Felix Rafael

Male 1895 - 1968


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  • Name  Felix Rafael 
    Born  23 Jan 1895  Gablonz, Böhmen, Austria-Hungary Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender  Male 
    Anecdote  Abt 1938 
    • After leaving Czechoslovakia in 1938 went to Cuba where he was turned away and then to Port-Au-Prince, Haiti.
      Entered the United States(last time) on October 12, 1940.
      Owned business called Alexander & Co. which was started in 1863.
      The business exported glassware and imitation jewels.
    Occupation  Bef 1938 
    Owner of Alexander & Co. 
    DraftRegistration  26 Apr 1942  Local Board Nr. 67, New York, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • 220 Cabrini Blvd, NYC,NY||the same||WA3-2437||January 23, 1895 at Jablonec n.N, Czechoslovakia||wife-Grete Rafael at 220 Cabrini Blvd||Fred Berl||55 West 42nd Street, NYC, NY||Race: White, Eyes: Brown, Hair:Black, Complexion: Ruddy, Height: 5 ft. 10 in. weight: 166 lbs. He had a scar on the right side of his lower abdomen
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    Anecdote  27 Feb 1946  [3
    • Felix Rafael claimed his daughter, Johanna Elisabet Rafael as an exemption. His income from dividens and interest was $565.76 and his other income was $960.62, with a combined total of $1526.38. He had paid $281.08 of his 1945 income tax through payment of 1945 Declaration of Estimated Tax. His net gain from sales or exchanging of property other than capital assets was $1,829.45. He had a share of $868.83 in the Kora-Plast Co. His short-term capital gains were $1669.58 and his long-term capital gains were $159.87. He donated to Bnai Brith, Conegration Beth Israel, World Jewish Congress, and other recognized charities $209.80. He paid $17.00 for an auto license and $10.00 for miscellaneous exise taxes. For Accident insurance he paid $90.00 and deducted a total of $371.57 for Medical and dental expenses. Miscellaneous deductions for discount expenses, a safe deposit box and accounting services amounted to $521.45. The toal deductions were $1,172.32.
    Naturalization  08 Aug 1946  District Court of the Untied States, New York, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • No. 6695023, Petition No. 532005
    Affidavit  14 Oct 1946  [5, 6
    • his mother-in-law|| Felix had to show that he had the necessary finances through an affadavit of support. On October 10, 1946 he had $10, 711.90 deposited with Herzfeld & Stern, $2 068.61 on deposit with the Chase National Bank, and had $8260.28 of capital invested in Kora-Plast Co. He had a mortgage of $3550.00 dated 15 June 1944 on the premises known as 189-18 State Street, Flushing, Long Island. Felix was engaged in the business of Manufacturing Plastic Novelties with Kora-Plast Co. of 25 Spruce Street, New York 7, NY and derived a net annual income of $1526. He had $2068 on deposit in savings bank in the United States and had other personal property, valued at $3000. He listed his wife, Grete Rafael, and daughter, J. Elizabeth Rafael, as wholly dependent on him.
    Reference Number  2624 
    Social Security Number  064-20-6586 
    Died  04 May 1968  New York, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried  Abt 06 May 1968  Mt. Moriah Cemetery, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID  I2624  My Genealogy
    Last Modified  4 Jan 2003 

    Father  Max Rafael,   b. 04 Nov 1863, House Nr. 20, Austerlitz, Wischau, Moravia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 06 Jul 1924, Josef-Pfeifferstrasse 31, Gablonz, Böhmen, Czechoslovakia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother  Berta Jacobsen,   b. 16 Jul 1860, Hamburg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 04 Mar 1922, Josef-Pfeifferstrasse 31, Gablonz, Böhmen, Czechoslovakia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  06 Apr 1891  Hotel Stein, Prague, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this location 
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    Marriage Record of Max Rafael and Bertha Jacobsen, married 06 April 1891 in Prague (recorded in Reichenberg)
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    Marriage Record of Max Rafael and Bertha Jacobsen, married 06 April 1891 in Prague (recorded in Reichenberg)
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    Marriage Record of Max Rafael and Bertha Jacobsen, married 06 April 1891 in Prague (recorded in Reichenberg)
    Family ID  F577  Group Sheet

    Family  Margarete Fried,   b. 21 Apr 1896, Gablonz, Böhmen, Austria-Hungary Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 09 May 1990, Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  29 Jun 1920  Gablonz an der Neisse (Jablonec nad Nisou), Böhmen, Czechoslovakia Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Divorced  08 Nov 1935  [8
    Married  20 Mar 1946  New York, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Alexander Rafael,   b. 12 Aug 1921, Gablonz an der Neisse (Jablonec nad Nisou), Böhmen, Czechoslovakia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 May 1976, Uniondale, New York Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Johanna Elizabeth Rafael,   b. 25 Aug 1928, Josef-Pfeifferstrasse 31, Gablonz, Böhmen, Austria-Hungary Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 09 Apr 2006, California Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID  F338  Group Sheet

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsNaturalization - 08 Aug 1946 - District Court of the Untied States, New York, New York Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Felix Rafael (ca. 1920?)
    Felix Rafael (ca. 1920?)

  • Sources 
    1. [S222] SSDI, (Rootsweb, www.rootsweb.com).

    2. [S355] WWII Draft Registration Nr. 4, Felix Rafael registration card.

    3. [S322] INS-Fried-Berta, U.S. Individual Income Tax Return for Calendar Year 1945 of Felix Rafael, 220 Cabrini Boulevard, New York 33, New York.

    4. [S258] Natlzation-Felix Rafael, (8 August 1946).

    5. [S322] INS-Fried-Berta, Materials accompanying the Affadavit of Support of Felix Rafael for Berta Fried.

    6. [S322] INS-Fried-Berta, Affadavit of Support by Felix Rafael for Berta Fried.

    7. [S240] Jablonec-B-Johanna Rafael, Information listed as Note.

    8. [S322] INS-Fried-Berta, Petition for Issuance of Immigration Visa by Grete Rafael for her mother Berta Fried.