Chapter One: Beginnings

My parents, Erich and Wally, were married in a beautiful cathedral in Lichterfelde, just outside the city of Berlin.  Many Continue reading →

Chapter Two: Signs of Change

Adolf Hitler was born in Austria in 1889. After his parents died, he emigrated to Bavaria, where in 1914 he Continue reading →

Chapter Three: The Hitler Youth

Children officially became members of the Hitler Youth at age ten, but long before their tenth birthday, children had to Continue reading →

Chapter Four: Family Struggles

Mom, Oma Salzmann, and I started making plans for the upcoming Christmas holidays. The big question was: Would we be Continue reading →

Chapter Five: The Guggenheimers and the Zimmermans

Dad continued to take food to the Guggenheimers and I went with him as often as possible. We did not Continue reading →

Chapter Six: War Begins

In August of 1939, Germany and the USSR had signed a ten-year non-aggression agreement which included the division of Poland Continue reading →

Chapter Seven: The Air Raid Shelter

In 1942, plans were made for the members of the family who had not been drafted to spend Christmas together. Continue reading →

Chapter Eight: Weissbach

After we had been given permission for me to move to Weissbach, we went to see Oma Salzmann and Aunt Continue reading →