Ida Kohner Farkas (1895-1945) Ida was the oldest daughter of Adolf and Helene Kohner. She was a talented and intelligent woman, who married a well known painter, but was also a talented painter herself. Ida was exposed to a large range of talented artists through her father Adolf. He would host salons for painters, writers, etc. and financially supported many famous Hungarian artists. Ida met the painter Istvan Farkas, and married him in 1925. They then had three children, C

Zsuzsanna Kohner Henney Shaw (1923-1984) My grandmother was not the best mother to my father. If WWII and the subsequent Soviet occupation hadn’t happened, she would have most certainly had an easier time parenting a child. She was never particularly maternal, but access to resources and family help would have most likely improved the situation quite a bit. But the war had other plans for my family, and the ability to reliably and consistently parent just wasn’t in the cards

Auguszta Kohner (1909-1975) was the youngest child and only daughter of Baron and Baroness Alfred and Renee Kohner, members of a prominent Jewish Hungarian family that made much of their money in farming and banking. Auguszta and her brothers never thought it was odd that their parents were cousins, since at least three of her other aunt and uncle pairings were also cousins. In later years, Kohner descendants would blame the family’s frequent intermarriages on what they terme

Baron Simon Vilmos "Willy" Kohner de Szászberek (1877-1943) My paternal great grandfather was named Simon Vilmos "Willy" Kohner. He was born in Budapest in 1877, the only surviving son among 6 girls. He was also the "baby" of the family. Everyone called him "Willy," and in fact even some of the official documents we have discovered refer to him as "Willy Kohner" rather than his more official name. Willy's parents were named Zsigmond and Lujza Kohner. Originally of German dec

Dr. Adolf Baron Kohner de Szászberek 1866-1937 Adolf Kohner was the most well known of all the Kohner family members. Although now forgotten by most modern day Hungarians, at the height of his success, he was one of the richest men in Hungary. Adolf was a quintessential renaissance man. Not only did his intelligence made him a very successful business man, but it also contributed to his many varied interests and skills. The only son of Karoly and Ida Stein Kohner, Adolf was

Franciska Kohner Foldvari Rader 1921-2009 Franciska Kohner Foldvari Rader arrived in the United States via Camp Kilmer in January 1957. Born in 1921 and known as Nanni to family and friends, she spent her early years in considerable privilege and luxury. Her father was Baro Willy Kohner, the only son of Zsigmond Kohner, and cousin of Adolf Kohner. The Kohners were a well-known, large, and successful Jewish Hungarian family that Emperor Franz Joseph granted a baronial title in