BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES
Family Bensinger
Ethan Bensinger: born 1949 in Israel,
lives in Chicago
Father:
Ernst Bensinger, born 23.3.1908 in Frankfurt,
died 1968 in Chicago
Address in Frankfurt:
Westendstraße 89, Bettinastraße 50
School in Frankfurt: Wöhlerschule (1914-1920) and Merton-Schule
Grandparents:
Hermann Bensinger, born 1874 in Bodersweier in Baden, dies 1952 in Israel
Ida Bensinger, née Hergershausen, born 1886 in Mainz, died in Chicago
Business: Draper’s Shop Bensinger & Co in Kaiserstraße 56 (until 1925), Kaiserstraße 71,
Moselstraße 27
1933: Grandparents emigrate to Palestine, their son Ernst Bensinger followed 1934
Mother:
Fanny (Rachel) Bensinger, née Kamm, born 16.7.1912 in Fulda, died 2014
1934: Emigration to Palestine, her parents followed in 1938
1954: Family Bensinger moves to the USA,
first to New York, later to Chicago