1912 - 2007

Greta Nathan Kemp

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Name in US
Greta Nathan Kemp
Name at Birth
Margareta "Greta" Sybilla Nathan
Married Name
Greta Kemp
Parents' Name

Regina (Ina) Freibaum
1886 Giershagen, Germany – 1883 Anniston, AL

Felix Nathan
1886 Emmerich, Germany – 1977 Anniston, AL

Date of Birth
June 1, 1912
Country of Birth
Germany
City of Birth
Emmerich
Sibling(s) Name(s)
Spouse(s) Name(s)

Rudolph “Rudy” Alfred Kempenich (Kemp)
(1911-1999)
Married October 10, 1935 in Emmerich, Germany

Rudy and Greta met at the family department store where Greta worked (Nathan and Gompertz).

Rudy and Greta were the last couple to be married in the synagogue in Emmerich, two years before they fled across that bridge over the Rhine. Standing on a pedestal in front of them on their wedding day was the four-foot tall brass Emmerich menorah.

Children's Names

Alfred “Fred” Kemp (Madalyn Tonkel)
(February 10, 1939 – February 24, 2012)

Donald “Don” Kemp (Gail Sopkin; Pat)
November 12, 1951 – March 9, 1988

Margaret Jean “Jeanne” Kemp (Steve Ginsburg)
June 19, 1947 – ?

Religious Identity (Prewar)
Jewish
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Jewish
Year / City / Ship to US
December 11, 1937/ New York, NY / SS Washington
Date Moved to Alabama
1937
Alabama City of Residence
Anniston
Date of Death
December 29, 2007
City of Death
Anniston
City of Burial / Cemetery
Anniston / Highland Cemetery
Dates Lived in Alabama
1937- 2007

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