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Joseph ( -1791) (Manasses {Moses} & ? {Seligmann}) Zerla (1736-1816) (Alexander)	Alexander BEIN (1774) Terza (Salomon {Michael} & Böla {Isaac})	Bella (1812), Joseph (1814), Salomon (1817), Zerle (1819), Jüttle, Mariana
	Hennla (1782-1817) Juda GOTTGETREU (1774-1836) (Israel {Nathan} & Bela {Hirsch})	Hirsch (1803), Caroline (1810), Idel (1812), Mariam (1814)

Joseph, son of Manasses and a daughter of Seligmann,¹ lived in Unsleben, married Zerla (1736) from Stadelschwarzach, daughter of Alexander, and had children: Alexander (1774) and Hennla (1779). Manasses died in Unsleben in 1772 followed by his wife in 1780. Joseph died in 1791 followed by Zerla in 1816.

Alexander Joseph married Terza from Poppenlauer, daughter of Salomon Michael and Böla Isaac, and had children: Bella (1812), Joseph (1814), Salomon (1817), Zerle (1819), Jüttle, and Mariana. When Jews in Unsleben adopted permanent surnames in 1817, the family took the surname BEIN. Alexander died in Unsleben in 1844 followed by Terza in 1849.

Beila BEIN remained single and died in 1831.
Joseph BEIN married Fanny DONNERSTAG and had children: Alexander (1848) and Seligmann (1854). Joseph died in 1898.

Alexander BEIN married Klara SCHWAB from Heidingsfeld, daughter of Abraham and Babette nee LEHMANN, and had children: Hugo. Alexander died in Augsburg in 1908.

Hugo BEIN died in 1918 as a solider in World War I.

Alex Bein ^[2]

Seligmann "Sigmund" BEIN married Rosa SONDHELM from Kleinlangeim, daughter of Jakob and Babette nee ROSENBLATT, in Würzburg in 1878 and died in Augsburg in 1900.

Salomon BEIN married Miriam "Marianne" ROSENTHAL from Wonfurt and had children: Sarah (1847), Alexander (1850), Simon (1852), Zerline (1854), Joseph (1856), Therese (1857), Bertha (1859), David (1860), Regine (1863), and Moshe "Moritz" (1865). Salomon died in 1894.

Alexander BEIN married Ida DETTELBACHER.
Moshe "Moritz" BEIN married Karolina "Lina" BRUCKHEIM and had children: Siegfried Shlomo (1897), Martha (1899), David (1900), Alexander (1903), Sitta (1904), Shimon (1907), and Harry. Moritz died in Israel in 1943.

Alexander "Alex" BEIN was a well-known German-Jewish historian in Israel and had a son, Johanan. He died in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1988.

Johanan BEIN served as Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations from 1988-1990, after Benjamin Netanyahu. He died in 2016.

Zerle BEIN married Baruch PLAUT and died in Schenklengsfeld in 1876.

Hennla "Henrietta" Joseph married Juda GOTTGETREU of Unsleben, son of Israel, and had children: Henry (1803), Karolina (1810), Jetta (1812), and Mariam (1814). Hennla died in 1817 followed by Juda in 1836.

Research Notes

1. "Die erste sichere Nachricht über die Familie stammt aus dem von-Habermannschen Familienarchiv. Es heißt da im "Actum Unsleben den 23. Jan. 1734': 'Erscheinet hiesiger Schutzjud Seligmann, bittet geziemend, ob nicht Gnädige Herrschaft seinen Tochtermann in Schutz allhier zu nehmen belieben möchte, und da er mir Gnädiger Herrschaft Erlaubnis selbigen in seiner Wohnung auf 6 Jahre lang mitbehalten wolle, so ersuche er Gnädige Herrschaft zugleich unterthänig wegen des zu geben sollen den Schutzgeldes eine gnädige Resolution zu ertheilen.' Als Antwort auf dieses untertänige Gesuch im Stil der Zeit sagt ein Aktenvermerk des damaligen Gerichtsverwalters: 'des Seligmann Manahses wird herrschafticher Schutz auf 2 Jahre mit 4 Gulden fränkisch zugesagt...'"

The first reliable information about the family comes from the von-Habermann family archive. It states in the document "Actum Unsleben on January 23, 1734": "The local protected Jew Seligmann appeared and respectfully requested whether the gracious lordship might be pleased to take his son-in-law under protection here. He stated that if the gracious lordship permitted him to keep his son-in-law in his residence for six years, he would also humbly request the gracious lordship to grant a favorable resolution regarding the protection fee to be paid."

In response to this humble request, in the style of the time, a note from the court administrator of the time states: "Seligmann Manahses is granted lordly protection for 2 years with a fee of 4 gulden in the Franconian currency..."

Bein, Alex, Julius H. Schoeps, Jörg H. Fehrs, Hiltrud Wallenborn, and Esther Steinbrink. Hier Kannst Du Nicht Jeden Grüssen: Erinnerungen Und Betrachtungen. Hildesheim: Olms, 1996. p. 24-25

2. Getty Images (link)