Honig family papers

Honig family papers 

Jack (Heinz) Honig (1921-2012) was born in Alsenz, Germany, to Julius (1886-1924) and Rudolfine (née Sternheimer, 1889-1942) Honig. He was imprisoned for several months at Dachau following Kristallnacht. He left for England on a Kindertransport in July 1939 and immigrated to the United States in March 1940. His mother, Rudolfine Honig, and grandmother, Sarah Sternheimer, were deported to Gurs in 1941. Sarah died in a hospital in Pau in 1941. Rudolfine was transferred to Noe in June 1942 and then deported via Drancy to Auschwitz in August 1942 and killed. Jules (Julius) Honig (1924-2011) was born in Alsenz, Germany, to Julius (1886-1924) and Rudolfine (née Sternheimer, 1889-1942) Honig. He immigrated to the United States in May 1939 and lived in Scranton with foster parents Esther and Joe Brandwene, friends of his late father’s cousin, Sadie Cohen. His uncle, Sally Honig, had immigrated to the United States in 1937 and also lived in Scranton. Jules joined the Army in July 1943 and became a naturalized American citizen November 1943. He was assigned to the 294th Combat Engineer Battalion, landed in Normandy on June 13, 1944, was transferred to the Fourth Infantry Division, and crossed into Germany. He visited Dachau shortly after its liberation in April 1945. After VE Day, he was transferred to the Counter-Intelligence Corps, and he returned home in July 1945. He married Esther Heidukovsky in 1959, and the couple had two sons, Steven and Kevin. His mother, Rudolfine Honig, and grandmother, Sarah Sternheimer, were deported to Gurs in 1941. Sarah died in a hospital in Pau in 1941. Rudolfine was transferred to Noe in June 1942 and then deported via Drancy to Auschwitz in August 1942 and killed. 

Honig family papers