Tag Archives: German Jewry
Reclaiming My German Citizenship
by Donna Swarthout (Berlin, Germany) It was last June that my husband Brian and I completed our applications for German citizenship before moving from Bozeman, Montana to Berlin, Germany. By reclaiming our German citizenship we hoped to come “full circle” … Continue reading
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Return to Germany
by Sonia Pressman Fuentes (Sarasota, FL) In 1978, my husband, Roberto, and I began to plan a trip to Greece. Neither of us had ever been there, and we looked forward to exploring its historic ruins and taking a cruise … Continue reading
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The School on Bleibtreustrasse
by Ellen Norman Stern (Willow Grove, PA) In the spring of 1934, a new stage of my life began: I started school. Because the German school year began in the spring and I had a July birthday, I was six, … Continue reading
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Blind Luck
by Beth Finke (Chicago, Illinois) Every Wednesday, my Seeing-Eye dog, Hanni, leads me to the Chicago Cultural Center to teach a memoir-writing class for senior citizens. Eighteen women with great names–Myrna, Sybil, Eldoris, Bea–who grew up on the South Side, … Continue reading
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