So, here are Hertz (here labeled Henry) and Sophie of Generation B, and their son Iwan, at left.
Inbal also provided these three photos, in which the man with the heavy moustache at lower left is her great-great-grandfather Iwan; we look forward to more identifications:
Also from Inbal's collection is this photo of three of the family's Henrys:
At left is Henry Minden who was living in Hannover, Germany, at the time of the photo; at the center, Dr. (of law) Henry Minden of London (Generation 1); and Henry Minden of New York. (The German word "jetzt" means "now" in English.)
I add here what I know of Henry Minden of New York, on the right. He was a grandfatherly presence in my life when I was a child (1950s, 1960s). My parents said he was a "cousin" of Ernest. Ruth (Minden) Novice said he was adopted by one of the Minden men of Generation A, but she was not sure which; Inbal suggests that it was Siegfried who adopted him. At the time when I knew him, he lived in the town of Great Neck on Long Island, which extends eastward from New York City; his wife, whom he outlived, was Betty Fishman (it was her second marriage; she had a son Alan). Henry of New York married second Lore (of Holland I think). According to a book of history of the Warburg banking enterprises, Henry Minden of New York was instrumental in bringing the Warburg business to America. My parents also told me that Henry and Betty had escaped Europe via Holland. I have been unable to find birth, marriage, or death documents for them so far.
After some work with the family tree, I wonder: Could the Henry/Henri Minden on the left be Iwan's son Henry?
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