / Temple Beth-El Congregational Cemetery

Holocaust

Hiding or Living under False Identity (Location / Year)

Yes

Other Experiences

Used false name during war: Wim Immen

Immigration & Postwar

Year / Ship to US / Arrival City
January 19, 1949 / SS Alblasserdijk / Houston, Texas

Dates Lived in Alabama

1951-2002

Alabama City(s) of Residence
Anniston

Date and City of Death
08/13/2002 Anniston

City of Burial / Cemetery
Anniston / Temple Beth-El Congregational Cemetery

Additional Resources

Personal Testimonies

USC Shoah Foundation
Interview #30203
June 13, 1997 | Anniston, AL

Survivor Stories: Walter Meyer Israel
Temple Beth-El / Anniston
Written by Sherry Blanton, 2010