Jetty [Jetti] Bednař [Bednarz]
Documents associated with this person:
Sister-in-law of Wilhelm Schenker, almost certainly the sister of Wilhelm’s first wife, Dodi Schenker.
Wilhelm refers to her (in OJ 14/6, [7], November 28, 1938) as “our sister-in-law.” Jetty appears numerous times in Heinrich Schenker’s diary beginning in April 1915 and continuing through to November 1934, usually in connection with either Wilhelm or Dodi. During World War I she supplied Heinrich and Jeanette with foodstuffs, tobacco, and spirits.
Jetty’s husband was Albin Bednař (snr), and the couple had three sons: First Lieutenant Ludwig Bednař, Captain Albin Bednař jnr, and [Heini Bednař]. The family appears to have lived in Vienna. Heinrich, Jeanette, and the Bednařs were on intimate ("du") terms by at least 1919, and the two families, including Heinrich’s sister Sophie Guttmann, evidently had a cordial relationship, visiting each other regularly.
Correspondence
There is no surviving correspondence between any of the Bednařs and Heinrich or Jeanette, although Heinrich’s diary indicates that written communications did occur. There is, however, one extant example of Jetty’s florid handwriting: Wilhelm wrote to Jeanette on November 15, 1938 (OJ 14/6, [6]), thinking she was living in Baden bei Wien, as Wilhelm reported: “My letter was still addressed to Baden – and Jetty provided the new address on top of that, and took the letter with her to Vienna for forwarding” (OJ 14/6, [7]). This envelope survives with the letter.
Contributors
- Marko Deisinger and Ian Bent