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Sarah Hellman

Female 1880 - Abt 1941  (60 years)


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  • Name Sarah Hellman 
    Born 6 Mar 1880  Talsi (Talsen), Courland, Latvia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died Abt 1941  Liepaja (Libau), Courland, Latvia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I3865  Petersen-de Lanskoy
    Last Modified 27 May 2021 

    Family Willy Gabriel Herzenberg,   b. 23 Mar 1878, Aizpute (Hasenpoth), Courland, Latvia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Feb 1942, Liepaja (Libau), Courland, Latvia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
    Married Bef 1912  of Liepaja (Libau), Courland, Latvia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Frieda Herzenberg,   b. 5 Oct 1912, Liepaja (Libau), Courland, Latvia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Feb 1942, Liepaja (Libau), Courland, Latvia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 29 years)
     2. Lazar or Eliezar Herzenberg,   b. 1915, Liepaja (Libau), Courland, Latvia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Aug 1942, Tuganova, Staraya, Russia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 27 years)
     3. Joseph or Yosef Herzenberg,   b. 8 May 1917, Liepaja (Libau), Courland, Latvia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jul 1941, Liepaja (Libau), Courland, Latvia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 24 years)
     4. Tsvi or Harry or Hirsch Herzenberg,   b. 24 Oct 1920, Liepaja (Libau), Courland, Latvia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jul 1941, Liepaja (Libau), Courland, Latvia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 20 years)
    Last Modified 28 May 2021 
    Family ID F219  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • RESEARCH_NOTES:
      1. Courland (Kurzeme in Latvian, Kurland in German) is the historically distinct area of modern day Latvia bounded by the Baltic Sea to the west, Lithuania to the south, and the Dvina River (now Daugava) to the North. Its historic capital was Mitau (now Jelgava). It had ice-free Baltic ports with commercial and strategic importance. At its height Courland was a prosperous and cultured German-speaking Duchy. Courland was a separate Gubernia (Province) of the Russian Empire from 1797-1918. 50-60% of the Jews living in Riga just north of Courland had family roots in Courland. The names of the various towns have changed now that the area is part of Latvia (new-old as of early 1900s):
      Aizpute-Hasenpoth
      Jelgava-Mitau
      Kuldiga-Goldingen
      Liepaja-Libau
      Piltene-Pilten
      Talsi-Talsen
      Ventspils-Windau

      2. Rootsweb.com 28 Jul 2007 Worldconnect database "bjephart" of Betsy Thal Gephart . She notes that Sarah Hellman was b. 6 Mar 1880 in Talsen, Courland, Russia and died in Liepaja, Latvia in about 1941. Her parents are Lazar Hellman and Frieda Blumberg. She provides the following sources:
      A. "Pages of Testimony," by Yad Vashem, published in Jerusalem, Israel, 1995, A10-015-leg.
      B. "Jews in Liepaja, Latvia, 1941-45," by Edward Anders, http://www.ej-anders.com/,2002, note A50-004-leg.
      C. Chart from Abraham Blumberg, Israel, note G50-001-leg.

      3. JewishGen 2003 website for family trees database has an entry for Frieda Herzenberg, b. 5 Oct 1912 and d. 17 Feb 1942 both at Liepaja, Latvia, m. Pinchas Rosenberg, b. 1913 in Ilukste latvia, m. 6 Mar 1938 and d. 17 Feb 1942 both at Liepaja, Latvia. They have a child, Ella Rosenberg, b. 9 Jun 1941 and d. 17 FEb 1942 at Liepaja, Latvia. Frieda's parents are Willy Gabriel Herzenberg, b. 1876 at Hasenpoth, Courland, Latvia, d. 17 Feb 1942 at Liepaja, Latvia and Sarah Hellman, b. 6 Mar 1880 at Talsen, Courland, Latvia, d. ABt 1941 in Liepaja. Her parents are Lazar Hellman and Frieda Blumberg. His parents are Tsvi Hirsch Herzenberg and Lena Kramer.

      4. Website of Peter Bruce Herzenberg of London, England (since relocated to South Africa). Website is no longer functioning as of 7 Aug 2007. Copies of much of his data from the website in my possession. He indicates references by codes, which pertain to the original source and file held in his database, which I have not seen. I have no key to the sources except HL is Leonardo Herzenberg, HG is Gail Herzenberg, PC is probably Piltene Cemetery records, LA is probably Latvian Archives, FA is probably Aleksandrs Feigmanis (Latvian researcher hired by Harold Hodes), and YL is Len Yodaiken (Israeli researcher hired by Harold Hodes); however, he lists the main researchers and their contributions in a lengthy report which I include in full in the notes of the earliest Herzenberg of this database. In regards to this individual:
      HG017
      Also note that Peter has the following children of Willy and Sarah: Freida, Jacob, Josef, Eliezar, and Zvi Harry. [I have Frieda, Lazar (Eliezar), Joseph, Harry or Hirsch, and Tzvi.]
      Peter also notes a "Photo" shows Eliezar and Zvi Harry. Estimate Eliezar b. abt 1915 and Zvi Harry abt. 1922. Peter includes the following footnote noting that both Eliezer and Zvi Harry are present in a group family photo supplied by Gail Herzenberg but not mentioned in her father Gabriel William's records. Due to the composition of the photo and estimated ages, these two individuals have been placed as the sons of Gabriel Willy subject to confirmation. He also notes that Jacob H. is mentioned elsewhere in the records, but not present in the group photo possibly making Jacob and Eliezer as one and the same.

      MARRIAGE:
      1. Date and place are unsubstantiated guesses only by Kerry Petersen.

      DEATH:
      1. Http://www4.yadvashem.org Holocaust database: Sara Hercenberg. She was married to Willy. Prior to WWII she lived in Libau, Latvia. Sara perished in the Shoah. He owned a hardware store. Website has photo of her. This information is based on a Page of Testimony submitted 8 Mar 1993 by her niece Tauby Hercenberg Lewis residing at Ezion Gaber 3/7 Jerusalem, 97823.

      PHOTO:
      1. I have on file a photo of Lena (Kramer) Herzenberg and her descendants taken circa 1927 from Ron Lapid per his email dated 3 Aug 2010 . (Ron's ancestor was the sister to Lydia Raivid and he is not of direct Herzenberg descendancy). The photo is originally from Gail J. Herzenberg and apparently is the same one Peter Bruce Herzenberg references in his notes from Gail. Names are penciled in by Ron after his analysis and in corroboration with Gail. I have a copy of the photo on file. Ron notes: After studying the photo and estimating the ages, I concluded that this photo was taken about 1927 and not 1920 as previously thought. (Lina is in the photo, who died 27 Nov 1929 - but Lydia, who died 8 Sep 1926 is not there.). He also makes the sober comment that everyone in the photo dies in the Holocaust except Tauby who is still alive. Included in the photo are:
      -Lena (at an advanced age).
      -Lena's sons (missing Max Mordechai and Edward):
      -Adolf (Avraham) with no wife but with adult son Leon standing behind Adolf resting a hand on Adolf's shoulder. Leon's name is an error and the son is confirmed by Gail as her father Willy Gabriel.
      -Willy Gabriel, wife Sarah Hellman, dau. Frieda, sons Eliezer, Joseph, Zvi (Harry).
      -Joseph Jacov, wife Rachel Freudberg, children Klara, Taube, Nichole, Bernie, Judith; son Willy is missing from photo.
      -Lena's daughter Sarah Levenstein (seated) and unidentified girl standing behind her with resting an arm on Sarah's shoulder who could be Sarah's daughter Hinda. No husband shown (deceased?) for Sarah. Both seem to be wearing black in the photo (perhaps a sign of mourning?).
      -One unidentified adult male sitting on Lena's immediate left (Adolphe sitting in same position on opposite side of Lena). By looks, he appears same age as other brothers. Could this be Max Mordechai (without his wife and Children) or even Edward (on a visit back from the US)?