Rebeka (Honig) Bienenfeld (1898 - 1993)

Born 18 Jan 1898 in Smyków Mały, Dąbrowa, Tarnowska, Galicia

Ancestors

Died 22 Feb 1993 at age 95 in Queens County, New York, United States

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Biography

Rebeka was born January 18, 1898^[1] in Smyków Mały, Dąbrowa, Tarnowska, Galicia (then part of the Austrian Empire, now Poland). She is the daughter of Psachja Honig and Feige Taube (Falek) Honig.^[2]

Rebeka married Lazar Bienenfeld, probably in 1922^[3] and they had at least two children (see Notes).

It is not known exactly when Rebeka, Lazar, and children Vilhelm and Feiga Tauba left their home in fear for their lives in the late 1930's, but they first went to Tangiers, Morocco, where they were issued visas to travel to the United States November 27, 1940. They departed from Lisbon, Portugal December 28, 1940 aboard the SS Serpa Pinto and arrived in Manhattan, New York, United States January 29, 1941. Their closest relative in Poland was Lazar's brother, Mr. Bienenfeld, who lived at Goldhamera 18 in Tarnow, Poland and they were going to Rebeka's brother, Leo Honig, at Greenfeld Avenue 8254 in Kew Gardens, Queens, New York, United States. Lazar had been a merchant prior to the family's move.^[4]

In the United States, Rebeka, Lazar, and Vilhelm were known as Regina, Leo, and William.^[3]

The family lived at 313 Troy Avenue in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States in 1942.^[5] In 1944, the family lived at 368 West 50^th Street in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States and Leo owned a clothing store at 542 Ninth Avenue (near 43^rd Street) in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, where his son William was stabbed to death by thieves.^[6]

Leo and Regina later lived in Forest Hills, Queens, New York, United States.^[7]

Regina died February 22, 1993^[1] in Queens County, New York, United States and was buried in the Montefiore Cemetery in Springfield Gardens, Queens, New York, United States beneath a stone shared with Leo.^[3]

Notes

Children
Rebeka's known children were:

• Vilhelm Bienenfeld, born about 1924 in Tarnow, Poland
• Feiga Tauba Bienenfeld, born about 1926 in Tarnow, Poland

Sources

^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]}

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} United States Social Security Death Index, database, FamilySearch (20 May 2014), Regina Bienenfeld, 22 Feb 1993; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} jewishgen.org, birth record for Rebeka Honik/Fallek. A free subscription is required to access this information. The record includes:

   Surname [ HONIK / FALLEK ]

   Given Name Rebeka

   Year 1898

   Type B

   Akta 13

   Sygnatura 33/374/15

   Sex F

   Residence Smyków Mały Dabrowa Tarnowska

   Father Psachja HONIK

   Mother Feiga Tauba FALLEK

3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} Find a Grave, memorial #158116245 for Regina Bienenfeld, (accessed February 9, 2019).
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957, database with images, FamilySearch (12 March 2018), Rebeka Bienenfeld, 1940; citing Immigration, New York, New York, United States, NARA microfilm publication T715 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, database with images, FamilySearch (8 November 2017), Leo Bienenfeld, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Find a Grave, memorial #158116248 for William Bienenfeld, (accessed March 6, 2019).
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} United States Public Records, 1970-2009, database, FamilySearch (22 May 2014), Leo R Bienenfeld, Residence, Flushing, New York, United States; a third party aggregator of publicly available information.