Mrs Elsa Hoefler (Holfiner?)
Hallo
I wonder if anybody would have information about a family called Hoefler (possibly Holfiner but I think Hoefler is the correct form) who fled from Vienna, I presume following the Nazi takeover in 1938? It is a tragic story - she and her husband ended up in Ireland (Limerick), where she shot herself in her hotel bedroom in October 1938. The inquest reported in the paper at the time mentioned evidence from her husband but did not give his name, apparently the couple had a daughter whose name is given as Margaret (probably Margarethe?) in the press article. They had fled Vienna leaving all their property behind, I am not sure if their daughter remained behind or if she had escaped to somewhere else. Does anyone have any information about this case or know what happened to her husband and daughter?
Thanks
GC