Victor Falkenstein (1875 - 1944)

Born 6 Mar 1875 in Hochneukirch, Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland

Died 15 Jul 1944 at age 69 in Oswiecim, Malopolskie, Poland

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Biography

Victor was born in 1875 in Hochneukirch, Grevenbroich, Rhein, Prussia, Germany. He is the son of Salomon Falkenstein and Bertha (Levi) Falkenstein.^[1] His Hebrew name was Yehoshua.^[2]

Victor married Sophie Hähnlein, probably before 1912 (the year their first child was born) and they had at least two children^[3] (see Notes).

Victor and Sofie lived in Hochneukirch, Grevenbroich, Rhein, Prussia, Germany, where he was described as either a merchant^[2] or a factory owner.^[4] Actually, Victor was co-owner of his father's cigar factory. He served as a soldier during the First World War and also sold Mazzen from Burgsteinfurt and was one of the co-founders of VfB Hochneukirch.^[3]

Victor was deported to the Theresienstadt ghetto in Czechoslavakia July 25, 1942 from Düsseldorf.^[5] Victor was designated prisoner number 406 in Transport VII/2, Tran Da 71, leaving from Aachen. He was moved from there May 15, 1944, as prisoner number 1840 in the transport, to the Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination camp in Oswiecim, Malopolskie, Poland.^[6] Victor was killed there July 15, 1944.^[4]

Notes

Children
Victor's known children were:

• Ruth (Falkenstein) Diekhoff, born August 3, 1912 in Hochneukirch, Grevenbroich, Rhein, Prussia, Germany, died December 31, 1994 in Privas, Ardèche, Rhône-Alpes, France
• Ilse Berta (Falkenstein) Rübsteck, born June 10, 1922 in Germany, died 2018 in Juchen, Rhein-Kreis Neuss, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Sources

1. ↑ Germany, Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013, Germany, Select Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898 [database on-line], Ancestry.com, 2014, includes:

   Name: Victor Falkenstein

   Gender: Male

   Birth Date: 6 Mrz 1875 (6 Mar 1875)

   Baptism Date: 8 Mrz 1875 (8 Mar 1875)

   Baptism Place: Civil, Hochneukirch, Rheinland, Prussia

   Father: Salomon Falkenstein

   Mother: Bertha Levy

   FHL Film Number: 958601

2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Yad Vashem, page of testimony for Viktor/Yehoshua Falkenstein/Falkenshtein by his sister-in-law Ela Falkenstein, includes:

   Last Name Falkenstein

   Last Name Falkenshtein

   First Name Viktor

   First Name Yehoshua

   Gender Male

   Date of Birth 06/03/1875

   Place of Birth Hochneukirch,Grevenbroich Neuss (Düsseldorf),Rhine Province,Germany

   Father's First Name Shlomo

   Mother's First Name Berta

   Marital Status Married

   Spouse's First Name Sofia

   Spouse's Maiden Name Henlein

   Permanent Place of Residence Hochneukirch,Grevenbroich Neuss (Düsseldorf),Rhine Province,Germany

   Profession Merchant

   Place during the War Theresienstadt,Litomerice,Bohemia,Czechoslovakia

   Place of Death Birkenau,Extermination Camp,Poland

   Date of Death 06/1944

   Status according to Source murdered

   Submitter's Last Name Falkenshtein

   Submitter's First Name Ela

   Relationship to Victim Sister-in-law

   Source Yad Vashem - Pages of Testimony Names Memorial Collection

   Type of material Page of Testimony

   Item ID 1030617

3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Steinheim Institute, translation by google, Epigraph Databank, page for Salomon Falkenstein, includes:

   The Hochneukircher cigar manufacturer Salomon Falkenstein was married to Bertha Moses, presumably a daughter of the butcher Moses Levi in ​​Hochneukirch-Otzenrath and the Helena born. Meyer.

   In 1875 his son Viktor was born, who married Sofie Hähnlein from Schwäbisch Hall and became the father of Ruth and Ilse Berta. The co-owner of the cigar factory Gebrüder Falkenstein, who had also served as a soldier during the First World War, also sold Mazzen from Burgsteinfurt and was one of the co-founders of VfB Hochneukirch. In 1942, he and his wife were deported to Theresienstadt and later to Auschwitz, where they were murdered. Her daughter Ruth married in 1936 Wilhelm Diekhoff, with whom she wanted to flee to Honduras via France, after Wilhelm Diekhoff had been temporarily deported to Dachau in 1938. However, the couple was interned in 1940 in France in 1940 and survived in the French underground.

4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Yad Vashem, page of testimony for Victor Falkenstein by researcher Alex Salm, includes:

   Last Name Falkenstein

   First Name Victor

   Gender Male

   Date of Birth 06/03/1875

   Place of Birth Hochneukirch,Grevenbroich Neuss (Düsseldorf),Rhine Province,Germany

   Father's First Name Salomon

   Mother's First Name Bertha

   Marital Status Married

   Spouse's First Name Sophia

   Spouse's Maiden Name Haehnlein

   Permanent Place of Residence Hochneukirch,Grevenbroich Neuss (Düsseldorf),Rhine Province,Germany

   Profession Factory owner

   Place during the War Hochneukirch,Grevenbroich Neuss (Düsseldorf),Rhine Province,Germany

   Place of Death Auschwitz,Camp,Poland

   Date of Death 15/07/1944

   Status according to Source murdered

   Submitter's Last Name Salm

   Submitter's First Name Alex

   Relationship to Victim Researcher

   Source Yad Vashem - Pages of Testimony Names Memorial Collection

   Type of material Page of Testimony

   Item ID 912165

5. ↑ Yad Vashem, List of Jewish victims from the Memorial book "Victims of the Persecution of Jews under the National Socialist Tyranny in Germany 1933 - 1945" prepared by the German Federal Archives, record for Viktor Falkenstein, includes:

   Last Name Falkenstein

   First Name Viktor

   Gender Male

   Date of Birth 06/03/1875

   Place of Birth Hochneukirch,Grevenbroich Neuss (Düsseldorf),Rhine Province,Germany

   Permanent Place of Residence Hochneukirch,Grevenbroich Neuss (Düsseldorf),Rhine :Province,Germany

   Citizenship Germany

   Place during the War Theresienstadt,Ghetto,Czechoslovakia

   Place during the War Auschwitz,Camp,Poland

   Origin of Deportation Duesseldorf,Düsseldorf (Düsseldorf),Rhine Province,Germany

   Destination of Deportation Theresienstadt,Ghetto,Czechoslovakia

   Date of Deportation 25/07/1942

   Destination of Deportation Auschwitz,Camp,Poland

   Date of Deportation 15/05/1944

   Status according to Source murdered

   Source List of Jewish victims from the Memorial book "Victims of the Persecution of Jews under the National Socialist Tyranny in Germany 1933 - 1945" prepared by the German Federal Archives

   Type of material List of murdered Jews from Germany

   Item ID 11494838

6. ↑ Yad Vashem, Terezinska Pametni Kniha [Theresienstädter Gedenkbuch], Terezinska Iniciativa, vol. I-II Melantrich, Praha 1995, vol. III Academia Verlag, Prag 2000 (Memorial Book Theresienstadt, Terezin Initiative), List of Theresienstadt camp inmates, record for Viktor Falkenstein, includes:

   Last Name Falkenstein

   First Name Viktor

   Gender Male

   Date of Birth 06/03/1875

   Place during the War Hochneukirch,Grevenbroich Neuss (Düsseldorf),Rhine Province,Germany

   Origin of Deportation Aachen,Aachen (Aachen),Rhine Province,Germany

   Destination of Deportation Theresienstadt,Ghetto,Czechoslovakia

   Details of Transport Transport VII/2, Train Da 71 from Aachen,Aachen (Aachen),Rhine :Province,Germany to Theresienstadt,Ghetto,Czechoslovakia on 25/07/1942

   Prisoner Number in Transport 406

   Origin of Deportation Theresienstadt,Ghetto,Czechoslovakia

   Destination of Deportation Auschwitz Birkenau,Extermination Camp,Poland

   Details of Transport Transport Dz from Theresienstadt,Ghetto,Czechoslovakia to Auschwitz Birkenau,Extermination Camp,Poland on 15/05/1944

   Prisoner Number in Transport 1840

   Status according to Source murdered

   Source Terezinska Pametni Kniha [Theresienstädter Gedenkbuch], Terezinska Iniciativa, vol. I-II Melantrich, Praha 1995, vol. III Academia Verlag, Prag 2000 (Memorial Book Theresienstadt, Terezin Initiative)

   Type of material List of Theresienstadt camp inmates

   Item ID 4847651

See also:

• JewishGen.org, Family Tree for Salomon Falkenstein. A more reliable source for this information is required.

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