The Melita Levy living at 3897 Clay Street in San Francisco with siblings Ludwig Einstein and Josephine Stone in 1950 was Auguste Einstein Saalfeld's sister Melita Einstein.
Evidence
Auguste's 1965 obituary names Josephine Stone and Melita Levy as her sisters. The 1950 census directly places Melita Levy with her brother Ludwig Einstein and her sister Josephine Stone at 3897 Clay Street. Josephine's federal naturalization file preserves her Stuttgart birth date, Einstein Schwarzschild entry name, and court-ordered Stone surname; her California death index independently preserves the same birth date and her mother's maiden name as Schweitzer. Together these records provide the direct identity bridge required by RQ-005.
- People
- Auguste Einstein Saalfeld, Josephine Einstein Schwarzschild Stone, Melita Einstein, Ludwig Einstein
- Places
- San Francisco, California
- Family lines
- Fellheim–Laupheim Einstein
- Supporting sources
- Auguste Saalfeld obituary, Josephine Schwarzschild naturalization file and legal name-change order, Einstein-Levy-Stone household in the 1950 United States census, California death index entry for Josephine Stone
- Contrary sources
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What remains uncertain
The 1950 census identifies Melita as widowed but does not name her husband. No currently linked source supports the proposed association with Bruno Levy, so his identity and any relationship to Melita remain unresolved.