Biography
Chuna-Dawid Estrajcher was born on 4 December 1917 in Sosnowiec, a son of Symcha Binem Estrajcher and Estera Laja Ernst. Between 9 and 23 April 1945 he was held at the Flossenbürg concentration camp in Bavaria. He was registered as a displaced person at Bergen-Belsen on 24 September 1945, with a further registration card there in July 1947. He married Rosa Abramowicz, and on 9 June 1950 the family — recorded under the head-of-household name David Estreicher — emigrated to the United States via Bremerhaven. They had two sons, Samuel and Herbert. Chuna-Dawid died in New Jersey on 19 January 2003.
Life events6
- Concentration campFlossenbürg concentration camp, Germany
Flossenbürg concentration camp in Bavaria, Germany
- Displaced Persons CampBergen-Belsen displaced persons camp, Germany
Post-war displaced persons registration card
- Emigration
Emigrated to the USA via Bremerhaven/Grohn. Her family head was listed as David Estreicher.
MANIFEST OF IN-BOUND PASSENGERS (ALIENS) Form 1-418 – Treasury Department, United States Customs Service United States Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalisation Service Class: DP From: Bremerhaven (Port of Embarkation) Date: 14th June, 1950 Ship: USNS "General St. Heintzelman" Arriving at port of: New York, NY — JUN 26 1950 Manifest No.: 28 Listing European refugees and immigrants arriving in New York aboard the USNS General Heintzelman, primarily from Poland, Yugoslavia, and Latvia. ESTRAJCHER Family — 245 North Six St, Allentown, Pennsylvania Line Name Age Sex Marital Status Travel Doc. No. / Nationality 13 Chuna-Dawid Estrajcher 32 Male Married I-979530 / Polish 14 Razala Estrajcher 28 Female Married I-979392 / Polish 15 Simcha-Szmul Estrajcher 19 months Male Single I-979390 / Polish
Places4
Family
Parents
Family record F0066 →
Spouses & Children
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