Hermann Obermayer

Hermann Obermayer

männlich 1829 - 1897  (68 Jahre)

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  1. 1.  Hermann ObermayerHermann Obermayer wurde geboren 1 Jan 1829, Kriegshaber, Augsburg, Bayern, Deutschland; gestorben 5 Okt 1897, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (USA).

    Weitere Ereignisse:

    • Emigration: 1848, United States (USA)
    • Occupation/Beruf: Einzelhändler (General Store)
    • Residence: bis 1891, Sciota, McDonough County, Illinois, United States
    • Residence: von 1891 bis 1897, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (USA)
    • Biography: Hermann Obermayer was born on January 1, 1829 in Kriegshaber in Bavaria to Heinrich and Theresa Obermayer. In 1848 he emigrated to the United States and settled in Richmond VA. During the Civil War he joined the Confederate Army, was captured a year later and sent to Kansas on parole. After the war, he went to a little town in the mountains of NM and worked in a general store owned by a German Jew. Then moved to Illinois to join his brother who had started a general store. Hermann Obermayer married Veronika Lehmann. They had two sons, Henry Max Obermayer and Leon Jacob Obermayer. In 1891 the family moved to Philadelphia where Hermann Obermayer died on October 5, 1897

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    https://www.geni.com/people/Hermann-Obermayer/6000000012302185941?through=6000000029308393445 (19.2.2018)

    Hermann heiratete Veronika Lehmann 12 Mai 1871, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (USA). Veronika wurde geboren 6 Jan 1851, Fürth, Bayern, Deutschland; gestorben 18 Jun 1928, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (USA). [Familienblatt]

    Kinder:
    1. 2. Henry Max Obermayer  Graphische Anzeige der Nachkommen wurde geboren 15 Jun 1881, Sciota, McDonough County, Illinois, United States; gestorben 3 Jun 1964, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (USA).
    2. 3. Leon Jacob Obermayer  Graphische Anzeige der Nachkommen wurde geboren 24 Sep 1886, Sciota, McDonough County, Illinois, United States; gestorben 2 Okt 1984, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (USA).


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Henry Max ObermayerHenry Max Obermayer Graphische Anzeige der Nachkommen (1.Hermann1) wurde geboren 15 Jun 1881, Sciota, McDonough County, Illinois, United States; gestorben 3 Jun 1964, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (USA).

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    https://www.geni.com/people/Henry-Obermayer/6000000012302157945?through=6000000012302482769 (19.2.2018)


  2. 3.  Leon Jacob ObermayerLeon Jacob Obermayer Graphische Anzeige der Nachkommen (1.Hermann1) wurde geboren 24 Sep 1886, Sciota, McDonough County, Illinois, United States; gestorben 2 Okt 1984, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (USA).

    Weitere Ereignisse:

    • Occupation/Beruf: Civic Leader
    • Occupation/Beruf: Rechtsanwalt
    • Biography: Leon Jacob Obermayer was born on September 24, 1886, in Sciota, Illinois. He was a lawyer and a civic and communal leader. He was the son of Hermann and Veronika (Lehman) and attended Central High School in Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania. In 1908, he received his L.L.B. In 1923, he married Julia Sinsheimer and had three children, Herman, Helen Sellers and Arthur. Leon, a lifelong Philadelphian, was voted one of Philadelphia's 50 most outstanding citizens by Philadelphia Magazine on its 50th anniversary. Obermayer's father died in 1897 and his brother Henry assumed a working role while Leon attended school. Leon went on to attend a competitive school, Central High School, and later served as president of the school's alumni association and was his class archivist/historian. Leon's papers contain his annotated annual alumni directories which track the lives and deaths of each of the men who graduated from his year. After a year of undergraduate work at the Wharton School, one of Obermayer's former teachers at Central High School, Franklin Spencer Edwards, encouraged Obermayer to attend law school at the University of Pennsylvania. "Mr. Edmonds" left Central High School to form his own law firm and upon graduation, Obeymayer joined the firm. In 1925, the firm's name changed to Edmonds, Obermayer, and Rebmann and continues today in Philadelphia under the name of Obermayer, Rebmann, Maxwell and Hippel. Eventually, Obermayer's firm became one of the largest and most successful civil litigation firms in Philadelphia and Obermayer himself was a specialist in trusts and estates. He served as chair of the Board of Governors of the Philadelphia Bar Association and chair of the Ethics Committee and vice president of the Pennsylvania Bar Association, chairman of the Board of Governors of the Philadelphia Bar Association and chairman of its Committee on Professional Guidance. In 1971, Leon received the Philadelphia Bar Association's Fidelity Award for his lifelong commitment to the law and remained active in the practice of law until just a few weeks before his death. On his 90th birthday, Leon revealed to the Philadelphia Ledger that he still went to office five or six days a week. In 2002, Leon was inducted in the new Philadelphia Bar Association's Hall of Fame. Besides his regard for the law, Obermayer also possessed a concern for children, starting out, as Libo and Feldberg write, at the age of 25 when he became a Scout leader. Obermayer went on to serve as chair of the Philadelphia Council of the Boy Scouts of America and "participated in the governance of the national Scouting movement." Obermayer also worked in the service of public education, the care of the mentally disabled, vocational training, religious instruction, and care of the elderly as well as a myriad of other humanitarian causes. In 1938, Obermayer joined the Philadelphia Board of Public Education and sat on the Board for more than 23 years. During the height of anti-Communist purges in America, Obermayer called for the firing of teachers invoking the First or Fifth Amendments to the Constitution before the House Un-American Activities Committee during the 1950s. Although the teachers were initially fired, they were reinstated by a federal appeals court. Libo and Feldberg note that "despite his conservative stance on loyalty issues, Leon proved himself a liberal regarding most other issues during his tenure on the board. Two years after Leon's term as president, the first of the major civil rights measures passed Congress and the United States made a commitment to desegregation, civil rights for African-Americans and the equality of opportunity for all of the nation's citizens." Obermayer took a clear stance that racial discrimination was wrong and that public education was an important medium to encourage upward mobility and opportunity for all of Philadelphia's citizens. As president of the school board, Leon studied the issues raised by unequal education and encouraged the Philadelphia School District's managers to train the city's public school teachers to combat racism and pushed for improved Philadelphia schools. Among these improvements were funding university professors to educate in math, language, and science; mainstreaming mentally and physically handicapped students into regular classrooms rather than isolating them into separate ones, strengthening vocational training programs and providing internships for students in his law firm as well as pushing for music and art education. He retired from the Board of Education in 1961. Obermayer was a staunch Republican and worked actively in the Republican Party. In regards to his congregational affiliation, he was a member and the president of Congregation Adath Jeshurum until 1935, when he resigned after a dispute with the Congregation's rabbi. Obermayer and his wife then moved on to Congregation Rodeph Shalom where they funded the newsletter and served as various officers of the Congregation. Obermayer also served on the board of the Albert Einstein Medical Center and was president of the Young Men's Hebrew Association. In 1921, Obermayer was nominated by Cyrus Adler to become a member of the American Jewish Historical Society (AJHS) and eventually became its president in 1963. During his time as President, Obermayer helped the AJHS establish a permanent (at the time) home in Waltham, MA, on the campus of Brandeis University with the help of a large bequest by former AJHS president Lee M. Friedman, who wanted a permanent home for the Society created. According to Libo and Feldman, "When time came for the AJHS Board of Trustees to select a site for the organization's first real home, controversy arose. Some members insisted that New York City remain the Society's base of operations. A small group wanted AJHS to move to Philadelphia. A third faction argued in favor of a solution in which AJHS would acquire a parcel of land at Brandeis University and construct its new building in Waltham, MA. Feelings over the question of where to relocate became heated and divided the trustees. Leon favored the Brandeis proposal, where Abram L. Sachar, the university's president, promised to employ the university's academic resources to assist the Society in establishing its new home." "Forty-seven percent of the board voted for Waltham, forty-three percent for New York and ten percent voted for Philadelphia. AJHS began building its Waltham facility under Leon's direction and the holdouts formed what is now the Jewish Historical Society of New York. The Society's budget expanded greatly under Leon's stewardship and its new home provided at the time the largest space in the United States dedicated solely to preserving the historical record of the American Jewish experience." (The AJHS eventually joined forces with the Center for Jewish History located in New York City and keeps its current New England and Boston collections in Newton Centre, MA.) The Obermayers had an extensive Judaica collection. Again, Libo and Feldman write: "Leon and Julia extended their acquisitions into the realm of anti-Semitica, sports memorabilia and other unusual items. They particularly enjoyed discovering items from daily life that began with no Jewish content but to which craftsmen later applied some Jewish identifier. The Obermayers tried to collect as many of these hidur mitzvah artifacts as possible. Leon and Julia enlisted some of their cousins living in Germany to collect Judaica, at the time of Hitler becoming ruler, asking them to purchase any Judaica objects they could find. When their relatives purchased items, the Obermayers put the money used aside to help relatives and others flee Germany to the States, Cuba, or Costa Rica, but many of these efforts to help did not pan out. Obermayer attempted to persuade governments to accept Jewish German refugees but was thwarted. Obermayer represented the International Committee for Jewish Refugees and was almost successful in getting Costa Rica to accept more Jews from Europe but his plans fell through after meeting with that country's President Leon Cortes Castro. He did eventually get some of his relatives out of Germany. An avid traveler, Obermayer first visited Israel in 1951. During this visit, he met with the Chief Rabbi of Israel, Isaac Herzog and the visit sparked Obermayer's will to plant Reform Judaism in Israel based upon a comment from Herzog. According to Libo and Feldberg: "During the family trip, the Obermayers had the opportunity after Shabbat services to visit the home of Rabbi Isaac Herzog, the Chief Rabbi of Israel. When Leon told Rabbi Herzog that he was active in the Reform Congregation Rodeph Shalom in Philadelphia, the rabbi's response was "Then you really are goyim." That comment shocked the family and intensified Leon's desire to see Reform Judaism gain a foothold in Israel. Leon was well connected with the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion" and an honorary degree of Doctor of Hebrew Letters was conferred on Obermayer in 1954. He joined their board in 1958, and became its vice chairman in 1962. Obermayer was a friend of the college's president, Nelson Glueck, a world renowned archaeologist who had spent many years in the Middle East on archaeological digs. In 1963 with Leon's encouragement the HUC opened a Biblical and Archaeological School in Jerusalem. Until that time, no Reform synagogues were allowed in Israel, and the HUC was reluctantly allowed to have a chapel for limited use within its own facilities. The acceptance of Reform Judaism in Israel increased with the establishment by HUC in 1970 of a Year-in-Israel Program for U.S. rabbinical students, and eventually, a program to train Reform rabbis to serve in Israel. Despite his self-critical nature, Leon's skill as an orator and narrator was legendary. As his son Herman reflected at Leon's eulogy, by virtue of his strength of character and charisma wherever Leon sat became the head of the table. He never lost his sociability or enjoyment of companionship. His 90th birthday party in September of 1976 was held at the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel, the source of many unexplained deaths from "Legionnaire's Disease" a few weeks earlier. Many people feared a new outbreak, but Leon would not be deterred. At the party he gave an eloquent talk and rarely sat at the table, as he circulated from table to table, greeting each of the 250 guests who attended. The list of attendees included Leon's three children, nine grandchildren, Senator Hugh Scott, David Maxwell and Bernard Segal (both former presidents of the American Bar Association) and several judges. At one point, he engages with repartee with bandleader Harold Ruben, who provided music for the occasion. Ruben remarked to Leon, "I played at your 80th birthday party." Leon replied, "I hope you play at my 100th!" That was not to be. On October 2, 1984, Leon Jacob Obermayer passed away at 98. Until six weeks before his death, Leon was mentally alert and physically active. He enjoyed his ninety-eight birthday with his wife, children and their spouses. The next day, he went to bed, never got up and died a week later with no apparent suffering. His beloved Julia lived for another 12 years, still very much the center of the Obermayer family. Source: American Jewish Historical Society Findings Aids. Papers of leon J. Obermayer: http://findingaids.cjh.org/?pID=364744 Further Sources: Libo, Kenneth and Michael Feldberg. The Obermayers: A History of a Jewish Family in Germany and America 1618-2009. Massachusetts: Obermayer Foundation Inc., 2009. Who's Who in American Jewry, 1980. AJHS Call # E184.J5 W6 The Concise Dictionary of American Jewish Biography, vol. 2. AJHS Call # E184.J5 C653 1994

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    https://www.geni.com/people/Leon-Obermayer/6000000012302541291?through=6000000012302157945 (19.2.2018)

    Leon — Julia Lina Sinsheimer. Julia (Tochter von Joseph Sinsheimer und Helmina Oberndörfer) wurde geboren 4 Dez 1900, New York City, New York, United States (USA); gestorben 5 Jul 1996, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (USA). [Familienblatt]

    Kinder:
    1. 4. Hermann Joseph Obermayer  Graphische Anzeige der Nachkommen wurde geboren 19 Sep 1924, Pennsylvania, United States, (USA); gestorben 11 Mai 2016, Arlington, Virginia, United States (USA).
    2. 5. Helen Adele Obermayer  Graphische Anzeige der Nachkommen wurde geboren 24 Jan 1927, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (USA); gestorben 30 Jun 1955, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (USA).
    3. 6. Vera Lehmann Obermayer  Graphische Anzeige der Nachkommen wurde geboren 9 Apr 1929, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (USA); gestorben 6 Jun 1929, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (USA).
    4. 7. Arthur Obermayer  Graphische Anzeige der Nachkommen wurde geboren 17 Jul 1931, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (USA); gestorben 10 Jan 2016, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States (USA).


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Hermann Joseph Obermayer Graphische Anzeige der Nachkommen (3.Leon2, 1.Hermann1) wurde geboren 19 Sep 1924, Pennsylvania, United States, (USA); gestorben 11 Mai 2016, Arlington, Virginia, United States (USA).

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    https://www.geni.com/people/Herman-Obe-Joseph-Obermayer/6000000022015895680?through=6000000012302541291 (19.2.2018)


  2. 5.  Helen Adele Obermayer Graphische Anzeige der Nachkommen (3.Leon2, 1.Hermann1) wurde geboren 24 Jan 1927, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (USA); gestorben 30 Jun 1955, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (USA).

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    https://www.geni.com/people/Helen-Sellers/6000000022016154873?through=6000000022015895680 (19.2.2018)


  3. 6.  Vera Lehmann Obermayer Graphische Anzeige der Nachkommen (3.Leon2, 1.Hermann1) wurde geboren 9 Apr 1929, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (USA); gestorben 6 Jun 1929, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (USA).

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    https://www.geni.com/people/Vera-Obermayer/6000000029309059100?through=6000000022016154873 (19.2.2018)


  4. 7.  Arthur Obermayer Graphische Anzeige der Nachkommen (3.Leon2, 1.Hermann1) wurde geboren 17 Jul 1931, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (USA); gestorben 10 Jan 2016, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States (USA).

    Weitere Ereignisse:

    • Biography: Arthur S. Obermayer wurde am 17. Juli 1931 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania als Sohn von Leon Jacob und Julia Obermayer geboren. Obermayer studierte Chemie und erwarb am MIT in Boston den Abschluss eines Doktors. Die von ihm gegründete, inzwischen aber verkaufte Moleculon Research Corporation wurde Anfang der 1980er Jahre durch eine erfolgreiche Patentklage um den Zauberwürfel bekannt, da dessen Mitarbeiter Larry D. Nichols zwei Jahre zuvor ein Patent auf die grundlegende Konstruktion angemeldet hatte. 1976 wurde das von Obermayer mitentwickelte Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Programm zur Förderung von Existenzgründern vom Kongress der Vereinigten Staaten adaptiert. Obermayer war vielfältig politisch und philantropisch aktiv. Unter anderem gehörte er zu den Gründern von Meretz USA, später bekannt als "Partners for Progressive Israel", eine Gruppe, die sich nicht zuletzt um einen Ausgleich zwischen Israelis und Palästinensern bemühte. Er unterstützte das Leo Baeck Institut in New York und die Genealogie-Plattform JewishGen. Da Obermayers Großeltern aus Deutschland stammten, u. a. aus Kriegshaber, Fürth und Creglingen, begann er sich sehr für die Erforschung ihrer Herkunft und Geschichte zu interessieren. Bei Aufenthalten in Deutschland lernte Obermayer Personen kennen, die sich in ihrer Heimat ehrenamtlich um die Bewahrung jüdischer Stätten (z. B. Friedhöfe) einsetzen. Seit dem Jahr 2000 verleiht die von ihm gegründete Obermayer Foundation den German Jewish History Award, der nichtjüdischen Deutschen zugutekommt, die durch ihre Forschungsarbeit oder durch ihr praktisches Handeln zur Erinnerung oder zum Erhalt jüdischen Erbes in Deutschland beitragen. Der Preis wird alljährlich am Tag des Gedenkens an die Opfer des Nationalsozialismus im Abgeordnetenhaus von Berlin überreicht. Inzwischen wurden bereits über siebzig Preisträger ausgezeichnet, darunter der Initiator der sog. Stolpersteine Gunter Demnig, Joachim Hahn (Pfarrer), Herausgeber der Webseite Alemannia Judaica, der Genealoge Rolf Hofmann (Harburg Project) und der frühere Chefredakteur der Augsburger Allgemeinen und Buchautor Gernot Römer. Ebenfalls im Jahr 2000 eröffnete mit Arthur Obermayers maßgeblicher Unterstützung das Jüdische Museum in Creglingen, dem Geburtsort seines mütterlichen Großvaters Joseph Sinsheimer, das inzwischen zu einer angesehenen Einrichtung geworden ist. Im September 2007 wurde Arthur Obermayer für seine Verdienste um die Verständigung zwischen Juden und Deutschen das Bundesverdienstkreuz am Bande verliehen. 2009 erhielt er den Arno Heyn Memorial Book Prize der American Chemical Society. Arthur Obermayer ist seit 1963 mit Judith Hirschfield verheiratet und hat drei Kinder und zahlreiche Enkel. Sein älterer Bruder ist der Publizist und Autor Herman Obermayer (* 1924). Arthur Obermayer starb am 10. Januar 2016 in Dedham, Massachusetts.

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    Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States (19.2.2018)

    Arthur — Lebend. [Familienblatt]

    Kinder:
    1. 8. Lebend  Graphische Anzeige der Nachkommen
    2. 9. Lebend  Graphische Anzeige der Nachkommen
    3. 10. Lebend  Graphische Anzeige der Nachkommen


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Lebend Graphische Anzeige der Nachkommen (7.Arthur3, 3.Leon2, 1.Hermann1)

  2. 9.  Lebend Graphische Anzeige der Nachkommen (7.Arthur3, 3.Leon2, 1.Hermann1)

  3. 10.  Lebend Graphische Anzeige der Nachkommen (7.Arthur3, 3.Leon2, 1.Hermann1)