My great grandmother Frieda, my grandfather Hans, my great aunt Ilse& my great grandfather Max
My great grandmother Frieda, my great aunt Ilse, my great grandfather Maxmy grandfather Hans, & my great-great grandmother Marie on vacation at
the North Sea 1921 Germany
My grandfather Hans and my great aunt Ilse 1925 Berlin, Germany
My grandfather Hans and my great aunt Ilse 1927 Berlin, Germany
My grandfather Hans and my great aunt Ilse 1928 Berlin, Germany
Hans 1937 (19 years old) Berlin, Germany
Hans 1938 (20 years old) Berlin, GermanyFacts I have learned about my grandfather:
Hans Heinz Hanauer, born June 19, 1918, last place of residence was in Umschulungsbetrieb Gut Winkel (Gut Winkel Training Center), Post Spreenhagen, from March 3, 1941 until March 4, 1943.
Gut Winkel was a Jewish training center located in Spreenhagen, Germany, a small town outside of Berlin.
Umschulungsbetrieb Gut Winkel
After Hitler came to power in 1933, thousands of Jews resident in Germany attempted to obtain visas to any country, which would take them. However, many did not have the family, financial or professional connections which made this possible in the face of immigration restrictions around the world. This was particularly true of young persons. German Jewish organizations prepared guides on how and where to obtain visas; but it was evident that many prospective emigrants needed training in agricultural or technical skills in order to qualify. This, in turn, led to the establishment of “training” centers all over Germany.
Between 1934 and 1938 at least 29 centers were established. Some were run by Zionist organizations and focused on training persons for agricultural work in Palestine, but others trained people in various skills necessary to immigrate to any country. The centers had an average capacity of 40-50 young men and women, and trainees remained for anywhere from 3-6 months. Some even attended more than one camp.
Gestapo records seized by the Russians at the end of World War II, and recently filmed by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (RG11.001M Reels 1-5), document Gestapo suspicions about the existence of these institutions. However, after some debate, it was decided to permit the centers continue to operate since they facilitated the departure of Jews from Germany, a primary Nazi objective. Each center was required to submit monthly reports listing the trainees and training personnel. An incomplete collection of these reports for 13 centers is included in the USHMM collection, and has been computerized with roughly 1800 names, which appear on these lists.
The extent of information given on each individual varies but usually includes at least name, date of birth and nationality. Many of the persons are listed as “Polish”, even though they had long resided in, or even been born in Germany. German citizenship of a person’s father (not place of birth) and naturalization was difficult. In a few cases their “destination”, inside or outside of Germany, is given, but in most cases the fate of these persons cannot be established from the lists themselves. Nevertheless, relatively few of these names appear in the German Governments Gedenkbuch (my grandfathers name does appear in this book), which would appear to indicate that many, perhaps most, managed to use this training to escape from Germany and, thereby, survive the Holocaust.
I believe there is a lot of documentation on my grandfather during the holocaust. I have found his name in many different locations:
Yad Vashem
The Holocaust Martyr’ and Heroes’ Rememberance Authority Hall of Names
Page of Testimony
Hans was given witness to have been involved with Hachshara at Gut Winkel. This was an organization established in Germany in 1912, and were inspired by the culture of outings and hikes prevalent in German youth movements. Adopting an official Zionist platform in 1922, the movement stressed an agricultural way of life, leading many of its members to the Kibbutz movement in Mandatory Palestine.
With the upsurge in European nationalism and anti-Semitism, pogroms (a form of riot directed against a particular group) in Eastern Europe and the barring of Jewish members from Germany youth groups incubated the Zionist national consciousness of the Jewish youth, appealing to their idealism.
Youth movements played a considerable role in politics, Jewish education, community organization and Zionism, particularly between the world wars. With Europe, they were the nucleus of the Jewish resistance movements in the ghettos and camps of the Holocaust. They also led the escape (Beriha) from Europe following the war, particularly to Palestine, where most surviving member settled.
Bad Arolsen, Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Hans left Gut Winkel on March 4, 1943 and was evacuated to Auschwitz on March 6, 1943. I believe in the 2-day spance, Hans was taken to Rosenstrasse for processing. I do not have any documentation on this yet, but it is believed that all remaining Jews were taken to Rosenstrasse in a huge roundup of the Gestapo. This was to be the final evacuation of all remaining Jews in Berlin.
Yad Vashem
The Central Database of Shoah Victims’ Names
Hans Hanauer was born in 1918. Prior to WWII he lived in Berlin, Germany. This information is based on a list of victims from Germany found in the Gedenkbuch- Oper der Verfolgung der Juden unter der nationalsozialistischen Gewaltherrschaft in Deutschland 1933-1945, Bundesarchiv (German National Archives), Koblenz 1986.
Yad Vashem
The Central Database of Shoah Victims’ Names
Hans Hanauer was born in 1918. Prior to WWII he lived in Berlin, Germany. Hans perished in Auschwitz. This information is based on a list of deportation from Berlin found in the Gedenkbuch Berlins der juedischen Opfer des Nazionalsozialismus, Freie Universitaet Berlin, Zentralinstitut fuer sozialwissenschaftliche Forschung, Edition Hentrich, Berlin 1995.
BUNDESARCHIV R2/GB
Federal Archives
Birth name: Hans Heinz Hanauer
Place of Birth: Berlin
Origin/Descent: JJNN (2 Jewish grandparents and 2 non-Jewish grandparents.)
Place of Residence: Spreenhagen
Address: Umschulungsbetrieb Gut Winkel
Gut Winkel Training Center
Memorial book. Victims of the persecution of Jews under the Nazi regime in Germany 1933-1945:
Name: Hanauer, Hans Heinz Residence: Berlin Place of Birth: Berlin Date of Birth: 19.06.1918 Missing/Deported 1943 Destination: Auschwitz
Memorial book. Sacrifice the prosecution of Jews under the national-socialistic tyranny in Germany 1933-1945
Birth name: Hans Heinz Hanauer
Place of Birth: Berlin
Origin/Descent: JJNN (2 Jewish grandparents and 2 non-Jewish grandparents.)
Place of Residence: Spreenhagen
Address: Umschulungsbetrieb Gut Winkel Gut Winkel Training Center
Gut Winkel was a Jewish training center located in Spreenhagen, Germany, a small town outside of Berlin.
Umschulungsbetrieb Gut Winkel
After Hitler came to power in 1933, thousands of Jews resident in Germany attempted to obtain visas to any country, which would take them. However, many did not have the family, financial or professional connections which made this possible in the face of immigration restrictions around the world. This was particularly true of young persons. German Jewish organizations prepared guides on how and where to obtain visas; but it was evident that many prospective emigrants needed training in agricultural or technical skills in order to qualify. This, in turn, led to the establishment of “training” centers all over Germany.
Between 1934 and 1938 at least 29 centers were established. Some were run by Zionist organizations and focused on training persons for agricultural work in Palestine, but others trained people in various skills necessary to immigrate to any country. The centers had an average capacity of 40-50 young men and women, and trainees remained for anywhere from 3-6 months. Some even attended more than one camp.
Gestapo records seized by the Russians at the end of World War II, and recently filmed by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (RG11.001M Reels 1-5), document Gestapo suspicions about the existence of these institutions. However, after some debate, it was decided to permit the centers continue to operate since they facilitated the departure of Jews from Germany, a primary Nazi objective. Each center was required to submit monthly reports listing the trainees and training personnel. An incomplete collection of these reports for 13 centers is included in the USHMM collection, and has been computerized with roughly 1800 names, which appear on these lists.
The extent of information given on each individual varies but usually includes at least name, date of birth and nationality. Many of the persons are listed as “Polish”, even though they had long resided in, or even been born in Germany. German citizenship of a person’s father (not place of birth) and naturalization was difficult. In a few cases their “destination”, inside or outside of Germany, is given, but in most cases the fate of these persons cannot be established from the lists themselves. Nevertheless, relatively few of these names appear in the German Governments Gedenkbuch (my grandfathers name does appear in this book), which would appear to indicate that many, perhaps most, managed to use this training to escape from Germany and, thereby, survive the Holocaust.
I believe there is a lot of documentation on my grandfather during the holocaust. I have found his name in many different locations:
Yad Vashem
The Holocaust Martyr’ and Heroes’ Rememberance Authority Hall of Names
Page of Testimony
Hans was given witness to have been involved with Hachshara at Gut Winkel. This was an organization established in Germany in 1912, and were inspired by the culture of outings and hikes prevalent in German youth movements. Adopting an official Zionist platform in 1922, the movement stressed an agricultural way of life, leading many of its members to the Kibbutz movement in Mandatory Palestine.
With the upsurge in European nationalism and anti-Semitism, pogroms (a form of riot directed against a particular group) in Eastern Europe and the barring of Jewish members from Germany youth groups incubated the Zionist national consciousness of the Jewish youth, appealing to their idealism.
Youth movements played a considerable role in politics, Jewish education, community organization and Zionism, particularly between the world wars. With Europe, they were the nucleus of the Jewish resistance movements in the ghettos and camps of the Holocaust. They also led the escape (Beriha) from Europe following the war, particularly to Palestine, where most surviving member settled.
Bad Arolsen, Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Hans left Gut Winkel on March 4, 1943 and was evacuated to Auschwitz on March 6, 1943. I believe in the 2-day spance, Hans was taken to Rosenstrasse for processing. I do not have any documentation on this yet, but it is believed that all remaining Jews were taken to Rosenstrasse in a huge roundup of the Gestapo. This was to be the final evacuation of all remaining Jews in Berlin.
Yad Vashem
The Central Database of Shoah Victims’ Names
Hans Hanauer was born in 1918. Prior to WWII he lived in Berlin, Germany. This information is based on a list of victims from Germany found in the Gedenkbuch- Oper der Verfolgung der Juden unter der nationalsozialistischen Gewaltherrschaft in Deutschland 1933-1945, Bundesarchiv (German National Archives), Koblenz 1986.
Yad Vashem
The Central Database of Shoah Victims’ Names
Hans Hanauer was born in 1918. Prior to WWII he lived in Berlin, Germany. Hans perished in Auschwitz. This information is based on a list of deportation from Berlin found in the Gedenkbuch Berlins der juedischen Opfer des Nazionalsozialismus, Freie Universitaet Berlin, Zentralinstitut fuer sozialwissenschaftliche Forschung, Edition Hentrich, Berlin 1995.
BUNDESARCHIV R2/GB
Federal Archives
Birth name: Hans Heinz Hanauer
Place of Birth: Berlin
Origin/Descent: JJNN (2 Jewish grandparents and 2 non-Jewish grandparents.)
Place of Residence: Spreenhagen
Address: Umschulungsbetrieb Gut Winkel
Gut Winkel Training Center
Memorial book. Victims of the persecution of Jews under the Nazi regime in Germany 1933-1945:
Name: Hanauer, Hans Heinz Residence: Berlin Place of Birth: Berlin Date of Birth: 19.06.1918 Missing/Deported 1943 Destination: Auschwitz
Memorial book. Sacrifice the prosecution of Jews under the national-socialistic tyranny in Germany 1933-1945
Birth name: Hans Heinz Hanauer
Place of Birth: Berlin
Origin/Descent: JJNN (2 Jewish grandparents and 2 non-Jewish grandparents.)
Place of Residence: Spreenhagen
Address: Umschulungsbetrieb Gut Winkel Gut Winkel Training Center
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