MICHELBACHER, Siegfried

b. 06.09.1923, Mannheim — d. 08.02.1945, KZ Dachau (murdered)
Holocaust Victim

Personal Details

Religion
Jewish (father)
Classification
Mischling 1. Grades (Halbjude)
Profession
Cook (trained at Jewish hospital in Mainz)
Address
Hauptstätter Str. 92, Stuttgart (1933-1942)
Address
Hospitalstr. 36, Stuttgart (1942-1943)

Family

Persecution & Camps

Ghetto Theresienstadt 17.04.1943 – 29.09.1944
KZ Auschwitz 29.09.1944 – 10.10.1944
KZ Dachau 10.10.1944 – 08.02.1945 → died

Timeline Events

Correspondence (2 documents)

Handwritten letter on blue/green paper
Handwritten letter on blue/green paper
14.01.1941
Transcribed
Munich, January 14, [year] Dear Kriegs family! [New Year's greetings and wishes]... dear sister... children... and from mother... [discussing] birthday — [hoping that] the journey [will happen]... greetings... My dear ones, through your dear [letters] we always [hear] from you and are glad that you have settled in. But you are already a young lady — for it has been almost [several] good years since you left here. Mina is now no longer in New York but has been in Baltimore for several weeks. How are your dear wife [and] Mr. [?]. From my loved ones in Holland, we regularly receive news and they are, thank God, healthy... Please do let us hear from you sometime. All most warmly greeted by your Elsa. [Bottom note — address:] To Siegfried Kriege, Horace Harding Road 15, East [?] Plain, N.J.
Typed letter (page 1 of 2) from Simon Israel Oppenheimer III to his niece Min...
Typed letter (page 1 of 2) from Simon Israel Oppenheimer III to his niece Min...
08.10.1941
Transcribed
Simon Israel Oppenheimer III. Hannover, Herschelstrasse 31. Hannover, October 8, 1941. My dear niece, dear nephew! Your letter, dear niece, of the 7th of last month was forwarded to me by Uncle Julius. In the meantime, you will have received my letters as well. I can easily understand that with all your work you cannot always write punctually. Hopefully you and all the relatives are well, which is also mostly the case with me. For the [autumn] we do not have such great heat as you do; we still have wonderful weather for this time of the autumn. That you receive regular news from nephew D. Katten is very pleasing; in Hannover, however, it is unfortunately the case that one can [barely get field post through]. Sad, but true. Do try once more through the Joint [Distribution Committee] whether it might be possible to learn the address of O., so that as soon as possible an entry [permit] toward Cuba could be arranged for him, because after all, with these people, for whom the Dollar plays such a big role, it would mean the least [difficulty]. I am very sorry to hear that Mrs. Ottenheimer has passed away. Please give my heartfelt condolences to her children. I have in the past months still had some things to move, and under current orders I had to vacate my apartment into [another] house and am now in quarters that are something quite different from what one is accustomed to. Margit herself still has it somewhat bearable insofar as she now lives entirely in the old [place] and manages. But one has already [adjusted] to this, and one will surely see each other again, just as one will come together again with one's whole family, because the war — you must also see this — will come to an end someday. Dear nephew, are you still employed at your old business? As I [learned] from your wedding day... [several lines difficult to decipher due to typewriter quality]... Please go to Mrs. Gundersheimer, with her I have left a box of [Glanzbilder/collectible cards] for you, with great care. How are Aunt Sophie K. and Sally K.? From Aunt Henny I also received news about 14 days ago through the Red Cross. I was very glad to receive greetings for the holidays as usual... [additional personal greetings, partially illegible]... So once again, warmest greetings from your uncle. Be most warmly greeted and kissed by your uncle Simon

Memorials

stolperstein
Hauptstätter Str. 92, Stuttgart — more info

Notes

Attended Fangelsbachschule in Stuttgart from 1933
From 1935 transferred to Jewish school at Hospitalstr. 36
From 1940 worked for Jewish community in Stuttgart
Wanted to become a doctor
Margit followed him to Auschwitz voluntarily
'M. E. Bernstein' (Margit) later testified about him

Sources

Stolpersteine Stuttgart