Henry Tamar (M / Austria, 1929-2014), Holocaust survivor
Henry Tamar (M / Austria, 1929-2014), Holocaust survivor
Erika Tamar (F / Austria, 1934), Holocaust survivor
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Biography
Heinz "Henry" Tamar was born Sept 15, 1929 in Vienna, Austria. He and his younger sister Erika were among the "50 children" who arrived in the United States thanks to the Kraus Rescue Mission. He took care of Erika during their journey as well as when they arrived in the USA. After spending one year with foster parents in Texas, they were reunited with their family in New York.
He died on Sept 9, 2014.
Obituary : Tribune-Star (Sept 13, 2014)
Henry Tamar, 84, of West Terre Haute, passed away on Sept. 9, 2014. He was born in Vienna, Austria. He immigrated to the United States in 1939. Henry married Margaret Tamar in 1955 and they recently celebrated their 59th wedding anniversary. He earned a Ph.D. in Sensory Physiology from Florida State University. Henry was the head of the Division of Science and Mathematics at Pembroke State College in Pembroke, N.C., 1958-1962. He relocated to Terre Haute, to accept a teaching position at Indiana State University, Professor of Physiology and Anatomy with many graduating students in medicine and nursing. He taught at the university for 36 years. Over years of diligent research, he made seven discoveries in microbiology, including the one-cell organism Halteria Bifacarta Tamar in 1968. He also wrote the book, Principles of Sensory Physiology in 1972.
Henry was a long-time member of Central Presbyterian Church in Terre Haute and past president of the Wabash Valley Audubon Society. He enjoyed his family, his research for new species of protozoa, his years of teaching college students and especially nature and being in the outdoors. He was an avid gardener and bird watcher, who hiked in the woods regularly. He was a kind and thoughtful person who will be missed by all of his family and friends.
He is survived by his wife, Margaret; his sister, Erica in New York City; three children, Earl (Erin), Allen (Suzanne) and Mark (Candia); and five grandchildren, Mitchell, Hillary, Claire, Matthew and Christian. He was preceded in death by his father, Julius and mother, Pauline.