Emil Zipper

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

67298 1875 2166 1 Wien Zipper Emil Josef/Schwarzenberg Fanni

Further details from actual IKG-Wien birth registration to be found under:

Marriage https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-LBK5-GYH?i=172&wc=...

1875.00.25 - ZIPPER Emil - IKG-W BR https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-25804-2287-87?cc=2028...

cf. sources provided for son Herbert ZIPPER:

Emil was an engineer. Circa 1938 he emigrated to England, afterwards to the U.S.A. ...

Especially:

Music and the Holocaust: Zipper, Herbert-re. PARENTS http://holocaustmusic.ort.org/places/camps/music-early-camps/dachau...

"With a career that took him from Europe through the Philippines to the USA, the composer and conductor Herbert Zipper had a remarkable and international musical life. Born in Vienna in 1904 to an assimilated Jewish family, Zipper had a happy and comfortable childhood. His father was the son of a cantor, and his mother the daughter of a rabbi. Nonetheless his parents raised him and his siblings in a largely secular environment – like so many of their counterparts, they identified more as Viennese than as Jews. Zipper’s parents were great music lovers, and the children received an extensive musical education."

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"By this time, his (Herbert ZIPPER's) parents had managed to flee to Paris, where they struggled desperately to get releases for him and his brother. In February 1939 he was informed that they were to be released. After a brief stay in Vienna they travelled to Paris, to be re-united with their family. ... In March 1946, Zipper and his wife decided to join his family in the US ..."

Biography | Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences http://www.xrds.org/Page/Equity-and-Justice/Herbert-Zipper-Archives...

re. Emil & Regine ZIPPER:

"Herbert Zipper was born in Vienna, Austria on April 4, 1904, into a close-knit Jewish family. His father, Emil, was a successful engineer and inventor, and the family was immersed in the artistic and intellectual community of the city."

cf. various applications for patents of inventions:

https://www.google.com/search?tbo=p&tbm=pts&hl=en&q=ininventor:%22E...

And also ...

Random Thoughts from an Aging Brain - Lucy Horwitz - Google Books

http://books.google.de/books?id=HEYGKoQe2BcC&pg=PA24&lpg=PA24&dq=lu...

Death date and further details on family provided by following source:

Eric ZIPPER - cousins search–Google Groups https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/soc.genealogy.jewish/xWiCFc...

" Emil ZIPPER b. Vienna 1875 d.1952 Santa Monica, Ca, USA (the youngest of Cantor Zipper's 11 children)

Emil ZIPPER married Regina/Rosie WESTREICH, b. 19.10.1877 d. Santa Monica, Ca, USA, March 1966,who was the oldest of 3 sisters - children of Emanuel WESTREICH. They met and married in Vienna in 1901 and had four children :

Walter ZIPPER 1902-1986 - inventor of the Flak Jacket

Herbert ZIPPER 1904-1997 L.A. - renowned composer/conductor/teacher and subject of several documentary films, including "Never Give Up" and the biography, "Dachau Song" by Paul Cummins

Otto ZIPPER 1914-1979 California - motor car racing driver/dealer

Hedy ZIPPER 1907-1989

Death data direct from family archives, confirmed by the following:

Emil Zipper Death Records | MooseRoots

http://death-records.mooseroots.com/d/n/Emil-Zipper

Name of the individual and location of death (if listed in record)

Available information varies depending on source

Emil Zipper

California

Born: September 24, 1875

Died: April 12, 1952

Gender: Male

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