Erwin Basch

1. Erwin Basch born 21 March 1883. FamilySearch

2. Erwin gives lecture Deutsches Volksblatt 2 Dec 1909

3. So far I have been unable to find any annual reports for Wasagasse

4. Canning factory. See Trude Basch collection at Leo Baeck Institute. Available online at archive.org

5. Erwin married Elise Bielitz in 1919 at the Stadttempel. See Genteam. There is no precise record of the wedding but there is a note on Erwin’s birth record saying he converted 21 Jan 1919 and the marriage was announced in Fremden-Blatt 26 Feb 1919

6. Elise Bielitz born 12 July 1897 in Vienna. See Genteam,

7. Erwin converts to Roman Catholic on 31 Jan 1905 and then converts to “Konfessionlos” on 21 Jan 1919. See Genteam.

8. See Hedi Levenback’s Holocaust Museum Houston (1999) and USC Shoah Foundation (1997) videos for a description of the family’s religious observance.

9. Erwin and Elise would move into Dorotheergasse 10 in 1923. Lehmann’s 1923

10. See Hedi Levenback’s Holocaust Museum Houston (1999) and USC Shoah Foundation (1997) videos for a description of the apartment.

11. Erwin donates to Austrian Engineers Association. Zeitschrift des österreichischen Ingenieur-Vereines 1914, issue 51/52, p764 and elected to board Zeitschrift des österreichischen Ingenieur-Vereines 1923

12. Erwin joins Austrian Ski Club Illustrirtes (Österreichisches) Sportblatt 30 Dec 1911 and Alpine Ski Association Der Schnee 13 Dec 1913

13. Eugen Mendel and Marianne Bielitz get married 5 April 1914 in Stadttempel. See Genteam.

14. Erwin joins board of Gesia on 8 March 1929. Wiener Zeitung 23 March 1929.

15. Erwin article “Moderne Probleme der Warmewirtschaft", Neues Wiener Tagblatt 27 Nov 1928. See Trude Basch collection at Leo Baeck Institute. Available online at archive.org

16. Letter from Dr Rudolf Schmid, Allgemeine Automobil-Zeitung 1 Dec 1933

17. Erwin article in Auto News, Allgemeine Automobil-Zeitung 1 May 1934

18. According to Trude Erwin built a kerosene factory in Piesti Bulgaria. See Trude Basch collection at Leo Baeck Institute. Available online at archive.org. I believe this is actually Pitesti Romania.

19. Hedwig (“Hedi”) Basch was born 30 Aug 1924. There is no record of her birth however see Hedi’s USC Shoah Foundation records. Ancestry. This is also the date on her school ID card.

20. See Hedi Levenback’s Holocaust Museum Houston (1999) and USC Shoah Foundation (1997) videos for a description of her school days.

21. Johanna (“Hansi”, “Joan”) Bielitz born 2 May 1907. See Genteam.

22. Johanna Bielitz married Robert Frankenbursch in 1938. Precise date not known. See Genteam. They fled to Shanghai in 1939 where Robert died 7 May 1945 in Shanghai. See Yad Vashem Holocaust database. Johanna emigrated to US and married Bernard Toggit (a.ka.a Bernhard Taglicht) on 3 March 1949 in Manhattan, NYC (Ancestry).

23. Elise (“Lise”) Basch committed suicide on 15 April 1931. She is buried with her parents in the Zentralfriedhof. See grave www.findagrave.com

24. Erwin married Trude Rattner in Stadttempel on 20 Nov 1934. See Genteam.

25. Trude Rattner born 29 June 1913 in Vienna. See Genteam. Also see See Trude Basch collection at Leo Baeck Institute. Available online at archive.org

26. Trude joined Eugen Mendel’s firm as a clerk on 7 Jan 1931. She was 17 years old. See letter of recommendation (20 May 1939) in Trude Basch collection at Leo Baeck Institute. Available online at archive.org.

27. Erwin was still listed as living at Dorotheerstrasse 10 but according to Trude they moved into Neustiftgasse 7 (1934-38). See recollections in Trude Basch collection at Leo Baeck Institute. Available online at archive.org.

28. Erwin visits Berlin Motor Show 1935 Allgemeine Automobil-Zeitung 1 March 1935 and Paris Motor Show 1935 Allgemeine Automobil-Zeitung 1 Nov 1935. Hitler was present. www.hitler-archive.com

29. Quote “The new Solex…” Allgemeine Automobil-Zeitung 1 Dec 1966

30. Quote “The most recent…” Allgemeine Automobil-Zeitung 1 March 1937