John Stern Family Collection 1836-2000 1910-1955

This collection contains personal, business and legal documents, correspondence, postcards, poetry and photos of the Stern and Abel families. The bulk of the collection is about James and John (Hans Ulrich) Stern.The following families are mentioned in this collection:Stern family; Abel family; Graefenberg familyJames Stern was born in Netra (Hesse) on September 21, 1892. His parents were Sigmund Stern (d. 1923) and Guithella Samuel. In World War I he served in the German Army. Later he worked as a merchant in Hamburg, where his father owned a textile store. He was married to Charlotte Abel, who was born in Geseke on February 10, 1902. Charlotte's parents were Rudolf Abel (1886-1938) and Cora Graefenberg (1875-1904). The couple had one son, Hans Ulrich (later John), born in Hamburg on April 28, 1926. In 1933, the family immigrated to Morocco.John (Hans Ulrich) Stern worked with his father in Tangier from 1945 to 1949, when he immigrated to the United States. He married Alia Azancot in 1957. The couple had one child, James. John Stern became the executive vice president of a toy import-export company. He also served as the president of the American Friends of the Jewish Communities of No. Moracco and Tangier in Rego Park, NY and as trustee of the Rego Park Jewish Center.Copy of "Juden in Geseke. Dokumentation der Friedhoefe und Geschichte der Familien" in LBI library (DS 135 G4 G484 B8)Photographs removed to Photograph CollectionJames and Charlotte Stern (nee Abel) Reparation-CompensationAlia Stern (nee Aznacot)Stern-Abel-Graefenberg FamiliesSiegmund and Guithella Stern (nee Samuel)Leoni SternRudolph AbelCora GraefenbergBertha Samuel and Karl MuellerErnst GraefenbergEwald SternSally WertheimRichard Hans 1911-1913Fraenze 1914Erna Nagel 1914-1915Anni Shober 1917-1918Documents regarding reparation for real estate in Hamburg 1949-1968Silver wedding anniversary of Siegmund and Guithella Stern 1906Business documents and correspondence of the Siegmund Stern Company 1874-1918digitize