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Research in Other Countries => South Africa => Topic started by: peterhoffenberg on Sunday 02 March 14 07:45 GMT (UK)
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My Grandfather Ben Hoffenberg (b 1891, Erzvilkas, Lithuania, d. 1963, Durban) was a fairly well known Dealer in Skins and Hides based in PE. He had a brother, Jacob Hoffenberg (b 1887) who also made his way to SA to attend his brothers wedding in 1917, then left for New York (early 1918) to act as an agent for his brother. The only other records I have for Jacob Hoffenberg are - a WW I Draft registration card, and gravestone in Cradock dated 1938 . Other siblings include Minnie Florence / Reiback (lived PE area) and Sarah Margolis (Cape Town), both sisters arrived in SA circa 1924. Their Jewish Names tie in with the Cradock Gravestone ie end in "... Shlomo Gershon Hoffenberg".
I would be very interested to learn anything at all of Jacob Hoffenberg's life - did he have a family of his own? why did he return to South Africa? Of his sisters, I know nothing, that comes next!
My principal resources are Ancestry.com, Myheritage, Fold3, Jewishgen.org NAIIRS, Rootweb SA and Google.
As part of my ongoing research, I have compiled a database of all known Hoffenberg's / Gofenberg's who arrived / resided in South Africa between 1860 and 1930 if anyone is interested in a copy.
Many thanks in advance
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I found the following to start you off on one of the sisters :) A site that you might also find of interest is chrysalis.its.uct.ac.za which deals with Jewish genealogy in South Africa.
DEPOT TAB
SOURCE MHG
TYPE LEER
SYSTEM 01
REFERENCE 13123/74
PART 1
DESCRIPTION REIBACK, MINNIE. (FORMERLY FLORENCE, BORN HOFFENBERG).
STARTING 19740000
ENDING 19740000
REMARKS SURVIVING SPOUSE ISSY REIBACK. PREDECEASED SPOUSE ISAAC FLORENCE
DEPOT TAB
SOURCE MHG
TYPE LEER
SYSTEM 01
REFERENCE 1935/76
PART 1
DESCRIPTION REIBACK, ISSY.
STARTING 19760000
ENDING 19760000
REMARKS PREDECEASED SPOUSE MINNIE REIBACK. PREDECEASED - DIVORCED SPOUSE
ZELDA REIBACK.
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Not sure if you have a picture of Jacobs grave? If not go to this link http://www.eggsa.org/library/main.php?g2_itemId=1120810 and
DEPOT KAB
SOURCE MOOC
TYPE LEER
VOLUME_NO 6/9/5109
SYSTEM 01
REFERENCE 59859
PART 1
DESCRIPTION HOFFENBERG, JACOB. ESTATE PAPERS.
STARTING 19380000
ENDING 19380000
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If you go to familysearch, Africa, Cape Province Civil deaths, browse images, 1938, then Cradock image 295 is the death notice for Jacob. It shows that he was single when he died.
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Many thanks for all your helpful advice. Does anyone know if the defunct Ancestry24 site records have been migrated / published in Ancestry.com or elsewhere?
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I think that they are now available on the Ancestry.com website