This page documents the family of David Porges (b. ca. 1828-1829, † Prague
20 December 1917, age 88), Bohemian-Jewish patriarch whose six children dispersed across the
late-imperial Habsburg world — from Brünn / Brno to Fiume (Rijeka) on the Adriatic and
Vienna in the centre, with three children remaining in Prague-area Bohemia. His
wife Esther Porges née Popper had predeceased him by 36 years
(† 22 July 1881 Prague). The family is anchored by two paired faire-parts —
Esther's of 1881 (already documented on the existing
PragObituaries.html page) and David's of 1917.
Family of David Porges
David Porges (b. ca. 1828-1829, † Prague 20 December 1917, age 88) — Familienoberhaupt
married Esther Porges née Popper (b. ca. 1828-1829, † Prague 22 July 1881, age 52) (Esther's faire-part is in the PragObituaries.html index, citing intestinal occlusion as cause)
Carl Porges (Pilsen, † 11 January 1917, age 61) ⛔ Jenny Klauber
Son : David Porges (Prague) — survived his father
Eduard Porges — Fiume (today Rijeka, Croatia)
wife : Mathilde Porges
Rudolf Porges — Vienna
wife : Alice Porges
Johanna Steinberg née Porges — Brünn (Brno)
husband : Jakob (Jacob) Steinberg
Bertha Flusser née Porges — Hohenbruck
husband : Wilhelm Flusser
Emma Lederer née Porges — Prague
husband : Oswald Lederer The Lederer family is one of three documented Lederer-Porges marriage alliances
in the corpus — alongside Hugo Lederer (son-in-law of Josef Porges of Vinohrady, † 1903)
and Malvine Lederer (wife of Rudolf Porges of Prague, † 1917).
Jenny Porges (un-married daughter ? — named in mourners as Schwiegerkinder)
Primary-source faire-parts
Prager Tagblatt, 22 December 1917
Faire-part of David Porges (Prague, † 20 December 1917, age 88)
The patriarch's own faire-part, published two days after his death, identifies him as
« Familienoberhaupt » (head of family) and gives his age as in his 89th year
(b. ca. 1828-1829, † 20 December 1917). He died after a short illness in wartime Prague.
Funeral : Sunday 23 December 1917 at 11 a.m., from the ceremonial hall of the Strašnice Israelite
Cemetery. « Kranzspenden werden dankend abgelehnt » (no flowers).
The mourners' list arranges the children with their respective spouses on the same lines,
identifying each by city of residence :
Children: Johanna Steinberg (Brünn) ; Bertha Flusser (Hohenbruck) ;
Eduard Porges (Fiume) ; Emma Lederer (Prague) ; Rudolf Porges (Vienna)
Sons- and daughters-in-law: Jakob Steinberg ; Jenny Porges ; Wilhelm Flusser ;
Alice Porges ; Oswald Lederer ; Mathilde Porges
All grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
This faire-part appeared simultaneously in both the Prager Tagblatt and the Vienna
Neue Freie Presse (the same announcement). David's geographic reach — Brno, Hohenbruck,
Fiume, Vienna, Prague — reflects the full geographic span of late-imperial Habsburg Jewish
family networks at the moment of the empire's collapse.
Prager Tagblatt, 11 January 1917
Faire-part of Carl Porges (Pilsen, † 11 January 1917) — eldest son of David
Carl Porges, the eldest son of David, died at Pilsen on 11 January 1917 in his 62nd year
(b. ca. 1855). He was a merchant, ⛔ Jenny Klauber, with a son named David Porges (resident
Prague). Carl predeceased his father David by eleven months. The Carl announcement is the
documentary keystone that explicitly identifies David Porges of Prague as
Carl's Vater, providing the proof of identity that links David's December 1917 announcement
to the Pilsen branch.
David Porges (b. ca. 1828-1829, † Prague 20 December 1917, age 88) — Familienoberhaupt
