Another notable in-law: Zionist artist Hermann Struck
He emigrated to Palestine with wife Amalia Streisand in 1922
Hilde Paechter's first husband was a Communist persecuted by the Nazis
Walter Ehlen was in prison when Hilde escaped Germany to England with their four-year-old son
Meyer's children all went to Berlin—one converted to the Evangelical church
Berlin directories from the 1910s through the 1930s contain listings for multiple Paechter brothers and their widows
Meyer Paechter returned from Danzig to Tiegenhof in 1871
His first two children were born in Danzig. The next five were born in Tiegenhof.
The Jewish history of Märkisch Friedland
Jews expelled from Nörenburg in the 1500s settled in nearby tolerant Miroslaviec
The Paechters in West Pomerania
The family formed and thrived in the Jewish community of Märkisch Friedland before another branch took root in Tiegenhof. Paechters were also resident in the town of Kolberg, the coastal city connected by rail to Friedland.
The Hirsch Paechter family in Kolberg
Hirsch and Henriette Paechter had four children in Kolberg. The second son Gottschalk may have arranged the Wohlgemuth-Katz marriage
The Paechters of Märkisch Friedland—how are we related?
A family connection in three West Prussian towns explains not one but two long-distance marriages
All-new Family History Machine is open for trial users
After several years of development, the third-generation Family History Machine beta-test site is now live on the internet at FamilyHistoryMachine.com.