[5.1] Hermann Naftali ESKELES
(b. 2 Aug. 1855 Kelsterbach, d. 17 Feb. 1888 Offenbach)
m. (b. 4 May 1882 Offenbach) [5.7] Mathilde FRANK
(b. 3 June 1860 Arnstein, d. 28 Nov. 1919 Frankfurt/M.).
Mathilde was the sister of [5.8] Jeanette FRANK.
Hermann and his brother Moses Moritz ESKELES were partners in a leather accessories business.
Mathilde was widowed after 5 years of marriage, raised two children on her own sending them
to high school in Offenbach. Probably continued leather accessory business with her brother-in-law and
later on had her own bridal accessories shop.
- [4.1] Otto Joseph ESKELES (b. 27 Aug. 1886 Offenbach, d. 7 Aug. 1960 Haifa)
first married (21 May 1918 Berlin)
Olga Katherina SCHOENFELD
(b. 17 Oct. 1891 Berlin, d. 22 May 1928 Berlin from heart attack in Childbirth of their son David).
In school exempted from sports for medical reasons.
Otto served on Eastern Front in Rumania under General MACKENSEN. There he was wounded, transfered to
a military hospital in Mulhouse and later to Berlin. Awarded "Iron Cross Second Class".
Worked as an apprentice at Bank Loewenherz.
Graduated from Faculty of Law at University of Berlin.
Became partner at private bank Gebruder HEYMANN.
- [3.1] Zeev ESHKOVOT (born Wolfgang Hermann ESKELES)
(b. 15 Jan. 1920 Berlin), author of
The ESKELES Genealogy.
Zeev did amazing research on this part of the family tree.
Zeev married (1944 Haifa) and divorced 3.4] Khanna WOLF (b. 27 May 1923 Koelin).
Fought as company commander (Golani brigade) during Israeli war of independence.
Commander first armor officer's course in Israel.
Retired from army in 1963 as Lt. Colonel.
Worked in Forest Survey in Madagascar.
Recalled to army for six day war and war of attrition. Retired again from army in 1970.
Chairman of League against Religious Coercion.
Administrative manager of Israeli construction project in Nigeria.
- [2.1] Rakhel ESHKOLOT (b. 27 June 1944 Afula), educator,
m. (5 July 1963) and divorced Shimshon BENBENISHTI
(b. 19 Dec. 1937 Turkey, d. 16 Oct. 1973 Golan).
- [1.1] Tamir BENBENISHTI (b. 12 Oct. 1964 Afula)
married (6 June 1991)
[1.90] Mishmar Haemek Mikhal Har (b. 9 Aug. 1969).
Son: Paz BENBINISHTI (b. 1 June 1994 Afula)
Rachel ESHKOLOT remarried (1970) Hillel PESSAKH, painter.
Zeev remarried (17 Oct. 1952 Tel Adashim) [3.5] Rakhel (Renee) FLEISHER
(b. 3 Sep. 1933 Sedan).
- [2.2] Ayala ESHKOLOT (b. 16 Sep. 1953 Afula), interior decorator, caterer, baker,
m. (22 Aug. 1973 Haifa) Mikhael WEISER (b. 16 Dec. 1949), official tourist guide.
- [1.6] Merav WEISER (b. 6 Aug. 1975 Haifa)
m. (4 Sep. 1994)
[1.111] Ran Alon (b. 10 Nov. 1967 Haifa)
- [1.7] Alon WEISER (b. 27 June 1977 Haifa)
- [1.8] Amir WEISER (b. 15 July 1986 Haifa)
- [2.3] Talya ESHKOLOT (b. 28 Nov. 1954 Afula), accountant,
married (24 Aug. 1974 Haifa) and divorced
[2.13] Menakhem RAVID (b. 3 Nov. 1952).
Sons: [1.8] Efrat RAVID (b. 1 Apr. 1977 Haifa) and
[1.9] Mikhal RAVID (b. 5 Aug. 1979 Haifa).
- [2.4] Itamar ESHKOLOT (b. 13 Apr. 1959 Rekhovot)
m. (24 Feb. 1987 Haifa) [2.105] Sara Noomi TUCHMAN
(b. 4 Aug. 1961 Haifa).
Itamar runs air conditioning business.
Sarah teaches special education.
Sons: [1.58] Niv ESHKOLOT (b. 12 Apr. 1989 Haifa) and
Shaked ESHKOLOT (b. 18 Aug. 1991 Haifa).
- [3.2] David ESHKOLOT (born Robert David ESKELES)
(b. 22 May 1928 Berlin) m. (5 Aug. 1952 Tel Aviv)
[3.6] Mania GALPERIN (b. 23 Apr. 1929 Kovna).
David fought in Israeli war of independence. Bachelor of Law Hebrew University (1955).
Worked with ZIM Israeli Shipping Company.
Laywer from Ministry of Justice and then a private law office in Haifa.
Mania worked in Ministry of Finance first as typist and then
as secretary to the Minister of Finance. Assistant Manager of Personnel
Department at Bank Leumi LeIsrael.
- [2.8] Yaron ESHKOLOT (b. 24 June 1955 Haifa), tourism marketing consultant,
married
(25 Aug. 1951) and div. [2.11] Narda LAPOVSKI (b. 29 Jan. 1960 Haifa).
Daughter: [1.10] Nataly ESHKOLOT (b. 26 Sep. 1984 Herzlya)
Remarried Dorith LEV (b. 2 Jan. 1957 Saporta)
- [2.5] Mikhal ESHKOLOT (b. 25 Mar. 1958 Haifa) m.
(27 May 1986 Ein Hod)
[2.83] Eitan KIMEL (b. 26 May 1960 Tel Aviv).
Mikhal was program producer in the Military Broadasting Station "Galey Tzahal".
Mikhal and Eitan work together as architects and have won several professional
awards.
Sons: [1.44] Yotam Kimel ESHKOLOT (b. 30 Nov. 1986 Tel Aviv)
and [1.86] Asaf Kimel ESHKOLOT (b. 29 May 1990 Tel Aviv).
Otto remarried (27 Mar. 1934 Berlin) [4.6] Paula KRONHEIMER
(b. 28 Mar. 1902 Fuerth, d. 11 Sep. 1994 Haifa), social worker,
Dr. in Political Sciences from Koln University (1923).
- [3.3] Shoshana ESKOLOT (b. 14 Apr. 1936 Berlin), medical secretary,
married (12 Aug. 1957) and divorced [3.7] Mark WILSKER
(b. 26 Jan. 1934 Pretoria, South Africa)
- [2.6] Nira WILSKER, education counselor and psychodramatist at Karmiel High School.
Nira married (29 Mar. 1988 Haifa)
Daniel Dov SOBEL (b. 8 Nov. 1958), carpenter.
Daughters: [1.87] Elya SOBEL (b. 18 Dec. 1989 Haifa)
and [1.103] Avigail SOBEL (b. 3 Jan. 1992 Haifa).
- [2.7] Dana WILSKER (b. 4 Sep. 1963) teaches special education, movement therapist.
- [4,2] Frieda ESKELES (b. 8 Feb. 1883 Offenbach, d. 1943 Haifa) m.
[4.7] Alfred GOLDSCHMIDT (b. 15 Sep. 1866 Offenbach, d. 15 Nov. 1923 Muenchen)
Numbers in brackets are references to
The ESKELES Genealogy
by Zeev ESHKOLOT.
Daniel E. LOEB,
eMail: loeb17@gmail.com