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Finding My Family on Facebook

November 19, 2015August 14, 2013 Pete Vanlaw
Categories Genealogy, Jewish Refugees, Social Networking, World War II, History Tags Facebook, JewishGen, Stettin

Jealousy, Feuds & Family Secrets – Part 2

September 2, 2022July 2, 2013 Pete Vanlaw

When my father’s New York employer went bankrupt, he accepted his mother’s offer to rejoin the family’s business back in Germany. So, Kurt and Lily returned despite my mother’s vehement protests. They arrived in Hannover on June 1, 1932, and … Read More

Categories World War II, History Tags WWII, suicide, European customs, Hannover, Germany, Stettin

Jealousy, Feuds & Family Secrets – Part 1

September 4, 2022June 25, 2013 Pete Vanlaw

When I was seven or eight, Mom told me in very hushed tones that Dad had a brother, Willi, who lived in England. But because he didn’t like his brother, he never spoke of him, nor wanted anything to do … Read More

Categories World War II, History Tags Stettin, WWII, suicide, European customs, Hannover, Germany

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