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Kirchweih
Deutschbentschek, 1956
Zita Johann in
The Mummy |
Did you know?
"Bentschekers
believe they have the nicest pub," and
"the
most beautiful Kirchweih hats are worn by those living in
Bentschek." So it was written in the 1924
Donauschwäbischer
Volkskalender.
The annual
Kirchweih
festival was held to commemorate the
dedication of the village church. The Kirchweih hats
were decorated with flowers by
the young women of the village
and worn by the young men on the
festival day.
The first homesteaders from the Banat to settle
in southwest North Dakota—those arriving
between 1889 and 1892—came from
Deutschbentschek
(Dreyer
and Hatter).
Zita
Johann,
film and stage actor, perhaps best known for
her starring roll with Boris Karloff in The Mummy
(1932),
was born Elisabeth Johann on July 14, 1904, in
Deutschbentschek. Her parents were Stefan Johann
& Magdalena Zimmermann. The family immigrated to the United
States in 1910.
In 1934, it was a
Chicago barber from
Deutschbentschek who gave John Dillinger
his last shave and haircut.
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Agatha
Scheirich, my grandmother |
My grandmother was born in Deutschbentschek in 1886 and,
nineteen years later, left her village for America.
I hope this village page will bring together people with
Deutschbentschek roots. Please, if you
have questions or information to
contribute—photos, stories, sites, historical
data, family information—let me know.
Jane
Moore
Village Coordinator
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