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William Konar Holocaust Archive Mount Hope Cemetery

William B.Konar

April 28, 2022

William (Bill) Konar was the youngest of four children born to a family living in the city of Radom, Poland, about 70 miles south of Warsaw.  His father died when […]

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The FOMH Holocaust Committee has reached out to the community to fund a Holocaust Monument.

Holocaust Monument Fund Raiser Off and Running!

January 28, 2022

The FOMH Holocaust Committee has reached out to the community to fund  a Holocaust Monument to commemorate people buried in Mount Hope Cemetery who were victims of the Holocaust. The […]

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Emil (1877-1971) and Gabriele (1886-1957) Herz

A Family Finds Refuge in Rochester

January 25, 2022

By Marjorie Barkin Searl Emil (1877-1971) and Gabriele (1886-1957) Herz lived a secure and cultured life in Berlin with their four children. Emil, a descendant of a long line of […]

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Dr. Hugo Falkenheim - Noted Physician and Professor of Pediatrics

Dr. Hugo Falkenheim – Noted Physician and Professor of Pediatrics

January 25, 2022

By Kristine Klein Doctor of Medicine in 1881, he continued his studies in Austria.  Dr. Falkenheim returned to Königsberg (today Kaliningrad, Russia) in 1882 and began work at the University […]

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Schopler Holocaust Archive Mount Hope Cemetery

Ernst and Erna Schopflocher (Ernest and Erna Schopler)

November 10, 2021

Ernst Schopflocher was born on September 5, 1895 in Furth Germany to Jewish parents. He had three years of grade school and nine years of “Humanistisches Gymnasium.” He studied law […]

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Bornstein Mount Hope Holocaust Archive

The Bornstein Family

September 23, 2021

The Bornstein monument serves a dual role, that of a gravestone for Erla Bornstein and a cenotaph for her husband and two daughters who died in the Holocaust. Walk around […]

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