Renee Anderson Fiorenza was born June 5, 1927 in Berlin to proud German parents. Renee was born into wealth. Although her parents were Jewish, they were not religious and only observed some Jewish holidays. Renee's family thought they would be safe from persecution. However, her father...
Lila was born Liselott Koch in Mainz, Germany in 1923. Her mother died when she was about 5 and her sister Ruth was 3. Before World War II, Lila had a comfortable and sheltered life. This period in Lila’s life ended with Kristallnacht—Nazis threw bricks into...
Ilse Wischia (born Ilse Linz) and her family lived in Rotenburg, Germany. After Kristallnacht, they fled to Frankfurt. Ilse’s father was arrested and taken to Buchenwald concentration camp. He was released due to his World War I war record and ordered to leave Germany. Mr....