From ”Kristallnacht” up to Deportationon
We don’t know much about the final period of time in Huenfeld. However, for those
family members, who were left behind, it had to have been very bitter. As of September
1, 1941 they had to wear the yellow star. The once well off family was destitute and had
to do forced labor in the woods. Joseph had to sell the house and all the other real estate,
in order to have some means to secure a modest existence for the rest of the family. He
was not permitted to have the money, which was deposited in a blocked account, at his
own disposal. The foreign currency department would only after thorough examination
allow a vital amount anyway. Mid-November 1941 the family was supposed to vacate
the house and move in with the coal merchant by the name of Kohlmann. That, however,
didn’t materialize, since shortly after that deportation orders were served.
The Strauss’ house after WWII - a family by the name
of Kraus bought the place in 1952. The previous owner,
Mrs. Kremer was still living on the 2nd floor in 1952.
Furthermore, the house was full of people, most of them
refugees, so that the Kraus family at first lived in but
three rooms, and only step by step could occupy the
entire house.
Haus Strauss nach dem Krieg - Familie Kraus kaufte
das Anwesen 1952. Die Vorbesitzerin Kremer wohnte
1952 noch im 1. Stock. Überhaupt sei das Haus voller
Menschen gewesen, meist Flüchtlinge, sodass die
Familie Kraus zunächst nur drei Räume bezog und
erst nach und nach alles bewohnen konnte.
