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gardening.His wife Gerta (born in Hessloch,the Schaffner ancestral home)
was deeply interested in cultural, intellectual and educational affairs,
an early active feminist. Attended college after having childeren, AB U.
of Pittsburgh, MA Columbia, a clinical psychologist in Arlington, VA.
More About MILTON SCHAFFNER and GERTA SCHAFFNER:
Marriage: 11 Feb 1912, Darmstadt, Ger.
Children of MILTON SCHAFFNER and GERTA SCHAFFNER are:
i. DR. BERTRAM HENRY 8 SCHAFFNER, b. 12 Nov 1912, Erie, PA; d. 29 Jan 2010, New York, NY.
Notes for DR. BERTRAM HENRY SCHAFFNER:
Bert attended Harvard and Swarthmore,AB 1932, and MD from Johns Hopkins,
1937. Diploma in Psychoanalysis,1953. An energetic man of many interests
and an innovator.After WWII, he screened German applicants for influential
positions in the post-war world and published "Father Land",a study
of authoritarianism in the German family. In 1958, he co-founded The
Caribbean Fed. for Mental Health to improve psychiatric care in the West
Indies. An avid collector of Asian art, he collaborates with the
Brooklyn Museum. Now develops and teaches psychotherapy for HIV+
patients. For the past 30 years, he has been working on the Schaffner
family tree. He cares deeply about the human condition.
Added in 2008
I enjoyed the successful practice of psychiatry and psychoanalysis from 1992-2004 when I fell and broke my
hip. My entire life changed from that moment on. I recovered well from the fracture but I was never able to
walk unassisted after that. I retired from active practice at the age of 92 but continue to see patients for 3
hours a week. I also see a group of patients for psychotherapy every two weeks. I carried out research on
androgyny in India and published a paper on that subject. I also wrote a new preface for the republication of
my book on Germany. I maintain a subscription to concerts and ballet but I am very hampered by the
diminution of my vision.
My greatest pleasure from 1967-on was the collection of antique East Indian and Himalayan Art which is all
destined to go to the Brooklyn Museum. I was very fortunate for the guidance and friendship of Amy Poster,
Curator of Asian Art, who was then Curator of Oriental Art. Fortunately I had collected the art before the
onset of my macular degeneration.
I have reached the age of 96 in relatively good health and am grateful for my good fortune.
161. ii. MORRIS RALPH SCHAFFNER, b. 18 May 1918, Erie, PA; d. 15 Feb 1999, Cleveland, OH.
92. ALFRED 7 SCHAFFNER (MORRIS 6 , HEINRICH 5 , MICHAEL JOSEPH 4 , LEOPOLD 3 , NATHAN 2 SALOMON, SALOMON 1
NATHAN) was born 28 Sep 1890 in Erie, PA, and died 27 Sep 1950 in Cleveland, OH. He married FRANCES
SCHUSTER SCHAFFNER 30 Oct 1912 in St. Louis, MO, daughter of ARNOLD SCHUSTER and BERTHA SCHUSTER.
She was born 30 Oct 1887 in Chicago, IL, and died 23 Jan 1979 in Cleveland, OH.
Notes for ALFRED SCHAFFNER:
Alfred's role model was his father, whom he succeeded as cattle buyer
for Schaffner Bros. Co. He served as Judge at livestock shows throughout
the midwest, Canada, as well as the National Show in Chicago. He shared
the family devotion to Anshe Chesed Temple and was President for five
years. Health forced an early retirement to Hollywood, FL, but he continued
to manage his father's venture, the family farm at Pennside. His
wife shared his interests and was active in the temple and community. He
was proud of his wife and daughters, their husbands and his grandsons
who spent summertime at Pennside. He loved his granddaughters, but they
were young when he died.
Notes for FRANCES SCHUSTER SCHAFFNER:
"Energetic and capable. Sacrificed for her children. Did not display
affection easily but we were always aware of its depth. My best years
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