Berta Smetana

Bertha Berta SMETANA, née WEINBERGER: b. 9 Jan 1896, Wien - d. after 2 Sept 1942, Auschwitz, HOLOCAUST

Basic birth data from IKG-Wien archives courtesy of www.genteam.at

Nr. 177348 Familienname Weinberger Vorname Bertha Code 1 Vorname des Vaters Heinrich Name der Mutter Klausner Vorname der Mutter Cäcilie Ort Wien Buch Nr. S 1896 Band S Datum 09.01.1896 Zahl 73

"Österreich, Niederösterreich, Wien, Matriken der Israelitischen Kultusgemeinde, 1784-1911," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9BK1-LD3?cc=2028320&wc... : 23 February 2018), Wien (alle Bezirke) > Geburtsanzeigen > Geburtsanzeigen 1896 Nr. 0001-0407 (Jan.-Feb.) > image 184 of 1012; Israelitischen Kultusgemeinde Wien (Jewish Community of Vienna) Municipal and Provinical Archives of Vienna, Austria.

"Österreich, Niederösterreich, Wien, Matriken der Israelitischen Kultusgemeinde, 1784-1911," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GB29-XN6?cc=2028320&wc... : 10 December 2020), Wien (alle Bezirke) > Geburtsbücher > Geburtsbuch S 1896 > image 11 of 341; Israelitischen Kultusgemeinde Wien (Jewish Community of Vienna) Municipal and Provinical Archives of Vienna, Austria.

Basic marriage data from IKG-Wien archives courtesy of www.genteam.at

Nr. 256216 Familienname Smetana Vorname Friedrich Code 2 Vorname des Vaters Name der Mutter Vorname der Mutter Ort Mariahilf Buch Nr. Band Datum 22.12.1918 Zahl 57 Zusatz zur Zahl Folio Anmerkung Ehe aufgelöst 26.4.1932 Wen LG ZRS Name der Braut Weinberger Vorname der Braut Bertha

The separation and divorce of this couple led to difficulties which were even related in newspapers of the era. Apparently husband Friedrich "Fritz", General-Konsul (of e.g. San Marino) had mainly been dependent on his wife's wealth - and the dowry she had brought to the marriage. Bertha continued to live in their acquired villa in Hietzing, together with her mother. One day when the two ladies returned home after an absence they found that the ex-husband had visited the villa and removed almost the entire contents - furniture, precious objects etc. The police were notified, a lawyer was appointed and the shoddy story went to trial ...

cf. eg.

ANNO, Der Abend, 1932-01-11, Seite 4

https://anno.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/anno?aid=abd&datum=19320111&seit...

Plus -

ANNO, Der Abend, 1932-01-18, Seite 4

https://anno.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/anno?aid=abd&datum=19320118&seit...

Details of deportation and subsequent death courtesy of:

Berta SMETANA and her daughter Sonia were in the region of Nice, Côte d'Azur, where they were rounded up in the notorious "Rafles d'août" in August 1942. The arrested Jewish citizens were incarcerated in the Caserne Auvare for a while before being put on a goods train, in locked-up wagons, and transferred to Drancy.

cf. Archives Départémentales des Alpes Maritimes:

http://www.basesdocumentaires-cg06.fr/os-html/adam/home.html

Chambre # 45, Voiture # 6.

Also cf. listing thanks to:

http://niceoccupation.free.fr/rafle-daout-1942.html

Details of further deportation and subsequent death courtesy of:

Mémorial de la Shoah

http://ressources.memorialdelashoah.org/notice.php?q=noms_tous%3A%2...

Features photos - plus actual list of deportation (shown here under "Media")

Convoi # 27.

Also cf www.doew.at

Dokumentationsarchiv des österreichischen Widerstandes

First Name Berta Last Name Smetana Date of Birth 09.01.1896 Place of Birth Wien Residence Wien 1, Schubertring 12/1/12 Deportation Drancy/Auschwitz Date of Deportation 02.09.1942

The surviving daughter later posted a search notice for her mother and sister in a Vienna newspaper:

ANNO, Wiener Zeitung, 1950-12-23, Seite 13

https://anno.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/anno?aid=wrz&datum=19501223&seit...