Broncia Preissmann

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Broncia Preissmann (Chajes)

Also Known As: "Brandl"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Opole Lubelskie, Opole Lubelskie County, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland
Death: March 25, 1942 (72)
Berlin, Berlin, Germany (suicide in relation to deportation, considered a murder)
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Wolf Chajes and Emma Chajes
Wife of Schloma Preissmann
Sister of Leah Laurie Sajovics; Reuben Chajes; Regina Silberstrom; Rosa Eliassohn; Henrich Chajes and 7 others

Managed by: Yuriy Koblents-Mishke
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Immediate Family

About Broncia Preissmann

Note: The date of birth of record in the books of Opole Lubelskie, Poland, is January 02, 1870, probably in Julian calendar.

1. B. Preismann, sister of Max Chajes, who in August/September 1939 lived in Berlin: Schönhauser Allee 706 Berlin N.58 Germany

Source: Passenger list 09/04/1939 where she was mentioned as a sister of Max Chajes.

Note: there is no house number 706 on Schönhauser Allee. However, there are home numbers 70 A to E. It is very easy to misspell 70b as 706 while typewriting from handwritten notes.

2. Broncia Preismann, born Chajes:

Born: Jan 12, 1870, Opole Lubelskie,Pulawy,Lublin,Poland (Opole, Opole Voivodeship, Poland at that time was part of Germany and had a different name). Residence: Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, Germany Death: Mar 25, 1942, Berlin, suicide [in connection to deportation]

Sources:

  • Broncia Preissmann (born Chajes) in Germany, Jewish Victims of Nazi Persecution, 1933-1945
  • Broncia Preissmann (Preismann) (born Chajes) in German Minority Census, 1939

Note: Schönhauser Allee is the central street of the Prenzlauer Berg neighborhood, Berlin.

According to the the card, filled 03/26/1942, Broncia Preissmann lived in the home #70, and she was born 01/12/[18]70 in "Opole (Polen)" [in German].

At that time it should mean Opole Lubelskie, because the bigger city of Opole from 1816 to 1945 belong to Prussia / Germany and was was named Oppeln. Even before, since 1668, it used to belong neither to Poland nor to Polish feudals, but to Austria.

  • Yad Vashem database (2 entries), secondary source.

https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10901-283274/broncia-pre...

https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10921-39879/broncia-prei...

3. The attached document: screenshot of marriages in Danzig that involved Chajes (see Sources). Particularly, it shows the alternative (Jewish) first name of bride: Brnadl Chajes

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Broncia Preissmann's Timeline

1870
January 12, 1870
Opole Lubelskie, Opole Lubelskie County, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland
1942
March 25, 1942
Age 72
Berlin, Berlin, Germany