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The Professional School Darmstadt 1947-48
Conversation with Betty Borenstein |
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Thursday June 11, 2009 21:20
Betty Berenstein called from Winnipeg, Canada
She aske me if I know the Ehrlich twin brothers. She mentioned the name Johann and believes that he is still alive (I know that he died) in Offenbach.
She spoke of Isaac and Mundek Altkorn. Mundek Altkorn is the Mundek Rita her sister in law spoke about. There was no Mundek in Haifa. In Haifa was a butcher and they called him Nagos since he had curled black hair. He had a butcher shop across from Café Crips in Central Carmel.
She spoke of a student with the name Zipi and a pair they called Marans. She mentioned the wife's name Clara. They lived in Haifa and died.
Betty lived in the hospital building after she was married to David.
She said that I should speak to Johanna Fraenkel. The Fraenkel family lived across on the street of the hospital. She said that there was a synagogue nearby. The living quarters where in the middle of the city.
Every morning did the students march to the school. (If the hospital building where they lived is on Bismarsckstr. 59 then the distance to the school on the Steubenplatz is very nearby)
David was my fathers' driver and also a student at the school.
David learned to be an auto mechanic. This he learned outside the school in a Mercedes Repair shop since he could not study this at the school.
David, his mother and sister(Rita) arrived to Rabenhausen from Russia. From there they went by train to Rashel nearby Kassel. David was afraid to leave the train. (I was asking how did David reach the school – Betty did not complete the answer)
She described the hospital building. Entrance was the kitchen and the student lived in the first and second floor.
In the exhibition about Josef Fraenkel at the Jewish community in Darmstadt, there is a picture of her parents
She spoke of Rebecca. Who is she? |
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