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     Emma Waelder was born on 27 September 1878 at Rothweil a N., Germany. She married Otto Oppenheimer, son of Louis Oppenheimer and Berta Bär, on 6 May 1901 at Rothweil a N., Germany.

     Martha Löwenstein was born on 14 May 1909 at Weingarten, Karlsruhe, Baden, Germany.³ She was the daughter of Moritz Löwenstein and Hilda Fuchs. Martha Löwenstein married Arthur Erich Guenzberger. Martha Löwenstein lived in 1961 at 2 Eclipse Avenue, Norwalk, Connecticut.⁴ She died on 17 February 1971 at Norwalk, Connecticut, at age 61.^1,2

     Max Bär married Edith B.¹ Max Bär was born on 1 March 1873. He was the son of Leopold Bär and Theresia Maier. Max Bär was a proprietor of a clothing store in 1930.¹
     Max Bär was listed as the head of household on the 1930 census in 1930 117 Colomo Street, Placerville, California. Also living in the house was his wife, Edith B, his daughter, Helen Baer.¹

     Theodore Berney was born on 6 September 1907 at Obergimpern, Baden, Germany.³ He was the son of Nathan Berney and Frieda Maier.^1,2 Theodore Berney married Margarete Maier, daughter of Adolf Maier and Sophia Löwenstein, on 22 August 1942 at New York, New York.^4,5 Theodore Berney and Margarete Maier lived on 2 May 1945 at 652 W 160th Street, New York, New York. Theodore Berney died on 18 April 1976 at New York at age 68.⁶ He was buried at Mt. Hebron Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, New York, Block 24, Section J-9-3-1.⁶

     Carolina Epstein was born on 18 January 1873. She was the daughter of Ezechiel Epstein and Pauline (Babette) Stahl. Carolina Epstein died on 2 May 1873.

     Karl Stephan Krieger was Kaufmann in Munich. He was born on 4 May 1901 at Weingarten, Karlsruhe, Baden, Germany.^1,2 He was the son of Nathan Krieger and Babette Fuchs. Karl Stephan Krieger married Hertha Margaretha Fuchs, daughter of Berthold (Baruch) Fuchs and Hannchen Mai, on 18 October 1923 at Weingarten, Karlsruhe, Baden, Germany.³ Karl Stephan Krieger was living before 1939 Munich and Weingarten. He emigrated on 20 January 1939 from Munich, Bayern, Germany, to Argentina by way of Lison, Portugal. He was living after 14 February 1939 Buenos Aires, Argentina. He died on 30 October 1987 at Argentina at age 86.^1,2

     Max Krieger lived at Frankfurt am Main, Germany. He married Meta (?). Max Krieger was born on 19 December 1898 at Weingarten, Karlsruhe, Baden, Germany.^1,2 He was the son of Nathan Krieger and Babette Fuchs. Max Krieger married Lilly Hirsch. Max Krieger died on 23 August 1973 at Argentina at age 74.^1,2

     Martha Freund died at Prague. She was buried at Prague Volsany. She married Josef Langweil. Martha Freund was born on 7 October 1885 at Sedlcany, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary. She was the daughter of Josef Freund and Käthe Hahn.

     Josef Langweil died. He married Martha Freund, daughter of Josef Freund and Käthe Hahn. Josef Langweil was born on 1 April 1883.

     Bedrich Langweil was born on 17 May 1916 at Ceske Budejovice, Bohemia, Czechoslovakia. He was the son of Josef Langweil and Martha Freund. Bedrich Langweil died on 6 February 1945 at Concentration Camp, Leitmeritz, Czechoslovakia, at age 28.

     Edith Stern was born on 27 July 1912 at Prague, Czechoslovakia. She was the daughter of Wilhem Stern and Irene Freund. Edith Stern died on 10 September 1935 at Prague, Czechoslovakia, at age 23.

     Wilhem Stern was born on 3 January 1875 at Sedlcany, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary. He was the son of Jakob Stern and Sophie (?).¹ Wilhem Stern married Irene Freund, daughter of Josef Freund and Käthe Hahn.¹ Wilhem Stern died on 27 December 1917 at age 42.¹ He was buried on 30 December 1917 at Straschnitz Jewish Cemetery, Prague.¹

     Maximilian Spielmann died. He was born on 3 April 1881 at Kromeríž, Moravia, Austria-Hungary. He married Irene Freund, daughter of Josef Freund and Käthe Hahn, on 12 December 1936.

     Helena Kupferman was born on 7 March 1896 at Powizdow House Nr. 76, Tarnow, Poland.¹ She was the daughter of Hersz (Herman) Kupferman and Tema Sara Buchholz.¹ Helena Kupferman married Arthur Rafael, son of Kommerzialrat Max Rafael and Bertha Jacobsen, on 28 January 1923 at Wien XII, Austria.² Helena Kupferman and Arthur Rafael lived on 16 September 1925 at Esslinggasse 8, Wien I, Austria.³

Helena Kupferman filed a Declaration of Intention on 10 June 1941 at South District of New York Court, New York, New York, USA, The personal description given was: Age: 45 years, color: white, complexion: fair, color of eyes: blue, color of hair: brown, height: 5 feet 2 inches, weight: 1?0 pounds, visible distinctive marks: scar left chin,She was a factory worker.⁴

Helena Kupferman registered for an alien registration number on 8 May 1942 at New York, New York, USA. The alien registration number she received was 7585143. According to the application, Her name was Helene Rafael, she entered the United States under the name of SAME, and she had also been known by the neame Helen Kupferman. She lived at 42-15 81st Street, Elmhurst, Queens, N.Y. She was born on March 1, 1896 at Tarnow, Galicia,Poland and was a citizen of Czechoslovakia. She was 5 feet 1 inch in height, weighed 165 pounds, had blond hair and blue eyes. She last arrived in the United States at New York on 11/2/40 and came in by SS Ancon of the Panama Line as a Passenger and a permanenet resident. She first arrived in the United States on November 2, 1940 and had lived in the United States a totoal of 1 1/2 years. She expected to remain permanently. Her usual occupation was housewife. She had applied for first citizenship papersin the United States on 12/17/40 and received them on 6/10/41,No. 491031 at NY, NY. She had no parents, a husband and one child living in the United States.⁵

Helena Kupferman filed a Petition for Naturalization on 17 December 1945 at Brooklyn, New York, USA, Helene Rafael resided at 42-15 81st Street, Elmhurst, NY and was a housewife, age 49. She was born on March 1, 1896 at Tarnov, Poland. She had a fair complexion, blue eyes, blond hair, and was 5 feet 2 inches tall. She weighed 170 pounds. Her husband was Arthur, whom she married on January 29th 1923 at Vienna Austria. He was born at Gabonz, Czechslovakia on January 29, 1892 and died on Aug 7, 1944 at New York, NY. She had one daughter Billy born on September 16, 1926 at Vienna, Austria who resided at New York, NY. Her last place of foreign residence was Port au Prince, Haiti. She emigrated to the United States from Port au Prince, Haiti to New York, N.Y. under the name of Helena Rafael on November 2, 1940 on the SS Ancon.⁶ She was naturalized on 14 February 1946 at District Cout of The United States, Brooklyn, New York, USA, She was 49 years old, had a fair complexion, blue eyes, light brown hair, and was 5 feet 2 inches tall. She weighedc 170 pounds, was a widow, and her former nationality was Austrian.⁷

She applied for a special certificate of naturalizaton on 14 October 1947. She stated on the application: " I desire the special certificate sent to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Prague, Czechoslovakia, through the apprpriate U.S. Consul, in Czechoslovakia, for the purpose of establishing my right to and obtaining the following at the following places, as the sole heiress of mhy late husband's estate, whose name was Arthur Rafael: Building #420, Zahradni ulice, Jablonec n/N, Czechoslovakia, $15, 000.00; Deposits with Ceska Banka Union, Prague, Czechoslovakia, #132,815/113 $1673, 132,904/113 $3653, 132,963/113 $5944. 132,962/113 $5291.⁸ She died on 3 February 1969 at New York at age 72.⁹ She was buried at Mt. Hebron Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, New York, Block 120, Section 17-50.⁹