Netti Kerpner

(SCHMIDT)

29.5.1900-29.5.1900

Netti was born in Budapest on Tuesday, 29.5.1900 (1 Sivan 5660) as the daughter of Ernestine Esther and Sinai Siegmund Simon Schmidt.

At the age of 3 she arrived with her parents in Berlin. She went to the elementary school in Luisenstadt Britzgerstrasse. After her graduation from the commerce academy 'Solomon's Handels Akademie', in Spitlemarkt 1 (where she studied English, Commerce and Book keeping) - she married Moritz Moshe Schroetter on 31.10.1920.

They both had a son: Adolf Siegmund. Six years later they divorced, and Netti started working for the Jewish community on Oranienburger strasse 29. She stayed there until 1928.

Between 16.7.29 - 30.9.35 Netti worked for Nitag Berlin, until she was fired as many other Jews in Germany for racial reasons.

In order to support herself and her child she had to sell - door to door - chocolates, perfumeries, soaps etc.

Netti's brother Max, who had already moved to the land of Israel, succeeded with the help of his wife Malka to arrange for her, and for her son, Adolf Siegmund - a certificate to settle in Palestine.

Netti arrived in Tel-Aviv. In order to survive she had to take every simple work. Most of the time she worked as a waitress.

In Tel-Aviv, Netti met her second husband Ignaz Yitzchak Kerpner, whom she married on 12.4.1945.

On 1948 Netti and Ignaz moved to Vienna, Austria, where they lived on Gartnergasse 4.

Netti died in Vienna on Saturday, 29.5.1900 (18 Av 5719)

Netti is buried in the Jewish part of the Viennese cemetery in Simmering,

Group 16, Row 1, No. 26

On her gravestone is written: "Beloved by her husband and son".