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Profiles Person Place Organization Work by Schenker Journal Musical Composition Downloads temporarily removed for testing purposes	Hilde Fränkl born Czernowitz (Cernauti), March c.10, 1929 Documents associated with this person: Correspondence Diaries Elder daughter of Oskar Fränkl and Frieda Fränkl (née Guttmann), grand-niece of Heinrich Schenker; sister of Edith Fränkl. Hilde was born in Czernowitz, capital city of Bukovina, which by the time of her birth was part of Rumania. News of the birth reached Heinrich and Jeanette Schenker by post on March 12. In December 1934, Frieda reported to Heinrich that Hilde was attending kindergarten, and that Julian considered her “charming and good” (OC A/289). By January 1938, Sophie reported to Jeanette that Hilde was in third grade (OJ 11/31, [1]), by June 1939 that she had already moved up to secondary school (OJ 11/31, [3]). Nothing is known of her beyond that date, or the circumstances of her death. Contributor Ian Bent Downloads temporarily removed for testing purposes Correspondence OJ 5/38, [54] Handwritten letter from Heinrich to Wilhelm Schenker, dated March 14, 1929 Schenker asks how Wilhelm is coping with the cold weather and sends him a copy of his article on textual criticism recently published in Der Kunstwart. OC A/289 Handwritten letter from Frieda Fränkl [née Guttmann] to Heinrich Schenker, dated December 16, 1934 Frieda thanks Heinrich for his birthday congratulations; her hopes of visiting Vienna have been thwarted by the exchange rate; she reports on her two daughters, and her two brothers; she asks after Jeanette, discussing the difficulties for her of choosing a maid, and Heinrich's work. OJ 11/31, [1] Handwritten letter from Sophie Guttmann to Jeanette Schenker, dated January 6, 1938 On her 40th wedding anniversary, Sophie Guttmann reports anxiety about her son Hans and his extravagant wife Edith; she writes also about daughter Frieda and younger son Julien, also Frieda's children, Hilde and Edith Fränkel, and her husband Salo. OJ 11/31, [3] Handwritten picture postcard from Sophie Guttmann to Jeanette Schenker, dated June 19, 1939 Sophie writes on the anniversary of Heinrich Schenker's death, and wonders whether Jeanette visited his grave. -- Hans has been transferred to Belgrade. -- She reports on Julien, Frieda and her daughters, and Salo. OJ 11/31, [4] Handwritten letter from Sophie Guttmann to Jeanette Schenker, dated September 20, 1939 Sophie tells that Julien has been helping rescue people; she and Salo are moving to Czernowitz in November. -- She wishes Jeanette well. Diaries Diary entry by Schenker for 12 March 1929