Max John Mendel (1887 - 1956)

Born 10 Jun 1887 in Meckenheim, Bad Dürkheim, Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany

Husband of Grete (David) Mendel — married 15 Apr 1920 in Köln, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Died 20 Jun 1956 at age 69 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

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Biography

Max John Mendel was born on 10 Jun 1887 in Meckenheim, Germany.

He married Grete David on 15 Apr 1920. They had one daughter, Eva Karoline.

Before his citizenship was annulled by the Nazi regime in 1939, he had been a judge. ^[1]

The family emigrated to the United States first via Zurich and then Rotterdam and Havana^[2], arriving in Miami on 6 Oct 1939^[3] and settling in Los Angeles, California where Max lived the rest of his life. ^{[4] [5]}

Max John Mendel passed away in Los Angeles on 20 Jun 1956.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Germany, Index of Jews Whose German Nationality was Annulled by Nazi Regime, 1935-1944. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, DC; Name Index of Jews Whose German Nationality Was Annulled by the Nazi Regime (Berlin Documents Center); Record Group: 242, National Archives Collection of Foreign Records Seized, 1675 - 19.
2. ↑ Swiss Overseas Emigration, 1910-1953. Auswanderungsamt und Auswanderungsbüro. Überseeische Auswanderungen aus der Schweiz, 1910-1953. Schweizerisches Bundesarchiv. E 2175 - 2, Band 55.
3. ↑ Florida, Passenger Lists, 1898-1963. The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Series Title: Alien Passenger List of Vessels Arriving at Key West, Florida; NAI Number: 2790468; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787 - 2004; Record Gr
4. ↑ California, Federal Naturalization Records, 1843-1999. National Archives at Riverside; Riverside, California; NAI Number: 618171; Record Group Title: 21; Record Group Number: Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685-2009
5. ↑ U.S. Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992 (Indexed in World Archives Project). National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Naturalization Index Cards of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, Central Division (Los Angeles), 1915-1976 (M1525); Microfilm Serial: M1525; Microfilm Roll
6. ↑ California, Death Index, 1940-1997. Date: 1956-06-20

• 1940 United States Federal Census. Year: 1940; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: m-t0627-00404; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 60-176