Family Tree

Family Tree
Paternal
grandfather
Paternal
grandmother
Maternal
grandfather
Maternal
grandmother
Jakub Adler
? - 1926
Josefa Adler
(nee ?)
?-?
? Kohn
?-?
Marie Kohnova
(nee ?)
1872 - 1942
Father
Mother
Leopold Adler
1892 – 1926
Zdenka Adlerova
(nee Kohnova)
1900 - 1976
Siblings
Eva Adlerova (f)
1921 - 1970
Spouse
Interviewee
Ruth Halova
(nee Adlerova)
1926
Milan Hala
? - 2006
Children
Petr Eisner (m)
1948
Hana Kocourkova (f)
(nee Eisnerova)
1952
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The interviewee and his family
Full name
Ruth Halova (nee Adlerova)
Where and when were you born?
Cesky Krumlov, 26th February 1926
Where else did you live?
Protivin
Prague
Birmingham (Great Britain)
Rugby (Great Britain)
Karlovy Vary
Usti nad Labem
Ceske Budejovice
Holubov
Your educational level
Graduated from Charles University, Prague; PhD in Microbiology
What sort of work do/did you do?
Lab technician, scientific lab research in microbiology
How religious was your parents’ home? How were you raised?
I was raised in Judaism, but at home the emphasis wasn't so much on rules and
rituals, but on what a person was like.
What is your mother tongue?
At home we spoke Czech, and with my father's family in German.
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What other languages do you speak?
German, English
Where were you during the Holocaust?
On unoccupied territory: Birmingham (Great Britain)
On unoccupied territory: Rugby (Great Britain)
What did you do after the Holocaust?
Studied and graduated from Charles University in Prague, worked
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Siblings
Their names
Eva Adlerova
Where and when were they born?
Cesky Krumlov, 31st December 1921
What is their mother tongue
Czech
Their educational level?
Had to leave high school during her graduating year, then a nursing course
Their occupations?
Nurse
Where do/did they live?
Usti nad Labem
Where else did they live?
Protivin
Prague
Great Britain
Do they have children?
No
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Where and when did they die?
Usti nad Labem, 1st November 1970
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Spouse
Name?
Milan Hala
Where and when was he/she born?
N/A
Where else did he/she live?
Usti nad Labem
Ceske Budejovice
Cesky Krumlov
Holubov
Is he/she Jewish?
No
What is his/her mother tongue?
Czech
His/her educational level?
No information
Occupation?
Violinist
Where and when did he/she die?
Holubov (Czech Republic), 2006
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Tell me anything you know about his/her siblings (Name, date of birth and death,
occupation, place of residence, name of wife and children, whether their family is
Jewish and whether it is religious).
No information
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Children
Their names?
Petr Eisner (m)
Hana Kocourkova (nee Eisnerova) (f)
Were they raised Jewish/do they identify themselves as Jews?
Petr: no/yes
Hana: no/no
Where and when were they born?
Petr: 28th December 1948
Hana: 30th March 1952
Where else did they live?
Petr: Prague, Karlovy Vary, Usti nad Labem, Canada, Italy
Hana: Prague, Karlovy Vary, Usti nad Labem, Cesky Krumlov
Their educational level?
Petr: finished university
Hana: finished university
Their occupations?
Petr: works in the hotel industry
Hana: teacher
How many grandchildren do you have?
Petr: none
Hana: Tomas (m), Daniel (m), Jakub (m)
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Father
His name?
Leopold Adler
Where and when was he born?
Ceske Budejovice, 7th March 1892
Where else did he live?
Cesky Krumlov
Where and when did he die?
Cesky Krumlov, December 1926
What sort of education did he have?
No information
What sort of work did he do?
Office clerk
How religious was he?
No information
What was his mother tongue?
German
Army service: which army and what years?
Austro-Hungarian army during WWI, Russian front
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Tell me about his brothers and sisters. (name, date of birth and death,
occupation, place of residence, family, etc.)
name
place and date of occupation
biographical data
biographical data
describe how religious
birth/death
and origins of
of children
they were
No information
No information
No information
Richard ?
Fritz (m)
No information
Marta Adler
Franta (m)
No information
(nee ?)
Karel (m)
Was in charge of
(from wife’s 1st
her 1st husband’s
marriage)
spouse
Max Adler (m)
No information
Professor of
Latin and
Greek
Ida ? (nee Adler)
Immigrated to
No
(f)
USA before
information
WWII with her
family (no
further
information)
Arthur Adler (m)
No information
Office clerk
chocolate factory
Dr. Hugo Adler
No information
Hospital
Zdenka Adler
Fricek (Jakov) (m)
director,
(nee ?)
Hanna (f)
No information
phtysiologist
Where was he during the Holocaust?
Died before
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Paternal grandfather
Your paternal grandfather’s name?
Jakub Adler
Where and when was he born?
No information
Where else did he live?
Ceske Budejovice
Where and when did he die?
Ceske Budejovice, 1926
What sort of education did he have?
No information
What sort of work did he do?
No information
How religious was he?
No information
What was his mother tongue?
German
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Army service: which army and what years?
No information
Tell me about his brothers and sisters.
No information
Where was he during the Holocaust?
Died before
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Paternal grandmother
Your paternal grandmother’s name?
Josefa Adlerova (nee ?)
Where and when was she born?
Sobeslav, date unknown
Where else did she live?
Ceske Budejovice
Where and when did she die?
Treblinka (today Poland), 1940s
What sort of education did she have
No information
What sort of work did she do?
Sold cheese
How religious was she?
She observed holidays, was a member of the Chevra Kaddisha funerary
association in Ceske Budejovice.
What was her mother tongue?
Probably German
Tell me about his brothers and sisters.
1
3
No information
Where was she during the Holocaust?
Ghetto: Terezin
Concentration camp: Treblinka (today Poland); died there
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Mother
Her name?
Zdenka Adlerova (nee Kohnova)
Where and when was she born?
Protivin, 1st July 1900
Where else did she live?
Ceske Budejovice
Cesky Krumlov
Prague
Teplice
Where and when did she die?
Teplice, 25th July 1976
What sort of education did she have?
High school, focused on economics
What sort of work did she do?
Secretary
How religious was she?
She didn't pay attention to external rituals, but tried to live in accordance with
her beliefs.
What was her mother tongue?
Czech
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Tell me about his brothers and sisters.
name
place and date of occupation
biographical data
biographical data
describe how religious
birth/death
and origins of
of children
they were
Sigmund Lederer
Hanicka (f)
No information
Jenik (m)
spouse
Olga Ledererova
Died while giving
Housewife
(nee Kohnova)
birth to her
(no further
(f)
second child.
information)
Where was she during the Holocaust?
Ghetto: Terezin
If she survived, what did she do after?
Worked as a secretary
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Maternal grandfather
Your maternal grandfather’s name?
? Kohn
Where and when was he born?
No information
Where else did he live?
No information
Where and when did he die?
No information
What sort of education did he have?
No information
What sort of work did he do?
No information
How religious was he?
No information
What was his mother tongue?
No information
Army service: which army and what years?
No information
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Tell me about his brothers and sisters.
No information
Where was he during the Holocaust?
Died before
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Maternal grandmother
Your maternal grandmother’s name?
Marie Kohnova (nee ?)
Where and when was she born?
Kostelec, 22nd November 1872
Where else did she live?
Protivin
Cesky Krumlov
Protivin
Prague
Where and when did she die?
Prague, 9th November 1942
What sort of education did she have?
No information
What sort of work did she do?
Housewife
How religious was she?
First and foremost, Grandma was a good person.
What was her mother tongue?
Czech
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Tell me about his brothers and sisters.
No information
Where was she during the Holocaust?
Died before deportation in Prague in 1942
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