Jewish life in Harxheim: Sara Mayer
Sara Mayer, born on December 15, 1908, school years in Harxheim and Mainz, emigrated to the USA as early as 1930.
The ship’s passage on the SS Milwaukee departed Hamburg for New York on January 24, 1930, arriving on February 6. Sara immediately applied for naturalization and was granted American citizenship on July 11, 1935. This was reported to the Harxheim registry office. 1) 2) 3)
Sara, now calling herself Saerri or Shari, worked in New York as an accountant. On November 26, 1936, she married Gerhard Zapun (born February 17, 1910, Niedersalzbrunn, Silesia), a decorator from Silesia, in Manhattan. They were registered at 214 Audubon Av. in Manhattan. They lived there with Gustav and Rose Halle, a couple related to the Mayers. This address was to become the point of contact in the new homeland for all family members who later left Germany. 1) 2) 4) 5)
The marriage of Sara and Gerhard produced the children Paul (born 19.12.1941) and Simone (31.07.1945 – 08. 04.2003). 6)
Sara Mayer passed away in New York on October 16, 1993. 7)
References:
1) Archive of the municipality of Bodenheim, civil status register of the mairie Harxheim-Gau-Bischofsheim; civil status register Harxheim
2) United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc…. Taken via Stadtarchiv Mainz. (02/2023).
3) Source information: Ancestry.com.New York, USA, List of Arriving Passengers and Crews (incl. Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820- 1957 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT,USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2022.Taken via Stadtarchiv Mainz. 2/2023
4) Source reference: Hamburg State Archives; Hamburg, Germany; Hamburg Passenger Lists; Volume: 373-71, VIII A 1 Volume 366, Page: 322; Microfilm No.:K-1974.
Source information: Hamburg State Archives. Hamburg Passenger Lists, 1850-1934 [database-online]. Provo, UT, ISA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2008.
5) Information from Thomas, Sara and Bernie Mayer (01/2022).
6)7) Source reference: Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File. Taken via Stadtarchiv Mainz. 2/2023
Source information: Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014.
