Guda Honig

Gutta Guda Frieda? HONIG, née GOLDSZTEIN: b. 2 Jan 1913, Warsaw - d. ?

Information courtesy of various sources, including the following:

Immigration registration in Antwerp/Belgium:

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-65Y9-PKQ?i=350&per...

Provides details on Hirsch Itzik GOLDSTEIN and accompanying family:

Hirsch b. 1882, Wearschau

wife - Bertha FEFER

children:

- Cili b. 1908, Offenbach

- Leo b. 1909, Offenbach

- Lena b. 1911, Offenbach

- Gunda b. 1912, L...

- Frieda b. 1913, Antwerp

"Frieda" rather than "Gunda"? ...?

cf. profile of husband Ignacy HONIG.

NB. Only the website Mémorial de la Shoah and the presumed applicable Belgium/Antwerp immigration registrations give her first name as "Frieda", other sources are Guda and Gutta - possibly also Gitel, Jutta etc.?

cf. Antwerp immigration registration of the GOLDSTEIN family here:

Belgien, Einwanderungsindex Polizei Antwerpen, 1840-1930; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-65Y9-PKQ?cc=1477769&wc...

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-65Y9-PKQ?i=350&per...

Presumably a family group as follows:

GOLDSTEIN Hersch Itzik b. 1882, Warsaw

wife Bertha née FEFER - no data given

children:

Cili b. 1908, Offenbach

Leo? b. 1909, Offenbach

Lina b. 1911, Offenbach

then ...
Gunda? b. 1913, London?

Frieda b. 1913, Antwerp

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cf. post-war application for compensation shown here:

HStAM Bestand 270 Kassel Nr. 6890 - Honig, Guda gegen Land Hess... - Arcinsys Detailseite

https://arcinsys.hessen.de/arcinsys/detailAction?detailid=v7364070

Beschreibung: Zivilprozessakte
Identifikation (Prozessakte)

Laufzeit 1963-1965Vorwurf / Delikt EntschädigungssacheAlte Archivsignatur Acc. 1981/49
Provenienz (Justiz)

Justizaktenzeichen O 119/63 (Entschädigung)Sonstige Behördensignaturen Registernummer: K-12256-138 U 163/64
Weitere Angaben (Prozessakte)

Sachverhalt Entschädigungsansprüche wegen Schaden an Körper oder GesundheitKapitalentschädigung und Rente unter Einstufung in vergleichbare Beamtengruppe des höheren DienstesGewährung von Heilfürsorgekosten (Kurkostenerstattung) unter anderem wegen chronisch reaktiver Depression
Kläger(in)

Personenname Honig, GudaGeburtsdatum 1913-01-02Geburtsort Warschau (Polen)Wohnort KasselAntwerpen (Belgien)Biografische Angaben Ehefrau geborene Goldsztein
Beklagte(r)

Personenname Land Hessen, vertr. durch RegierungspräsidentenSitz der Institution Kassel
Beklagte(r)

Personenname Land Hessen, vertreten durch Hessischen Minister des InnernSitz der Institution Wiesbaden

Also cf.

Holocaust Survivors and Victims Database -- Guda HONIG-GOLDSTEIN

https://www.ushmm.org/online/hsv/person_view.php?PersonId=5535187

GUDA HONIG-GOLDSTEIN
Sex:Female
Date of Birth:2 Jan 1913
Nationality:Polen [Polish]
Date of Arrival:25 Mar 1944
SOURCE
Title:Jewish Arrivals In Switzerland, 1938-1945
Description:Electronic data regarding refugees who attempted to illegally enter Switzerland. Includes name, gender, birth date, arrival date, nationality, and comments.

An enormous file of documents from Swiss authorities found thanks to and posted by Matt – under “Media” – provides several further telling details about this family.

Most pieces are in French, a few in German. Main points include:

- Gunda HONIG was in a very precarious state of health when the family arrived and sought refuge in Switzerland. She was heavily pregnant but also suffering from critical inflammation of the womb and ovaries so that a potential miscarriage was feared. It was thought right to place her in special care.

- Ignacy HONIG, on the other hand, was both willing and able to work and the Swiss authorities deemed it appropriate to grant him permission to secure some form of employment in order, at least, to assure himself an income. He had proven skills and experience as a goldsmith and suggested he’d also be ready to take on similar mechanical etc. assignments. A jewellery firm in Lausanne expressed high interest in hiring him, especially as Christmas approached and they were lacking in staff to fulfill all the extra festive orders. So he worked there until the war was over and his eventual references from this firm were glowing with praise on him: conscientious, dependable, accomplished, though the recommendation was made that he further his skills through additional training.

- At the end of the war the family initially attempted to return to Belgium in a way which was considered “illegal” as it was necessary to await official procedures from Belgian authorities plus subsequent permission to leave Switzerland.

- There are a few more details on other members of especially Gunda’s family – these are still being researched ...

- each family member is separately registered but the majority of papers are in the dossier on Ignacy HONIG. These also include an explanation of his on the reasons for seeking refuge. It is in French and will be posted here in an English translation shortly ...

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(pip - Aug 2023)