60 likes | 229 Views
DOB: July 2, 1924 . Top Row (L to R): Aunt Mirjam , Imma , Abba, Chajim . Bottom Row (L to R): Elena, Me. . Me at age 16, 1940. Frankfurt, Germany . My 8 th grade class, 1937. Abba at work. Me and Eti. The Yellow star of David the Nazis forced us to wear .
E N D
DOB: July 2, 1924 Top Row (L to R): Aunt Mirjam, Imma, Abba, Chajim. Bottom Row (L to R): Elena, Me. Me at age 16, 1940 Frankfurt, Germany My 8th grade class, 1937 Abba at work Me and Eti
The Yellow star of David the Nazis forced us to wear Frankfurt at the start of the war. Kristallnacht Abba and Chajim being sent to Bergen-Belson
Imma’s engagement ring that she gave to me. My own personal siddur (prayer book). Newspaper article with pictures of what it was like on the boat during the kinder transport. Arriving in America, 1940
Identification card of my friend Greta, whom I met on the boat to Britain. Acceptance letter into the Kindertransportprogram (Not mine, but of my friend whom I met on the boat.)
Frank stowed away on General Eisenhower’s plan in the search for Chajim When I arrived in St. Louis, I met Frank. This is Frank at 19 years old in his military uniform. Frank’s and my wedding day, Sept. 8th, 1944 Chajim and I reunite, 1944
Ron (son-in-law), Frank, Me, Steve (son-in-law), and Steve. I am now the grandmother of 8 grandchildren, and 15 great- grandchildren. I became a mom to 2 daughters, Lynn and Betty, and a son, Steve. I spent my life as a stay-at-home mom, and worked in the Holocaust memorial museums talking about my experience during the war. Frank passed away this past year on August 13, 2013. He was 96 years old.