Karl Blumenthal

Karl Carl BLUMENTHAL: b. . 17 March 1903, Selters - d. 25 Jan 1974, Cook, Ill

Initial information - plus some documents - kindly provided directly by Barbara BECKER, a descendant of this family.

It appears that Karl BLUMENTHAL suffered a long Odyssey before finally managing to find a safe home in the USA.

- Between 13.11.1938 - 15.02.1939 he was incarcerated in buchenwald (cf. Arolsen Archives indicated below).

- he was then clearly released and first moved to the UK, but he was interned there as an "enemy alien", and subsequently deported to Australia.

- from there he finally secured travel to the USA:

cf. e.g.Buchenwald registration and further documents courtesy of Arolsen Archives.

https://collections.arolsen-archives.org/en/search/person/5559981?s...

British internment & deportation - cf. e.g.

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6FWT-5L12

Name Karl Blumenthal
Wohnort Kilburn N W 6
Geburtsdatum 1905
Geburtsort Selters
Nationalität German
Art des Ereignisses Military Service
Datum des Ereignisses 1939
Beschreibung der Quelle Australia Internees - Germans/Austrians Released in Australia, A-J
Name der Serie Home Office: Aliens Department: Internees Index, 1939-1947
Nummer der Serie HO 396/152
Partner-Name The National Archives
Krieg Second World War

And then - cf. Basic information on Australia website:

https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/DetailsRe...

Item details for: MP1103/2, E39185

Title
Prisoner of War/Internee; Blumenthal, Karl; Year of birth - --05; Nationality - German

Contents date range
1939 - 1945

Series number
MP1103/2
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Control symbol
E39185

Citation
NAA: MP1103/2, E39185

Item ID
9905689

Location
Melbourne

Access status
Open

Physical format
PAPER FILES AND DOCUMENTS (allocated at series level)

Extent
5pps

Records authority class number
1006218

Date registered
17 Apr 2007

Arrival in the USA - cf. passenger listing SS Sea Star - Sydney to San Francisco:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-95LN-9CH5?i=287&cc...
Karl Blumenthal Male 39 1944 San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States 1905 Germany Immigration Sea Star

Profession given as "boot repairer", DOB as 17.03.1905, POB as "Selters"

Basic death data:

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2MN-478F

Name Karl Blumenthal
Geschlecht Male
Alter 68
Anschrift 15114 Sunset Dr
Beerdigungsdatum 28 Jan 1974
Beerdigungsort Hillside, , Illinois
Sterbedatum 25 Jan 1974
Sterbeort Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Geburtsdatum 17 Mar 1905
Geburtsort , , Germany
Familienstand Married
Beruf Owner
Ethnische Zugehörigkeit White
Name des Vaters Herman Blumenthal

Name der Mutter Johanna Heldenmuth

Name des Ehepartners Margaret Rueckersberg

Name des Auskunftgebers Agnes V Stevens

Art des Ereignisses Death
Eintragsnummer 602206
Friedhof Oakridge
Bestattungsinstitut Ryan Funeral Home