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Henry Oppenheimer

Essen, Germany

1897 - 1988
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Name in US
Henry I. Oppenheimer
Name at Birth
Isidor Heinrich Oppenheimer
Date of Birth

12/06/1897

Country of Birth
Germany
City of Birth

Essen

Parents

Berta Eldodth
(01/10/1875 Körbecke, Germany – 10/16/1969 Selma, AL)

Mejer (Meier) Fritz Oppenheimer
(02/23/1869 Essen – 12/21/1921 Oberhausen, Germany)

Sibling(s)

Kurt Oppenheimer (Spouse: Ilse Engel)
(01/23/1899 Essen, Germany – 09/30/1944 Auschwitz)

Spouse(s)

Never married

Children

None

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

1947- circa 1969

Alabama City(s) of Residence
Selma
Date and City of Death
11/24/1988 Athens, GA
City of Burial / Cemetery
Selma, AL / Live Oak Cemetery
Hiding or Living under False Identity (Location / Year)

Henry hid from the Nazis in ditches and culverts along the road during the day, and in the attic of a Belgium family at night. He did this for three years until the end of the war.

US Sponsor for Immigration

Max Hagedorn of Selma, AL
(First Cousin to his Aunt Emilie Goldwein Eldodt)

Year / Ship to US / Arrival City
December 2, 1947 / SS Nieuw Amsterdam / New York, NY
Dates Lived in Alabama

1947- circa 1969

Alabama City(s) of Residence
Selma
Date and City of Death
11/24/1988 Athens, GA
City of Burial / Cemetery
Selma, AL / Live Oak Cemetery
Additional Resources

Eldodt-Oppenheimer Family Tree

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