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Hilde SELIGMANN

Female 1908 - 2006  (97 years)


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  • Name Hilde SELIGMANN 
    Birth 2 Oct 1908  Kettwig, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death 14 Sep 2006  Lived in Washington Heights, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I76  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 1 Mar 2024 

    Father Max SELIGMANN,   b. 28 Sep 1876, Kettwig Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Dec 1931, Kettwig, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Rega Regina STERN,   b. 4 Jun 1879, Meudt, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Apr 1941, New York, NY, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 3 Jun 1903  Montabaur, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F58  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Abraham Harry SLAGER,   b. 20 Sep 1896, Enschede, Overijssel, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Sep 1941, Mauthausen Concentration Camp Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 44 years) 
    Marriage 1934 
    Children 
     1. Max SLAGER,   b. 24 Oct 1936, Enschede, Overijssel, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Sep 1944, Auschwitz - Holocaust Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 7 years)  [natural]
    Family ID F60  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Mar 2024 

  • Notes 
    • Apprenticed in fashion clothing and became a buyer of knitwear and children's clothing. Left for Holland in 1933 and lived in Enschede where she worked in a similar line. In 1934 she met and married a business colleague called Max Slager. He was involved in property development and investment.

      In 1936 Hilde bore a son also called Max. The family wanted to move to the USA but her husband could not leave his business behind and they stayed in Holland until it was too late. Husband Max was arrested, imprisoned and died in 1941 in Mauthausen Concentration Camp.

      Hilde and her 6 year old son were hidden by a nurse. The child was hidden amongst asthmatic children. The nurse was eventually found out and the children deported. Young Max was murdered in Auschwitz.

      With the help of a food wholesaler, Hilde was able to escape using a false ID. She was hidden by a protestant pastor who cared for her for 3 years.

      After the war, Hilde continued to run a clothing business in Holland and in due course re-acquired her home and part of her husband's business but she never recovered from the loss of her family and eventually moved to New York in the 1954 where she worked as a children's nurse. She was awarded an 'Ayshet Chaiyl' (Women of Worth) award.


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