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| Format | Manuscript |
|---|---|
| Creator | Smith, Susan |
| Title, Manuscript | Joseph Bobrowitz and Anna Simon |
| Extent of Work | 78 pages, illustrations (some color), maps, genealogical charts |
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| Abstract | Explores the history and lives of German-speakers who originally migrated in the 18th century to Hungary and the Banat, with details on Josef Stefan Bobrowitz (1891-1969) and Anna Simon (1895-1945). Josef came from the village of Deutsch-Mokra in the Carpathian Mountains in northeastern Hungary. Anna came from Glogowatz, now Vladimirescu, in Romania. In 1910, faced with difficult economic conditions and the threat of military service, Josef and four companions decided to "slip over the Hungarian border into Galicia" before making their way to Bremen and then to America. Their journey was overseen during the early months of the year by the Great January Comet of 1910 and Halley's Comet later in April. All settled in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with two later returning to Deutsch-Mokra. Includes details of Josef's early life in Milwaukee, his marriage to Anna Simon in 1914, and their lives together. Sometime in 1920-1921, "Joe got the job as caretaker of the Mound Zion - Anshefard Cemetery, a Jewish cemetery in Brookfield, Wisconsin, a job he kept until 1966. Anna died in 1945, and Joe married Rose Egerer Lauters in 1959. Communication with relatives still in Deutsch-Mokra was re-established after WWII. Rose died in 1967, and Joe died in 1969. |
| Notes | Additional surnames: Bobrowitsch / Steger / Sabai / Plakinger / Knauer / Holzberger / Balogh / Zirbel / Zauner |
| Donated by | Susan Smith |
| Call Number | Digital file (PDF) |
| MKI Terms | Family history/ Emigration and immigration (Hungary-US)/ German Americans -- Wisconsin/ Banat/ 19th century |