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Hella Roubicek Mautner

Prague, Czech Republic

1896 - 1983
Hella Mautner posed for photo, wearing black shirt and pearl necklace
Hella Mautner posed for photo, wearing black shirt and pearl necklace

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Name in US
Hella Mautner
Name at Birth
Helena Roubičková
Married Name
Hella Roubicek Mautner
Date of Birth

09/06/1896

Country of Birth
Czech Republic
City of Birth

Prague

Parents

Ernestine Popper
1869 Královice, Czech Republic- October 1942 Treblinka

and

Julius Roubiček
1870-?

Sibling(s)

Joseph “Roby” Roubiček (#1: Leta Beitman; #2: Beatrice)
(1898 Prague – 1981 New York City)

Adele “Ada” Roubičková (Artur Steinhauer)
(March 29, 1899 Prague – ? Auschwitz)
Deported to Lodz Ghetto October 21, 1941 with her husband and 2 children, Tomas (age 5) and Eva (age 11).
Eventually deported to Auschwitz and murdered.

Spouse(s)

Dr. Leo Mautner
(1891 Brno, Czech Republic – 1944 Birmingham, AL)
Married December 9, 1923 in Prague.

Children

William “Willy” Mautner (Norma Ham)
(February 24, 1927 Vienna, Austria – June 21, 1996 New York City)

Nelly Mautner (Stuart Urbach)
(February 21, 1931 Vienna, Austria – September 13, 2024 Bethesda, MD)

Religious Identity (Prewar)
Jewish
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Jewish
Dates Lived in Alabama

1939-1983

Alabama City(s) of Residence
Birmingham
Date and City of Death
11/02/1983, Arlington, VA
City of Burial / Cemetery
None
Other Experiences

Memoir: Hella by Nelly Mautner Urbach and Willy Mautner

Brought her nephew, Robert Steinhauer, to Birmingham. The remainder of his family perished.

Year / Ship to US / Arrival City
March 9, 1939 / SS Veendam / New York City
Dates Lived in Alabama

1939-1983

Alabama City(s) of Residence
Birmingham
Date and City of Death
11/02/1983, Arlington, VA
City of Burial / Cemetery
None
Additional Resources

Memoirs of Hella Mautner / June 1980 / Birmingham Memory Bank Project

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