Meier and Zerlina Bach (The parents of the Father of the Mother of the Father of Doron Zeilberger)

Last update: June 18, 2025 (thanks to Matthias Poppe)

Previous update: Sept. 30, 2017. (Thanks to Heidi Joseph). April 27, 2022. (Thanks to Gil Zeilberger and Angela Bungert). July 15, 2022. (Thanks to Roswitha Zschenker). July 18, 2023 (thanks to Gil Zeilberger); Aug. 4, 2023 (thanks to John Gitterman) Oct. 30, 2023 (thanks to Angela Bungert and Gil Zeilberger)

Meier Bach was born on July 3, 1828. Around 1854, he married Zerlina Kuhl Bach (June 14, 1831 - May 27, 1913) daughter of Abraham Kuhl (1793-March 16, 186?) and Madel bat Hayim Kuhl (Wuestensachsen, 1797-Unsleben(?), June 21, 1857). Meier died on Feb. 28, 1906 at the age of 79 (See death certificate [thanks to Matthias Poppe]), and Zerlina Kuhl Bach died on May 27, 1913, at the age of 82 (See death certificate [thanks to Matthias Poppe]).

Larry Fried has kindly sent me a photo of their graves.

Meier Bach had a prospering Horse Trading Business (see Ad), that was later continued by his son, Garbriel (until his death in 1921), and Robert Bach (until he moved to Palestine, around 1938)

Meier and Zerlina had nine children.

• Henriette (Dec. 5, 1855-1855)

• Mathilde Losmann (born Mathilde Bach) (Unsleben, June 23, 1857 - Bad Kissingen, Aug. 4, 1937)[grave]

• Regina Bach Guttermann (Oct. 23, 1858- May 10, 1937). Regina married Mr. ? Guttermann
  • Helen, who died in the holocaust,

  • Max, who married Lina (born Friedmann). Max played for the soccer team of Fuerth [see `Kissinger' by Walter Issacson, p. 21].

    Max and Lina Gitterman had one child:

    • Henry (1923- Nov. 29, 2016, [obituary]), grew up in Fuerth, near Nurenberg, and excelled at soccer, far surpassing his classmate, Henry Kissinger. In 1939, Max, Lina and Henry moved to the United States, and their family name became Gitterman, and settled at Washington Heights, upper Manhattan, New York City. Henry became a president of Beth Hillel, which was a `nice place to meet girls from the same background' [ibid, p. 36]. Henry was married to Eva (died Dec. 1995). Henry and Eva have three children.
      • Amy Gitterman Hackect (1953-2003), who was married to Brian Hacket, and whose children are
        • Alice Hacket (born 1986)

        • David Hacket (born 1990)

        • Rachel Hacket (born 1990) [David's twin]

      • Jane (born 1955) who is married to Steve, and has no children;

      • Matt Gitterman (born 1965), who is married to Nancy, and whose chidren are
        • Henry Michael Gitterman (b. Nov. 1996), a teacher

        • Emma Marie Gitterman, (b. March, 1999), an insurance broker

        • John Matthew Gitterman (b. Jan., 2002)

  • Gabriel Bach (July 9, 1861-Jan. 28, 1921), my great-grandfather.

  • Moses Bach (March 22, 1863- ca. July 1942), who was married to Fanny, and who had one son, Siegfried Bach and one daughter, Rita Bach Kälbermann (February 2, 1897 – 1942), married to Arthur Kälbermann (February 8, 1898 – 1942). Rita had two sons, Benno (October 2, 1929 – October 10, 1936) and Manfred (April 26, 1932 – 1942). After the marriage of Rita with Arthur Kälbermann, they lived in Arthur’s home town, Apolda. However, in 1931, Arthur’s father and Arthur’s brother committed suicide on the same day. After this tragic event, the Kälbermann family moved to Unsleben, living in the house of Rita’s father, Moses Bach, located next to the Unsleben post office. Rita’s son Benno, who died at the age of seven is buried at the Unsleben Jewish cemetery. Rita, Arthur and their second son, Manfred, were deported in 1942, and murdered soon after.

    Moses Bach died in a retirement home in Wurzburg. His wife Fanny (nee Reis) was also deported, but survived, and died in Lugano on July 10, 1949.

  • Rika Bach (Aug. 9, 1864- Sept. 13, 1864).

  • Sophie Bach ? (Dec. 17, 1865-?)

  • Heinemann Bach ( July 13, 1867-?)

  • Samuel Bach (Unsleben, Oct. 4, 1877-?). Samuel Bach was a pupil, between 1889 and 1891, at the Realgymnasium in Bad Kissingen, and resided with his elder married sister Mathilde (b. Bach) Losman and her husband. He apparently left school right after Easter break of 1891, and nothing is known about his subsequent life.

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  Added July 12,2023, Hans-Jürgen Beck kindly sent me the following link

  Added July 14, 2023: Hans-Jürgen Beck kindly sent me the Samuel Bach birth certificate, according to which his mother, Zerlina, was 46 years old.

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  Meier's parents were Samuel Bach and Heffel Kohn Bach.

  Zerlina's parents were Abraham Kuhl and Madel bat Haim

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  Thanks to Larry Fried for very helpful information. Also Many thanks (Aug. 2000) to Prof. Dr. Josef Hesselbach.
  Previous Update:Aug. 22, 2000 (Thanks to Dr. Josef Hesselbach)

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