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Braunhart Trek - The Next Generation

1/9/2013

7 Comments

 
In the course of discovering one's ancestry - it certainly is a journey and many times a trek (a journey with obstacles). If we consider Lewin Jacob Braunhart and his wife Wilhelmine Zadek as the first generation of Braunharts; and Bernhard, Samuel, Sara, and Alexander as the 2nd, then the 3rd generation would be the seventeen surviving children of Bernhard, Sara, and Alexander. These I have previously written about as quite an admirable group of ancestors in The Memorable Seventeen.  The 3rd generation was exemplified by immigration and escape.  Half of the 17 immigrated to America, and half escaped from Schubin to Berlin, and many of those escaped Germany from the Nazis, although two were unsuccessful.

So what about the next generation - the fourth? There were a total of 35 children born to the 17 grandchildren of Lewin and Wilhelmine.  Who were they and what makes them special? These 35 were exemplified by the majority being born in America as a result of their parents immigrating. However, holdovers from the 3rd generation still occurred, as a few of these 35 had to also escape Nazi Germany. 

The birth years range from 1892 to 1936 - quite a span. Here is a list, followed by names and photos. Truly an impressive bunch:

  • 5 died in childhood (4 via illness, 1 by drowning)
  • 2 spent several years in the Shanghai Ghetto
  • 1 was murdered at Auschwitz
  • 1 escaped to Palestine
  • 1 was a vaudeville pianist
  • 1 was a statistician
  • 1 served in both World War 1 and World War 2
  • 7 were housewives
  • 1 broke the record for typewriting speed and broke one of the first electric typewriters
  • 1 designed clothing and was an award winning smoothie dancer
  • 1 built clocks, watches, and custom furniture
  • 3 were attorneys
  • 1 was a jazz musician
  • 1 was a singer
  • 1 was a shoe designer
  • 1 was a captain at a world famous hotel
  • 2 were successful amateur boxers
  • 1 owned a bicycle shop
  • 1 was a legal secretary - her sister a secretary
  • 1 was a school teacher
  • 3 served in the US Army
  • 2 were stenographers
  • 1 owned a luncheonette for 40 years
  • 1 was a track star in high school and college
  • As of the date of this publication, 3 are living

And here they are:
Hanna Braunhart
Hanna Braunhart
Heinz Braunhart
Heinz Braunhart
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Mynnette Heyman
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Henry Brunn
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Gisela Braunhart
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Mildred Tulman
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Leo Sternbach
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Edith Markheim
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Leo Markheim
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Wilhelmina Markheim
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Bernhard Braunhart
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Harold Sternbach
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Muriel Tulman
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Regina Sternbach
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Stanley Tulman
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Erna and Margaret Hart
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Martha and Celia Heyman
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Horst Braunhart
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Lilly Braunhart
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Leo Fried
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Lothar Braunhart
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Teresa, Eric, and Regina Brock
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Leo Heyman
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Helene Tulman
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Miriam Brunn
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Arthur Heyman
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7 Comments
miriam brunn
1/9/2013 04:11:38 pm

dear Ken, wonderful, but i think that the photo of Lothar Braunhart is a mistake, unless he changed so dramatically from when i saw him last. i sent you many photos of him. take a look and see what I mean>
let me know. thanks, cuz mir

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Cheri link
1/10/2013 01:20:48 am

What a wonderful collection of pictures!

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Kenneth R Marks link
1/10/2013 12:11:14 pm

Thanks Cheri - I have tons of them and many a 100 years old or so. My cousins (not all of them) have been quite generous sharing old photos.

Kenneth

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Mariann Regan link
1/11/2013 10:43:06 am

I'm glad to be able to see all three generations at the same time, on the same page. This whole family -- they're a remarkable and talented bunch. Also persistent and stoic, it seems to me, from the letters I've read.Now I'm going to click on Braunhart tree generation 4 to see whether I can find you. If not, I'll wait until your blog tells me.

I do recognize the people on this page, from their attire, as belonging to the generation of my parents. It is horrible to consider that the Nazis killed some of your family members. In fact, the phenomenon of the Nazis, period, is terrifying.I'm glad to see all these generations emerging.

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Kenneth R Marks link
1/11/2013 10:54:53 am

Thanks Mariann. You won't find me for a couple of generations though. My father was the oldest, and his mother was the oldest of the generation depicted in this post - so I am actually the 6th generation with respect to the patriarch Lewin Jacob Braunhart. My father (from the 5th generation) is actually older by 15 years than the youngest depicted in this post. Quite a time spread.

And thanks for following this family/tree. I appreciate it.

Kenneth

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miriam brunn matranga
1/25/2013 04:03:32 pm

Dear Ken: Herbert Hart did not die in childhood. He is alive and well and runs a bicycle shop somewhere upstate N.Y. He is the son of Ruth Hart and Heinz (Henry) Hart. He seems very contented and is a loving grandfather. He always posts photos of his grandchildren on my Facebook. Does he not know about you? best regards, cuz miriam

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Kenneth R Marks link
1/26/2013 12:00:16 am

Miriam,

There were two Herbert Harts. Little Herbert was the son of Jacob Braunhart (Walter Hart) and Ilse Gass. He drowned at the age of 5 in Delaware. And yes I am well aware of Herbert Hart who used to run the bicycle shop.

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