{"id":46212,"date":"2019-05-06T10:34:19","date_gmt":"2019-05-06T07:34:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/?p=46212"},"modified":"2022-04-26T12:03:02","modified_gmt":"2022-04-26T09:03:02","slug":"baumgarten","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/en\/baumgarten\/","title":{"rendered":"Giving a Face to the Fallen: Uncovering the Life of the Late Menachem Baumgarten"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In May 1943, a soldier from the Land of Israel, Menachem Baumgarten, was killed along with 138 of his Jewish comrades when German bombers struck the British ship, <em>SS Erinpura<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Details of Baumgarten&#8217;s story and identity were sparse. But, after diligent research, utilizing the resources of the Central Archives for the History of the Jewish People, details and documents have been uncovered that offer at least a partial picture of the young Jew who perished at sea on his way to fight the Germans.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2573\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2573\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2573 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/pic_1-3.jpg\" alt=\"\u2022Menachem Baumgarten and his comrades from the 462 Transport Company. Baumgarten is the crouching figure on the far left. From the book, The Hebrew Transport Company in World War II. Tel Aviv, 1994\" width=\"700\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/pic_1-3.jpg 700w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/pic_1-3-300x197.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2573\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Menachem Baumgarten and his comrades from the 462 Transport Company. Baumgarten is the crouching figure on the far left. From the book, &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/primo.nli.org.il\/primo-explore\/fulldisplay?vid=NLI&amp;docid=NNL_ALEPH001296786&amp;context=L&amp;lang=iw_IL\">The Hebrew Transport Company in World War II<\/a>&#8221; [Hebrew]. Tel Aviv, 1994<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">May 1, 1943. A convoy of British ships en route from Alexandria to Malta is spotted and attacked by a 12 plane German bomber squadron. The brunt of the attack is focused on the <em>SS Erinpura, <\/em>carrying more than a thousand soldiers and crew members. 664 soldiers are killed, including 139 soldiers from the Land of Israel who had enlisted in the British Army.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2574\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2574\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2574 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/pic_2-1.jpg\" alt=\"Announcement published in the newspaper, HaMashkif, in regard to missing persons who had perished at sea (Menachem Baumgarten's name is marked in yellow). Click for the full article on the Historical Press website\" width=\"700\" height=\"272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/pic_2-1.jpg 700w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/pic_2-1-300x117.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2574\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Announcement published in the newspaper, <em>HaMashkif<\/em>, in regard to missing persons who had perished at sea (Menachem Baumgarten&#8217;s name is marked in yellow). Click for the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jpress.nli.org.il\/olive\/apa\/nli_heb\/?href=HMF\/1943\/06\/01&amp;page=1&amp;entityId=Ar00112#panel=document\">full article<\/a> on the Historical Jewish Press website<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Among those killed in the attack is Menachem (Leopold) Baumgarten. Information about the young man was almost nonexistent. Other than his name, his year of birth and a few notes regarding his activities and movements throughout the years, there was almost no record of the young man\u2019s existence.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_46214\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46214\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-46214\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Baumgarten1.jpg\" alt=\"Baumgarten\u2019s picture on the Izkor website\" width=\"300\" height=\"409\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-46214\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Baumgarten\u2019s picture on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.izkor.gov.il\/%D7%9E%D7%A0%D7%97%D7%9D%20%D7%9C%D7%90%D7%95%D7%A4%D7%95%D7%9C%D7%93%20%D7%91%D7%90%D7%95%D7%9E%D7%92%D7%A8%D7%98%D7%9F\/en_4ba6fdcce3e3aecc853b0e5dbabc32f5\">Izkor<\/a> website<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The volunteer organization, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/latetpanim.org.il\/en\">Giving a Face to the Fallen<\/a>&#8220;, initiated an attempt to obtain more information about Baumgarten by contacting the Central Archives for the History of the Jewish People at the National Library. The archive staff meticulously combed through thousands of files, mainly focusing on official appeals to immigrate to the Land of Israel from Vienna, which saw a great influx between the years 1938-1940.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2578\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2578\" style=\"width: 467px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2578\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/pic_4-2-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"The SS Erinpura memorial at the military cemetery on Mount Herzl. Photo: Dr. Avishai Teicher\" width=\"467\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/pic_4-2-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/pic_4-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/pic_4-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/pic_4-2.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 467px) 100vw, 467px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2578\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The SS Erinpura memorial at the military cemetery on Mount Herzl. Photo: Dr. Avishai Teicher<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The search finally bore fruit when the archive staff discovered Baumgarten&#8217;s file in the Vienna Jewish Community Archives. The file revealed previously unknown details about the young soldier. The document included Baumgarten\u2019s exact birthdate and birthplace, as well as a small amount of detail about his background and family. Documents found in the Zionist Archives provided additional information, including the date of his emigration to Mandatory Palestine (August 16, 1939). His Youth Aliyah card, which was also unearthed in the search, documented Menachem&#8217;s placement at Kibbutz Tel Yosef upon his arrival in the Land of Israel and his subsequent departure from the Kibbutz on June 8, 1941, in order to enlist in the 462 Transport Company. The Yad Vashem archive also provided details that further serve to complete a portrait of Menachem Baumgarten.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Here are some of the documents found in the Vienna Archive:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2579\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2579\" style=\"width: 446px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2579 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/pic_5-2-446x600.jpg\" alt=\"This emigration questionnaire reveals, among other things, Baumgarten\u2019s exact date of birth - December 3, 1923\" width=\"446\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/pic_5-2-446x600.jpg 446w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/pic_5-2-223x300.jpg 223w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/pic_5-2-768x1034.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 446px) 100vw, 446px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2579\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This emigration questionnaire reveals, among other things, Baumgarten\u2019s exact date of birth: December 3, 1923<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2580\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2580\" style=\"width: 446px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2580 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/pic_6-1-446x600.jpg\" alt=\"The questionnaire also reveals the names of Menachem's relatives - including his mother Irma, his brother Josef, and his sister Edith\" width=\"446\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/pic_6-1-446x600.jpg 446w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/pic_6-1-223x300.jpg 223w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/pic_6-1-768x1034.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 446px) 100vw, 446px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2580\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The questionnaire also reveals the names of Menachem&#8217;s relatives &#8211; including his mother Irma, his brother Josef, and his sister Edith<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2581 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/pic_7-1-446x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"446\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/pic_7-1-446x600.jpg 446w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/pic_7-1-223x300.jpg 223w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/pic_7-1-768x1034.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 446px) 100vw, 446px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Translation of the above document:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Attention final processing!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Leopold Baumgarten, a Jew, according to his beliefs. Completely without means, applied to the social welfare office in his area of residence, his father is deceased.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Applicant is traveling with Youth Aliyah to Palestine on 15.8.1939.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>In regard to his travel, he cannot afford to pay for his travel expenses, therefore he directs the expenses of the (immigration) contract to the Palestine Office (RM 166.35 + \u00a3 1.14).<\/em><\/p>\n<p>(RM &#8211; German currency, \u00a3 &#8211; Sterling)<\/p>\n<p><em>The applicant is referred to final processing.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>25.7.1939<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you liked this article, try these:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/mother-and-a-fighter\/\">The Mother Who Stayed Behind to Defend Her Home During Israel\u2019s War of Independence<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/kabbalistic-ceremony\/\">The Kabbalistic Ceremony that Helped to Identify the Fallen Soldiers<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/moshe_weizmann\/\">A Life Story in One Picture: The Photographer Who Fell in the War of Independence<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In May 1943, a mysterious Hebrew soldier was among the hundreds killed when German bombers struck the British ship, SS Erinpura. 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