Nachtlicht family

Leo Nachtlicht (born Aug 12, 1872 in Bielitz, Austria later Poland) an architect and "Dozent" teaching about architecture, was married to Anna Nachtlicht, nee Levy (born May 28, 1880 in Marienwerder). They had two daughters: Ursula and Ilse.

Ursula Nachtlicht was born on October 19, 1909 in Berlin-Charlottenburg. She studied arts and crafts at the Kunstgewerbeschule in Berlin Charlottenburg. - Photographer - She died 1999 in Camden, England.

Her sister Ilse Nachtlicht was born on September 16, 1912 in Berlin. She studied music and languages (French, English) and worked as a telephone operator for the Schocken publishing house, a job which she lost in 1936 due to the aryanization process. Later she worked for the "Zionistische Vereinigung fuer Deutschland".

Ursula and Ilse left Germany on April 18, 1939 onboard the "Manhattan" (an American ship) and travelled from Hamburg via LeHavre to London (arrival April 21, 1939), where they stayed with an aunt of their mother.

Since 1946 (if not earlier) Ursula and Ilse used the name "Knight".

Betty Herrmann, nee Levy (born Dec 18, 1877 in Marienwerder), is Anna Nachtlicht's sister and lived in Danzig.

From the guide to the Nachtlicht Family Collection, 1872-1999 1938-1942 (bulk), (Leo Baeck Institute Archives)