[Here is a Fenichel in Europe, where all of us here in the U.S. originated.]
(May 2001) I'm 67 now. I graduated at the Technical University of
Budapest in 1957 at the Department of Organic Chemical
Technology. I stayed at the Department, and worked there
until 1994 as associate professor.
My wife, Franciska is also retired. She was born in
Slovakia. She has a brother in New York City and a sister in
Hamilton, Canada. I have two children: my daughter Eva is
36, my son Thomas is 34. Still no grandchildren.
We are the survivals of Holocaust. We live in Budapest, but
travel a lot. Last year we were in the U.S. and Canada, the
first time in my life. We visited our relatives of my wife.
As I mentioned, our family is originated from Transylvania,
which is now part of Romania. My father, Dezso Fenichel was
born there in Orastie. My grandfather, Moric Fenichel came
to Budapest with his family in 1916, when Transylvania was
separated from Austria-Hungary and joined Romania during
World War I.
My father talked a lot about one of ancestors, Samuel
Fenichel. He was born in 1867, and traveled to Papua-New
Guinea as an explorer. He died there in malaria disease when
he was only 25. I'm writing about him more details next
time, I'm going to collect material about him.
I'm very happy to join the big Fenichel family, and hope we
can talk a lot, maybe one day we can see each other.
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In the very impressive Ellis Island list I found two people,
No.10 and 31, who had come from Nagyenyed, Transylvania.
They must be my father's relatives, because the family
originated from Nagyenyed. The famous explorer, Samuel
finished his high school in that town.
Below the list you mention that you don't really know the
places the Fenichels came from. The most places they come
from (Poland, Galicia, Austria, Transylvania, Hungary) were
parts of the same country: from 1689 to 1867 The Habsburg
Empire, from 1867 to 1919 Austria-Hungary. Most of the
Fenichels are originated from this country. Even the name
must be given by Habsburg Emperor Joseph II. in about 1770.
Jewish people had had only their jewesh name before that
time in the country. The country broke apart in 1919 to many
small countries. Galicia is part of Poland today.
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(September 2001)
[What a wonderful thing which came about from this Fenichel page and mailing list!]
Earlier in August we met Karen and Doug
Fenichel and their son Eaton in Budapest. Their elder son
Eli who is working in Slovakia spent two days with us in
June. I wish a Happy Newyear!
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