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Arthur Herschthal

Szepesófalu, Austria-Hungary

1906 - 2002

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Name in US
Arthur Herschthal
Name at Birth
Artur Herschthal
Yiddish Name
Baruch Simpsen Alte
Date of Birth

08/25/1906

Country of Birth
Austria-Hungary
City of Birth

Szepesófalu

1873-1913: part of Austro-Hungarian empire
Today: Spišská Stará Ves, Slovakia

Parents

Roselia (Rosa, Rose) Engelhardt
(1882 Nedecz, Poland – circa 1940 Auschwitz )
Joachim “Chaim” Herschthal
(Born Neuszandecz – circa 1923 of lip cancer)

Sibling(s)

Ilonka “Ila” Herschthal (Spouse: Cantor David Weinstock)
(6/8/1904 Vienna – ?)
To the US April 1938

Regina “Gini” Herschthal (Spouse: Schmidt ?)
Deported with her husband and two children

Moritz “Manny” Herschthal (Spouse: Estelle Bielski)
(3/23/1919 Frankfurt am Main – 5/3/1985 Pompano Beach, FL)
To US 1947, sponsored by Arthur Herschthal and JDC

Spouse(s)

Rachel (Rosel, Rose) Gross
(July 1, 1913 Karlsruhe, Germany – April 5, 2008 Birmingham)
Married November 24, 1938

Children

None

Religious Identity (Prewar)
Orthodox Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Conservative Judaism
Dates Lived in Alabama

1970-2002

Alabama City(s) of Residence
Birmingham
Date and City of Death
02/23/2002 Birmingham, AL
City of Burial / Cemetery
Birmingham / Elmwood Cemetery
Camp(s) / Year(s)

Dachau
Prisoner #21960

Other Experiences

June 1939:
Immigrated to UK Kitchener Camp as refugee

September 1938 – January 1941:
Sent to Mooragh Internment Camp in Ramsey, Isle of
Man as an “enemy alien”

US Sponsor for Immigration

Arthur’s sister, Ila Herschthal Weinstock, and Rachel’s brother, Emanuel Gross

Year / Ship to US / Arrival City
July 1, 1947 / SS Mauretania / New York, NY
Dates Lived in Alabama

1970-2002

Alabama City(s) of Residence
Birmingham
Date and City of Death
02/23/2002 Birmingham, AL
City of Burial / Cemetery
Birmingham / Elmwood Cemetery
Personal Testimonies

USC Shoah Foundation
Interview # 15671
June 17, 1996 | Birmingham, AL

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