Of the five children of Malchen Rothschild and Daniel Rosenblatt who were still living when Hitler came to power in 1933, only two survived, the two sons Felix and Siegmund. Their three daughters—Julchen/Julie, Jette/Thekla, and Auguste–were all murdered by the Nazis.

Julchen/Julie and her husband Max Wolf were first deported from Kassel to the Riga ghetto on the December 9, 1941, transport that had deported so many other Rothschild family members. Julie and Max were then deported from Riga to Auschwitz on November 2, 1943, where they were murdered. Since their only child Edgar had died as a toddler, they had no direct descendants.

Julie Rosenblatt Wolf page of testimony, found at https://collections.yadvashem.org/en/names/13324463

Jette/Thekla Rosenblatt was also on the December 9, 1941, transport to Riga, where she did not survive. Since she had never married or had children, she also had no direct descendants.

Thekla Rosenblatt page of testimony, found at https://collections.yadvashem.org/en/names/13324460

Auguste’s husband Samuel Roth died on February 15, 1935, in Breitenbach. He was 52 years old.¹ Auguste unfortunately had to face Nazi persecution without him. She was deported to the Sobibor death camp on June 1, 1942, and killed there two days later on June 3, 1942.

As for the four children of Auguste and Samuel, I only have the following information:

Irma Roth married Alfred Moses on December 19, 1934, in Berlin.

Irma Roth and Alfred Moses marriage record, Landesarchiv Berlin; Berlin, Deutschland; Personenstandsregister Heiratsregister, Register Year or Type: 1934 (Erstregister). Ancestry.com. Berlin, Germany, Marriages, 1874-1940

I found Alfred listed on the CEMLA website, immigrating to Argentina on December 30, 1939. I could not find a listing for Irma, but I assume she immigrated there as well since they are both buried together at the Cementerio Comunitario de Berazategui in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Alfred(o) died on March 28, 1980, and Irma died on May 30, 1999. I do not know whether they ever had children.

Alfred Moses CEMLA listing, at https://cemla.com/buscador/

Irma Roth Moses burial record, found at https://www.jewishgen.org/databases/cemetery/jowbr.php?rec=J_ARGENTIN_0074924

Alfred Moses burial record, found at https://www.jewishgen.org/databases/cemetery/jowbr.php?rec=J_ARGENTIN_0066150

Irma’s sister Friedel never married as far as I can tell. She was living in Luxembourg during World War II and was deported from there to the concentration camp at Argeles-sur-Mer in France. The camp at Argeles-sur-Mer was built by the French in 1939 to house refugees from the Spanish Civil War, and conditions were horrific. “The lack of lodging structures, as well as unsafe water supply and food scarcity, added to the exiled people’s poor health conditions caused the spreading of several diseases that, in turn, led to a dramatic increase in mortality among refugees.” Then during World War II, the camp was used to imprison Jews, gypsies, and other targets of Nazi persecution. Friedel Roth died as a prisoner there on June 11, 1941.

Friedel Roth death record, Hessisches Hauptstaatsarchiv; Wiesbaden, Deutschland; Personenstandsregister Sterberegister; Signatur: 598; Laufende Nummer: 926, Year Range: 1953, Ancestry.com. Hesse, Germany, Deaths, 1851-1958

Lothar Roth, the third child of Auguste Rosenblatt and Samuel Roth, also appears to have never married. The only record I could locate for him was a burial record in Buenos Aires, Argentina, indicating that he died there on July 27, 1992. I could not locate any birth or immigration or marriage record for him.

Lothar Roth burial record, found at https://www.jewishgen.org/databases/cemetery/jowbr.php?rec=J_ARGENTIN_0200287

Auguste and Samuel’s youngest child Gretl was also murdered by the Nazis. I could not find any record of marriage for Gretl. She was deported from Berlin to Auschwitz on March 1, 1943, and was murdered there.

Thus, the three daughters of Malchen Rothschild and Daniel Rosenblatt and some of their children were victims of the Nazi killing machines.

But the two sons of Malchen and Daniel fared better than their sisters. For a long time I was up against a brick wall trying to find more about Felix and Siegmund Rosenblatt. I knew that they had gone to Argentina, but aside from burial records, I could learn nothing more.

And then I looked at the name of the submitter on the Pages of Testimony above for Julie and Thekla Rosenblatt: Julio Rosenblatt of Montevideo, Uruguay. I googled his name, and the bricks on that brick wall began to crumble.