Alternate names
Biography
Rachel Beeri was born Rachel Schneeweiss (also recorded, after marriage, as Regina Tiefenbrunner) on 4 April 1894 in Raniżów, near Rzeszów in Galicia, the daughter of Leib Yehuda Hillinger and Lea Rivka Schneeweiss. She was registered with family in Chemnitz from November 1914, returned briefly to Raniżów, and was back in Chemnitz by March 1916. On 24 October 1923 she married Karl (Kalman) Tiefenbrunner there; the couple moved to Karlsruhe in November 1924, where their son Wolfgang (Zeev) was born in 1927. In 1934 she was issued a Fremdenpass, a passport for the stateless, and on 8 September 1936 the family immigrated to Mandatory Palestine, settling in Ra'anana. On 9 March 1949 she and Kalman changed their names from Karl and Rachel Tiefenbrunner to Kalman and Rachel Beeri. She died in Ra'anana on 23 July 1970 and is buried at the Old (Klausner) Cemetery.
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- ResidenceChemnitz, Germany
Returned to Chemnitz from Ranizow and took up residence again - 9, Hartmannstraße, Chemnitz, Germany
- Fremdenpass (foreigner's passport)Karlsruhe, Germany
This is a Fremdenpass (foreigner's passport) issued by the Deutsches Reich in 1934 — a travel document specifically for stateless persons or those without German citizenship.
This is a Fremdenpass (foreigner's passport) issued by the Deutsches Reich in 1934 — a travel document specifically for stateless persons or those without German citizenship. Here's a summary of what the passport reveals: Holder: Rüchla (or Rückla) Tiefenbrünner, born Schneerweiss Born: 4 April 1894 in Ranisow Residence: Karlsruhe Nationality: Staatenlos (stateless) Build/appearance: Medium height, oval face, brown eyes, brown hair Key dates & stamps: - Issued: 18 April 1934 by the Polizeipräsidium Karlsruhe - Extended twice: to April 1936, then April 1937 - Residence permits (Aufenthaltserlaubnis) for Baden granted repeatedly Most striking entries: - A Visa for Palestine (no. 59352), granted in Berlin on 10 August 1936 — valid for a single journey, with a handwritten note: "Valid also for son Wolfgang" - A Government of Palestine immigration stamp from Haifa Port, dated 8 September 1936, confirming permanent settlement as an immigrant - A French transit stamp (Strasbourg, 1 September 1936) showing her route through France - An Italian consular transit visa (Frankfurt) - A bank note from Baer & Elend, Karlsruhe dated 31 August 1936, recording currency exchanged for the journey This passport documents a Jewish family's **emigration from Nazi Germany to Mandatory Palestine** in 1936 — escaping persecution under the Nazi regime. The designation *staatenlos* (stateless) reflects how Jews were being progressively stripped of rights and citizenship during this period, culminating in the Nuremberg Laws of 1935.
- BurialThe Old Cemetery, Raanana, Israel
Cemetery: Old Cemetery, Klausner | Block: 1 | Plot: Yod (10) | Row: 3 | Grave: 24
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Family
Parents
Family record F0040 →
Spouses & Children
- Zeev Beeri♂BIOLOGICAL
Media4
Rachel Beeri
Rachel with Suzan in Chemnitz
Association for Jewish History and Literature (Cultural Federation) Karlsruhe - front
Association for Jewish History and Literature (Cultural Federation) Karlsruhe - back