Hedwig Rosa Epstein

HBMa2202 Turnov Birth: https://www.geni.com/documents/view?doc_id=6000000141136594037

Hedwig Epstein, née GAERTNER : b. 1892, Borcice - d. circa 1942, Auschwitz

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Hedwika Epstein nee Gaertner was a housewife and married Emil.Epstein, owner of a factory for glass copy gemstones and sponsor of the Turnov School of Jewelry. Prior to WWII she lived in Turnov, Czechoslovakia. During the war she passed through Terezin, Czechoslovakia, to Auschwitz. Her daughter Lilly ,married Holzner, escaped to Israel and has daughter Racheli Negbi and family there in Arad, Negev

Hedwika was murdered in the Shoah.

This information is based on a Page of Testimony (displayed on left) submitted by her daughter, a Shoah survivor. Source: Pages of Testimony

Last Name: Epstein

First Name: Hedwika

Maiden Name: Gaertner

Father's First Name: Alfred

Mother's First Name: Berta

Gender: Female

Date of Birth: 1892

Place of Birth: Borcice,Strakonice,Bohemia,Czechoslovakia

Marital Status: MARRIED

Spouse's First Name: Emil

Permanent Place of Residence: Turnov,Turnov,Bohemia,Czechoslovakia

Profession: HOUSEWIFE

Place during the war: Terezin,Ghetto,Czechoslovakia

Place of Death: Auschwitz,Camp,Poland

Date of Death: 1942

Submitter's Last Name: Holzner

Submitter's Last Name: Holtzner

Submitter's First Name: Lily

Submitter's First Name: Lili

Relationship to victim: DAUGHTER

Is the Submitter a Survivor?: YES

Status in the source: murdered

Type of material: Page of Testimony

Item ID: 1635043

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Hedwig Epstein nee Gaertner was born in Bortschitz in 1892 to Alfred and Berta nee Pollak. She was married Emil. During the war she was in Turnau, Czechoslovakia.

Hedwig was murdered in the Shoah.

This information is based on a List of Jews murdered in Auschwitz found in Auschwitz Death Registers, The State Museum Auschwitz-Birkenau page 35215/1942.