For The Life of Me – The Backstory
All the trials and tribulations that led up to the actual creation of “For the Life of Me”.
My Research
Diary of a Department Store: The Nachmann-Joseph-David Connection
For those of you who are new to my Blog, most of my stories are based on the research I originally did for my film, “For the Life of Me”, or new information that resulted from it. But now much … Read More
Serendipity – What does it mean?
serendipity: noun: the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way: a fortunate stroke of serendipity Albert Rehfisch and family, Wittstock, 1918 The Internet is a strange animal. Like I’ve often said, “It’s like putting a message in a bottle and throwing … Read More
Rendezvous in Hannover
This is dedicated to my dear friend, the late Ralph Hirsch1, who was so instrumental in helping me research my family. Ralph and I met on the Internet through the JewishGen web site. He quickly became my “go to guy” in … Read More
What Does it Mean to be a Jew? Part #1
“JEW” was a word I often heard from other kids, but rarely from my parents. For any of you reading this, I have to clarify the title since it only relates to me. That’s because it wasn’t until I reached the ripe old age of 52 that … Read More