1910 - 1983

Ludwig Lewy

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Name in US
Ludwig Lewy
Name at Birth
Ludwig Lewy
Parents' Name

Eva Levy
(March 30, 1877 Konz, Germany – After Oct. 16, 1941 Lodz Poland)

Hermann Lewy
(March 10, 1870 Liewen, Germany – April 23, 1942 Lodz Poland)

Date of Birth
May 11, 1910
Country of Birth
Germany
City of Birth
Leiwen
Sibling(s) Name(s)

Rosa Lewy
(April 16, 1902 Leiwen, Germany – ?)

Siegmund Lewy
(June 10, 1903 Leiwen, Germany – January 27, 1904)

Babetta Lewy
(November 22, 1904 Leiwen, Germany – September 19, 1942 Auschwitz)

Leoni Lewy (Walter Michel)
(February 27, 1906 Leiwen, Germany – March 24, 1997 New York, NY)

Julius Lewy
(November 8, 1907 Leiwen, Germany – ?)

Sally Lewy
(April 11, 1909 Leiwen, Germany – ?)

Siegfried Lewy (Martha 1919-2006)
(December 20, 1911 Leiwen, Germany – December 2, 1997 Chicago, IL)

Ernst Lewy
(May 19, 1913 Leiwen, Germany – October 27, 1913 Leiwen, Germany)

Leo Lewy
(October 6, 1914 Leiwen, Germany – ?)

Therese “Thea” Lewy
August 16, 1916 Leiwen, Germany – ?)

Josef Lewy
May 3, 1918 Leiwen, Germany – ?)

Spouse(s) Name(s)

Dorothea (Dora) Kahn
(1912 Niederzissen, Germany – 1981 Selma, AL)
Married December 13, 1938 in Trier, Germany

Religious Identity (Prewar)
Jewish
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Jewish
Other Experiences

Ludwig emigrated to Shanghai China in 1939 with his wife and her brothers, Julius Kahn and Sally Kahn as well as one or two of his own brothers. After the war, Dora, Ludwig, and Julius came to Selma sponsored by Dora’s sister and brother-in-law, Frieda and Hermann Berger of Selma.

Year / City / Ship to US
January 21, 1947 / San Francisco / SS General Gordon
Date Moved to Alabama
1947
Alabama City of Residence
Selma
Date of Death
August 24, 1983
City of Death
Selma
City of Burial / Cemetery
Selma, AL / Live Oak Cemetery
Dates Lived in Alabama
1947-1983