HOHENSTEIN, Olga. Retired. Born in Hamburg, Germany, 9th October, 1891, daughter of Max and Alice Eisenmann. Educated in Hamburg. Came to South Africa 1936. Was secretary of Etz Chaim Hebrew Congregation, Johannesburg, for eight years, and an active member of the B'nai B'rith Lodge Sisterhood; represented B'nai B'rith Women's Chapter on the South African Jewish Board of Deputies. United Nations Convener of the Business and Professional Women's Club. Married the late Dr. Adolf Hohenstein, 1925: he was Polizei-President in Kassel, 1925- 33. Add.: 25, Villa D'Este, 1, Fife Avenue, Berea Johannesburg.
Biographies extracted and digitised by Dr Jeremy Hodes from the South African Jewish Yearbook 1929 edited by Morris De Saxe and South African Jewry, 1967-68 edited by Leon Feldberg. Use the page, label or search box to find the information you are seeking.
Sunday, 24 September 2023
Hohenstein, Olga
HOHENSTEIN, Olga. Retired. Born in Hamburg, Germany, 9th October, 1891, daughter of Max and Alice Eisenmann. Educated in Hamburg. Came to South Africa 1936. Was secretary of Etz Chaim Hebrew Congregation, Johannesburg, for eight years, and an active member of the B'nai B'rith Lodge Sisterhood; represented B'nai B'rith Women's Chapter on the South African Jewish Board of Deputies. United Nations Convener of the Business and Professional Women's Club. Married the late Dr. Adolf Hohenstein, 1925: he was Polizei-President in Kassel, 1925- 33. Add.: 25, Villa D'Este, 1, Fife Avenue, Berea Johannesburg.
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