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Mount Hope Holocaust Archive

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Commemorating those who were victims of the Holocaust and are buried in Mount Hope Cemetery.

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Holocaust Archive

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The Holocaust is the name given to the systematic extermination of nearly six million Jews that was perpetrated by Nazi Germany and its collaborators during World War II. The Friends of Mount Hope Cemetery wish to create an appropriate way to memorialize those individuals who survived or died in the Holocaust and are buried in Mount Hope Cemetery. The most appropriate way to begin this project is to collect the names of those whose graves or cenotaphs are located within Mount Hope. Using the resources available from the Center for Holocaust Awareness and Information (CHAI) of the Jewish Community Federation, cross-referenced with the burial records of Mount Hope Cemetery we have developed an initial list of names whom we wish to remember. When available, we have provided names, birth and death dates, locale of death, images of gravestone or cenotaphs, and burial locations in the cemetery.

Alpert Mount Hope Holocaust Archive

Melanie “Betty” Halpern Alpert

Born: 1929, Konstanz, Germany
Died: February 20, 2015, Rochester, NY
Location: Temple Sinai, Range 10
Brother: Werner Halpern
Buried next to her first husband, Morris Forman
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Baum Mount Hope Cemetery - Holocaust Archive

Werner J. Baum (Werner Feigenbaum)

Born: January 20, 1929, Stuttgart, Germany
Died: May 3, 1996
Location: B’rith Kodesh, R7, Grave 1852
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Bornstein Mount Hope Holocaust Archive

Anna Bornstein

Born: March 23, 1920
Died: Auschwitz
Location: Temple Sinai, Range 10, Grave 68 (cenotaph)
Parents: Erla Regina Glücksman Bornstein and Bernhard Bornstein
Sister: Ella Bornstein
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Bornstein Mount Hope Holocaust Archive

Bernhard Bornstein

Born: Kielce, Poland, August 28, 1891
Died: Warsaw
Location: Temple Sinai, Range 10, Grave 68 (cenotaph)
Wife: Erla Regina Glücksman Bornstein
Children: Anna Bornstein and Ella Bornstein
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Bornstein Mount Hope Holocaust Archive

Ella Bornstein

Born: January 12, 1922
Died: Auschwitz
Location:  Temple Sinai, Range 10, Grave 68 (cenotaph)
Parents: Erla Regina Glücksman Bornstein and Bernhard Bornstein
Sister: Anna Bornstein
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Bornstein Mount Hope Holocaust Archive

Erla Regina Glücksman (Regina Erla) Bornstein

Born: February 16, 1895, Cologne, Germany
Died: July 29,1970 Rochester, New York
Location: Temple Sinai, Range 10, Grave 68
Husband: Bernhard Bornstein
Children: Anna Bornstein and Ella Bornstein
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Boyar Mount Hope Holocaust Archive

Gertrude Boyar

Born: 1920
Died: September 21, 2016, Rochester NY
Location: B’rith Kodesh, Range 7, Grave 1718
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Jacqueline Eissenstat Mount Hope Holocaust Archive

Jacqueline Eissenstat

Born: 1936 Paris, France
Died: 1999 Rochester, NY
Location: Beth El, Range 9, Grave 317
Sister: Florence Helis
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Dr. Hugo Falkenheim - Noted Physician and Professor of Pediatrics

Hugo Falkenheim

Born: September 4, 1856, Bagrationovsk, Russia
Died: September 22, 1945, Rochester, New York
Location: B'rith Kodesh, Range 7, Grave 409
Wife: Margarethe Caro Falkenheim
Son: Curt Falkenheim
Son: Albert Julius Falkenheim

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Fenster Bessie Pierre Mount Hope Holocaust Archive

Bessie Weiser Fenster

Born: 1934
Died: 2003
Location: Beth El, Range 10, Row H, Grave 25
Husband: Pierre Fenster
Father-in-law: Erwin Fenster
Mother-in-law: Elsa Fenster
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Fenster Elsa Erwin Mount Hope Holocaust Archive

Elsa Fenster

Born: 1903
Died: 1989
Location: Beth El, Range 10, Row G, Grave 16
Husband: Erwin Fenster
Son: Pierre Fenster
Daughter-in-law: Bessie Weiser Fenster
Sister: Carola Wachtel
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Fenster Elsa Erwin Mount Hope Holocaust Archive

Erwin Fenster

Born: 1901
Died: 1984
Location: Beth El, Range 10, Row G, Grave 15
Wife: Elsa Fenster
Son: Pierre Fenster
Daughter-in-law: Bessie Weiser Fenster
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Fenster Bessie Pierre Mount Hope Holocaust Archive

Pierre Fenster

Born: June 7, 1933, Berlin Germany
Died: March 18, 2013, Lauderhill, FL
Location: Beth El, Range 10, Row H, Grave 24
Wife: Bessie Weiser Fenster
Parents: Elsa and Erwin Fenster
Aunt: Carol Wachtel
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Goldfarb Mount Hope Holocaust Archive

Else Goldfarb

Born: 1907
Died: April 18, 1986, Rochester, NY
Location: Beth El, Range 10, Row G Grave 18
Husband: Hermann Goldfarb
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Goldfarb Mount Hope Holocaust Archive

Hermann Goldfarb

Born: October 31, Munich, Germany
Died: September 19, 2011, Rochester, NY
Location: Beth El, Range 10, Row G, Grave 17
Wife: Elsa Goldfarb
Aunt: Mira Leiberfreund Gurtman
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Haber Mount Hope Cemetery Holocaust Archive

Kalman Haber

Born: April 1,1914, Lycise, Poland
Died: April 24, 1994, Rochester, NY
Location: B’rith Kodesh, Range 7, Grave 1442
Wife: Lily Juffy Haber
Brother: Joseph J. Haber
Sister-in-law: Gisela Haber
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Haber Mount Hope Cemetery Holocaust Archive

Lily Haber (Lily Juffy)

Born: 1918, Vienna, Austria
Died: May 1, 2020, Rochester, NY
Location: B’rith Kodesh, Range 7, Grave 1443
Husband: Kalman Haber
Sister: Gisela Haber
Brother-in-law: Joseph J. Haber
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Gurtman Mount Hope Holocaust Archive

Werner Halpern

Born: April 4, 1924, Konstanz Germany
Died: March 22, 1997, Rochester, NY
Location: Beth El, Range 10, Section A, Row G, Grave 11
Sister: Melanie Halpern Alpert
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Emil (1877-1971) and Gabriele (1886-1957) Herz

Emil Herz

Born: April 5, 1877, Essen Germany
Died: July 7, 1971, Rochester NY
Location: B’rith Kodesh Range 7, Grave 623
Wife: Gabriele Herz
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Emil (1877-1971) and Gabriele (1886-1957) Herz

Gabriele Herz

Born: 1886, Germany
Died: February 14, 1957, Rochester, NY
Location: B’rith Kodesh, Range 7, Grave 622
Husband: Emil Herz
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Kastner Mount Hope Holocaust Archive

Sonia Kastner

Born: October 20, 1927, Smorgonie, (Smorhon), Poland
Died: October 7, 2009, Rochester, NY
Location: Beth El, Range 10, Row C, Grave 163
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Liza Katzowicz Mount Hope Holocaust Archive

Liza Katzowicz

Born: 1923, Svir, Poland
Died: August 23, 1981, Rochester, NY
Location: Beth El, Range 10, Grave H-29
Husband: Max Katzowicz
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Katzowicz Mount Hope Holocaust Archive

Max Katzowicz

Born: 1917, Vilna, Lithuania
Died: September 9, 2008, Rochester, NY
Location: Beth El, Range 10, Grave H-30
Wife: Liza Katzowicz
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Harry Konar Mount Hope Cemetery Holocaust Archive

Henry Konar

Born: June 15, 1921, Kielce, Poland
Died: December 12, 2012, Rochester, NY
Location: Beth El, Range 10, Row B, Grave 35
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William Konar Holocaust Archive Mount Hope Cemetery

William B. Konar

Born: August 15, 1929, Radom, Poland
Died: June 18, 2015, Rochester, NY
Location: Beth, El, Range 10, Row C, Grave 66
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Helen Levinson (Helen Przysuskier)

Helen Levinson (Helen Przysuskier)

Born: May 22, 1928, Olsztyn, Poland
Died: February 5, 2022, Rochester, NY
Location: Beth El, Range 10, Grave 167
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Dr. Ludwig Litten - Mount Hope Cemetery Holocaust Archive

Ludwig Litten

Born: June 2, 1898, Jastrow Poland
Died: November 16, 1975, Rochester, NY
Location: B’rith Kodesh, Range 7
Wife: Melanie Litten
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Melanie Litten Mount Hope Cemetery Holocaust Archive

Melanie Litten (Melanie Siegmann)

Born: November 1903. Rostok, Germany
Died: November 3, 1992, Rochester, NY
Location: B’rith Kodesh, Range 7, Grave 1930
Husband: Ludwig Litten
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Walter and Hella Manuel

Hella Manuel (Hella Luft)

Born: December 19, 1922, Flatow, Germany
Died: April 10, 2018
Location: B’rith Kodesh, Range 7, Grave 1808
Husband: Walter Manuel
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Walter and Hella Manuel

Walter Manuel

Born: June 15, 1914, Vienna, Austria
Died: May 6, 1989, Rochester, NY
Location: B’rith Kodesh, Range 7, Grave 1809
Wife: Hella Manuel
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Molser Mount Hope Holocaust Archive

Herbert Molser, MD

Born: March 30, 1908, Berlin Germany
Died: December 18, 2000, Rochester, NY
Location: Temple Sinai, Range 10, Grave 60
Wife: Rosemarie Marienthal Molser
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Molser Mount Hope Holocaust Archive

Rosemarie Marienthal Molser

Born: 1921 Bochum Germany
Died: May 3, 2009, Rochester, NY
Location: Temple Sinai, Range 10, Grave 61
Husband: Herbert Molser
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Nemi Mount Hope Holocaust Archive

Yakov Nemi (Nemirovsky)

Born: September 13, 1934, Kiev, Russia
Died: October 10, 2006, Rochester, NY
Location: Beth El, Range 10, Row D, Grave 210
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Pfeffer Mount Hope Cemetery Holocaust Archive

George Pfeffer

Born: June 17, 1908, Poland
Died: June 24, 1999
Location: Range 8, E ½, Lot 311, Grave 4
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Rayburn Mount Hope Holocaust Archive

Anneliese Rayburn

Anneliese Rayburn (Anneliese Pfingst)
Born: December 30, 1919, MInden Germany
Died: April 5, 1987, Rochester, NY
Location: B'rith Kodesh, Range 7
Husband: Sidney Rayburn
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Rayburn Mount Hope Holocaust Archive

Sidney Rayburn

Born: March 8, 1922, Halle um Saale, Germany
Died: November 28, 2014, Rochester, NY
Location: B’rith Kodesh, Range 7
Wife: Anneliese Rayburn
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Clara Rind Mount Hope Holocaust Archive

Clara Rind

Born: 1912 Poland
Died: February 18, 2005, Rochester, NY
Location: Beth El, Range 10, Row B, Grave 101
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Rosenfeld Mount Hope Holocaust Archive

Alexander Rosenfeld

Born: June 23, 1916, Krakow, Poland
Died: May 7, 1992, Rochester, NY
Location: B’rith Kodesh, Range 7, Grave 1842
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Samuel Mount Hope Holocaust Archive

Eric Samuel

Born: 1906
Died: January 25, 1981
Location: Beth El, Range 10, Row G, Grave A-3
Wife: Thekla B. Samuel
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Samuel Mount Hope Holocaust Archive

Thekla B. Samuel

Born: 1916
Died: August 16, 1991
Location: Beth El, Range 10, row G, Grave A-4
Husband: Eric Samuel
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Schiffres Mount Hope Holocaust Archive

Irwin Jacob Schiffres

Born: June 10, 1930, Cologne, Germany
Died: August 4, 2010
Location: Beth El, Range 10, Row B, Grave 198
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Schoeman Mount Hope Cemetery - Holocaust Archive

Eugene Schoeman

Born: October 30, 1909, Croev, Germany
Died: December 3, 1989, Rochester, NY
Location: Beth El, Range 10, Row G, Grave 5
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Schopler Mount Hope Cemetery Holocaust Archive

Erna Schopler

Born: 1899, Nuremberg, Germany
Died: October 28,1998, Rochester, NY
Location: Range 10, NE 1/4 Lot 234, Grave 4
Husband: Ernest H. Schopler
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Schopler Mount Hope Cemetery Holocaust Archive

Ernest H. Schopler

Born: 1885, Furth Germany
Died: April 2, 1990, Rochester, NY
Location: Range 10, NE 1/4 Lot 234, Grave 3
Wife: Erna Schopler
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Schuster Mount Hope Holocaust Archive

Bernard Schuster

Born: May 17, 1928, Jasionowka, Poland
Died: July 17, 2000, Rochester, NY
Location: Temple Sinai, Range 10, Grave 260
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Simon - Mount Hope Cemetery-Holocaust Archive

Irving Simon (Itzak Sajewicz)

Born: May 3, 1925, Swir, Poland
Died: May 16, 2010, Brighton, NY
Location: Beth El, Range 10, Section A, Grave F19
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Von Perlstein Mount Hope Holocaust Archive

David Von Perlstein (Hans Detlef von Perlstein)

Born: Unknown
Died: July 6, 1983
Location: Beth El, Range 10, Row G, Grave 28
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Wachtel Mount Hope Holocaust Archive

Carola Wachtel

Born: 1904
Died: January 6, 1994, Rochester, NY
Location: Beth El, Range 10, Row F, Grave 7
Sister: Elsa Fenster
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Weinbach Mount Hope Holocaust Archive

Kurt Weinbach

Born: July 6, 1928, Vienna, Austria
Died: September 20, 2010, Rochester, NY
Location: Beth El, Range 10, Row D, Grave 408
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Widawski Mount Hope Holocaust Archive

Max Widawski

Born: 1925
Died: July 26, 1992
Location: Beth El, Range 10, Section C, Grave 143
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