By Marjorie Searl Yakov Afanasyev was born in Ploskoye, Smolenskiy Region, Russia to Klara Kalmanovna Afanasyeva and Semyon Afanaseyov. HIs father was killed at the Front in the early days […]
Read MoreBy Marjorie Searl Dr. Eric M. Dreyfuss was born 1930 in Bad Homburg, Germany, to Dr. Walter and Hedwig Dreyfuss. Bad Homburg was a charming spa town, where Jews had […]
Read MoreBy Marjorie Searl At age 18, Hilde Kunz left Germany ahead of her parents in August 1938, to find safety in the United States. Trained as a nurse, she worked […]
Read MoreBy Marjorie Searl Like his wife, Hilde, Ernst (born Ernst Rothschild) left Germany when he was 18 and found safety in the United States. Both he and Hilde were born […]
Read MoreBy Marjorie Searl Margaret, born Margarethe Tuch on August 31, 1897, in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, was married to York Kunz on December 30, 1919. She and York had two […]
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