Walter Israel

Hannover, Germany

1917 - 2002

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Personal & Family

Name in US
Walter Meyer Israel

Name at Birth
Walter Meyer Israel (Meyer Israel ben Yitzhak)

Date of Birth

06/15/1917

Country of Birth
Germany

City of Birth

Hannover

Sibling(s)

Margaretha Dorathea (Margie) Israel (Rudolph Carl Strauss)
January 29, 1915, Wuppertal-Barmen, Germany – November 9, 1996, Los Angeles

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

Spouse(s)

Jantje (Jeane) Middendorp
(September 30, 1916, Wolvega, Netherlands – December 13, 2008, Anniston)
Married July 5, 1951 in New Orleans

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

USC Shoah Foundation Interview #30203
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

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