Joseph Henry Halberstein (1917 - 1977)

Joseph Henry Halberstein, born Josef Heinrich, is the husband of Estelle Rose Levinson, my 2nd cousin 1x removed. Levinson family HERE. Glynn family HERE

Parents: Joshua Halberstein (1877 - 1947) and Chaya Rosshandler (1886 - 1958)

Born: 6 November 1917 in Vienna, Austria

Details of Joseph's birth in Vienna, Austria on 6 November 1917

Hebrew name: Joseph Tzvi son of Yehoshua

Sibling

• Dr Daniel Halberstein (1913 - 1982) married Sara Rutman (1922 - 2000) in Jerusalem, Palestine on 11 March 1947

MARRIAGES. HALBERSTEIN-RUTMAN.

The marriage took place at Mr. Rutmen's temporary residence. Talbich, Jerusalem, on March 11, 1947, between Dr. Daniel Halberstein, son of the late Yehoshua and Haya Halberstein, of Vierna and Sarah, daughter of Nissan and Tova Rutman of Hedera (Palestine Post 12 March 1947, p. 2)

Occupation: Electrical engineer and naval physicist for the US Navy at Dahlgren, Virginia, USA

Married

Estelle Rose Levinson, on 9 June 1959 in London, England. Joseph was 41 and Estelle age 33

Children

Their first child was born in 1960 when Joseph was 42 and Estelle 34. Their last child was born in 1962 when Joseph was 44 and Estelle 36 

• Vivien Rachelle Halberstein 1960 -
• Mark Joshua Halberstein 1961 -
• Daniel Martin Halberstein 1962 -

Emigration to the USA

Estelle and Joseph came to the USA on 16 December 1959. Estelle had British citizenship and Joseph Israeli

Citizenship

Joseph became a USA citizen on 12 April 1965

Article

A conference paper published in 1972

Patent

A patent awarded to Joseph

Biography

Josef Heinrich (Joseph Henry)

Halberstein

Born on: November 6, 1917

Place of Birth: Vienna

Category: Diploma Program

Residence Permit: Vienna (Wien), Austria

Citizenship: Austria

Josef Heinrich Halberstein was the younger son of Chaya (or Rachel) and the commercial clerk Osias (or Oskar, Joshua, or Jehoschua) Halberstein

He was enrolled at the University of World Trade for five semesters between the winter semesters of 1935/36 and 1937/38. He took his final exams in June and October 1937. He was unable to attend the final semester of the diploma program. After the Anschluss of Austria, he had to leave the university without a diploma because of his Jewish ancestry. He left his apartment at Marktgasse 3/3/3 (9th district of Vienna), where he had been registered since 1935, on July 16, 1938, to emigrate to Jerusalem, as stated in the registration documents of the City of Vienna

Whether he came to Palestine during the Nazi era is unknown. It is documented that Halberstein married Estelle Rose Levinson (December 15, 1925 – February 9, 2012) on June 9, 1959, in her hometown of Liverpool, Great Britain. This marriage produced three children. Halberstein later emigrated to the USA with his family. Here, he Americanized his first name to Joseph Henry. He also adopted the Hebrew temple name Zvi. He was granted American citizenship in Boston, Massachusetts, on April 12, 1965; at that time, he was living in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He held a civil service position in Dahlgren, Virginia

His parents and his brother Daniel (January 1, 1913 to September 10, 1992) also survived the Second World War. They died and were buried in Israel in 1947, 1958, and 1992, respectively.

Joseph Henry Halberstein died on October 23, 1977, at the age of 59, in Fredericksburg, Virginia. He was buried there in Oak Hill Cemetery. On the gravestone, next to his name in Latin letters and his dates of birth and death, is the Star of David, his name in Hebrew characters (Joseph Zvi ben Johushua), and the phrase from his relatives: "Clean hands and a pure heart." His widow was buried in the same cemetery in February 2012.

Author: Johannes Koll

Research assistance: Barbara Timmermann and Christa Prokisch

Death

23 October 1977 at Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA from a heart attack at age 59. He was buried on 24 October 1977 in the Oak Hill Cemetery, Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA, Beth Shalom Section (Q-1)

Tombstone for Joseph Halberstein: "Joseph Henry Halberstein 1917 - 1977. Clean hands and a pure heart"

Hebrew translation "Joseph Tzvi ben Yehoshua"

Death certificate

Death certificate for Joseph Halberstein

Residences

When Joseph was born in 1917 the family were living at 121 Liechtensteinstrasse, Vienna, Austria

An envelope addressed to Mr. Josef Halberstein, Jerusalem, Schehimat-Habucharim Schaare - Pinah Beth Levi opposite Hotel Galil - sent from Vienna on February 15, 1939

In the USA the family lived at Framingham, Massachusetts  and Fredericksburg, Virginia

At the time of his death Joseph was living at 1900f Lafayette Blvd, Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA. The house no longer exists, having been replaced by a new subdivision