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      Alexander Rafael was also known as Alex Rafael. He was born on 12 August 1921 at Gablonz an der Neisse (Jablonec nad Nisou), Böhmen, Czechoslovakia.⁴ He was the son of Felix Rafael and Margarete Fried. Alexander's hebrew name was äãåäé ÷çöé 'ø ïá íäøáà äùî (Moishe Avraham ben Yitzchak Yehuda). He was able to speak Czech, English, German and some Spanish. He was described as being 5' 9" and weighing at age 23 155 lbs. He had brown hair and gray eyes. He and Lore H. Krieger were engaged in November 1949. Alexander Rafael married Lore H. Krieger, daughter of Siegfried Krieger and Meta Bär, on 28 May 1950 at Temple Ramth Orah at 110th Street, New York, New York, New York, Married at Temple Ramath Orah on 110th St by Rabbis Dr. Robert Serebrenik (Rabbi from Temple), Dr. Max Koppel (Lore Krieger's cousin Lore Baer 's husband Leo's brother), and Dr. George Vida (the Rabbi that Bar mitzvahed Alex in Gablonz). As of between 1960 and 1976, Alexander Rafael lived at 763 Henery St., Uniondale, New York. He was a Manufacturer of Plastics. He died on 19 May 1976 at Uniondale, New York, at age 54 Heart Attack.^1,2,3 The yahrzeit date of Alexander Rafael was 19 Iyyar 5736. He was buried on 21 May 1977 at Cedar Park Cemetery, Paramus, New Jersey.

     Rosalie Bär married Jakob Mayer.² Another source suggests that Rosalie Bär was born on 14 June 1861.² She was born on 15 July 1861 at Bruchsal, Baden, Germany.³ She was the daughter of Moritz Bär and Cäcilie Friedberg. Rosalie Bär was listed in the household of Wilhelm Moch at Sofienstrasse 9, Karlsruhe, Baden, Germany, in the 1939 German Minority Census; 29.11.91 at Nonnenweier.⁴ Her date and place of birth were given as 14.6.61 at Bruchsal. All of her grandparents were Jewish..⁴ Rosalie Bär died on 22 December 1940 at Concentration Camp, Gurs, France, at age 79.⁵

     Mathilde Sinauer married Carl Haberer.¹ Mathilde Sinauer and Carl Haberer lived at Offenburg, Baden, Germany.¹

     John Henry Schultz was born on 30 August 1920 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.^1,2,3 He was the son of John Schultz and Anna Rhaby. However, according to his baptismal certificate he was born on 03 August 1920. John Henry Schultz married Frances G. King on 12 August 1940. John Henry Schultz and Frances G. King were divorced on 21 December 1982. John Henry Schultz married Lore H. Krieger, daughter of Siegfried Krieger and Meta Bär, on 1 January 1983 at Uniondale, New York. John Henry Schultz died on 2 February 2001 at Southwest Regional Hospital, Fort Myers, Lee, Florida, at age 80. He was buried on 6 February 2001 at Lawnview Cemetery, Rockledge, Pennsylvania.

     Frieda Mina Lepp was born on 18 April 1910 at Weingarten, Karlsruhe, Baden, Germany.^3,4 She was the daughter of Wilhelm Lepp and Wilhelmina Haut. Frieda Mina Lepp lived between 8 November 1926 and 1 December 1926 at Bauschlott, Baden, Germany.⁴ She lived between 29 August 1929 and 1 August 1930 at Netherlands.⁴ She married Ludwig Baer, son of Adolf Bär and Jette Ida Löwenstein, on 24 March 1936 at Bronx, New York.⁵ Frieda Mina Lepp married Bernard J. Appel on 14 June 1969.⁶ Frieda Mina Lepp died on 3 June 2001 at age 91.⁷

      As of 14 March 1909, Hilde Maier was also known as Hilda Maier. She was born on 14 March 1909 at Hauptstraße, Gernsbach, Rastatt, Baden, Germany.³ She lived from 14 March 1909 to 14 August 1932 at Gernsbach, Rastatt, Baden, Germany.⁴ She was the daughter of Adolf Maier and Sophia Löwenstein. Hilde Maier married Jakob Ludwig Baer, son of Adolf Bär and Jette Ida Löwenstein, on 14 August 1932 at Karlsruhe, Baden, Germany.⁵ Hilde Maier lived from 15 August 1932 to 27 May 1935 at Weingarten, Karlsruhe, Baden, Germany.⁶ She lived from 27 September 1935 to November 1938 at Gernsbach, Rastatt, Baden, Germany. She applied for an Immigration Visa as a quota immigrant on 16 September 1938 at U.S. Consulate, Stuttgart, Württemberg, Germany. She was described as 5' 7 1/2" tall, fair complexion, black hair, brown eyes, and a scar on the right cheek. Hilde Maier was traveling to her relative, Herbert Guggenheimer, who resided at 45 Granger Place, Buffalo, NY.⁷ She immigrated on 5 December 1938 to New York, New York, from Rotterdam, Holland aboard the SS Noordam. She received her first citizenship papers on 21 June 1939 at United States District Court, Brooklyn, Kings, New York.⁸ She lived on 21 June 1939 at 1059 Union St., Brooklyn, Kings, New York. She lived on 16 November 1940 at 1235 Park Ave, New York, New York.⁹ She was a domestic worker on 16 November 1940 at Mrs. John Bergman, 1235 Park Ave, New York, New York. She married Henry Charles on 22 May 1943 at New York, New York.¹⁰

Hilde Maier filed a Petition for Naturalization on 20 January 1944 at United States District Court, Brooklyn, Kings, New York. She was naturalized on 17 August 1944 at United States District Court, Brooklyn, Kings, New York. The personal description of holder as of date of naturalization was: Age: 35 years, color: white, complexion: fair, color of eyes: brown, color of hair: black, height: 5'7" tall| 150 lbs., (an unknown value).¹¹ She lived on 17 August 1944 at 921 Montgomery Street, Brooklyn, Kings, New York. She married Philip Charles after 1945. Hilde Maier witnessed the Petition of Naturalization of Sophia Löwenstein on 2 May 1945 at District Court of the Untied States, New York, New York.¹² Hilde Maier witnessed the Petition of Naturalization of Adolf Maier on 2 May 1945 at District Court of the Untied States, New York, New York.¹³ Hilde Maier lived on 2 May 1945 at 1627 Carroll Street, Brooklyn, Kings, New York.¹² She died on 30 September 1997 at Florida at age 88 Affects of Stroke in abt.1995.^1,2 She was buried on 5 October 1997 at Mt. Hebron Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, New York, Block 24, Section J-9-3-9.¹⁴

      Ruth Schott lived at 3725 Blackstone Ave., Bronx, New York. She was born on 1 May 1927 at Groß-Gerau, Germany.³ She immigrated on 11 May 1940 to New York, New York.³ She was naturalized on 5 April 1948 at New York, New York.³ She married Hans Leopold Löwenstein, son of Jakob Löwenstein and Helena Bär, on 2 December 1950 at New York, New York.³ Ruth Schott died on 31 July 2008 at New York at age 81.⁴ She was buried on 3 August 2008 at Beth El Cemetery, Paramus, New Jersey.