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Irene Simon Kohn

Wiesbaden, Germany

1902 - 1989
Irene Kohn - Declaration of Intention photo smiling
Irene Kohn - Declaration of Intention photo smiling

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Photos & Documents

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Leon Kohn Family. Frankfurt, circa 1926.
Herbert and Ernst Kohn. Frankfurt, circa 1928.
Ernst, with glasses, Herbert in red box, with cousins at grandmother's house for lunch.
Ernst, Leon, Irene, Herbert. Margate, England, circa 1939-1940.
Irene Kohn. United States, 1940.
Leo Kohn. United States, 1940.
Herbert with parents Leo and Irene. Auburn University TEP House, 1949.
Herbert with parents Irene and Leo. Columbus, GA.
Herbert and Ernst with their mother, Irene, on her 80th birthday. 1982.

Profile

Name in US
Irene Simon Kohn
Name at Birth
Irene Simon
Married Name
Irene Simon Kohn
Date of Birth

06/08/1902

Country of Birth
Germany
City of Birth

Wiesbaden

Spouse(s)

Leo Max Ernst Kohn
(1899-1969)
Married December 5, 1922 Frankfurt, Germany

Children

Ernest Ferdinand Markus Kohn
(1923 Frankfurt, Germany – 2004 Anniston, AL)

Herbert Kohn
(1926 Frankfurt, Germany – 2020 Atlanta, GA)

 

Religious Identity (Prewar)
Conservative Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Conservative Judaism
Alabama City(s) of Residence
Demopolis, Gallion
Date and City of Death
10/16/1989, Columbus, GA
City of Burial / Cemetery
Columbus, GA / Riverdale Cemetery
Other Experiences

Kristallnacht
Emigrated to England, May 1939

Year / Ship to US / Arrival City
March 21, 1940 / SS Lancastria / New York, NY
Alabama City(s) of Residence
Demopolis, Gallion
Date and City of Death
10/16/1989, Columbus, GA
City of Burial / Cemetery
Columbus, GA / Riverdale Cemetery
Additional Resources

Digital copies of photos from the William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum, Atlanta, GA and the USC Shoah Foundation.

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