Born in New York City April 9, 1925 lived in the Bronx Volunteered for US Army in 30th infantry division, heavy weapons. Was at D-Day. Had a diabetic younger brother named Robert 2:40 His kids Susan and Andrew 3:27 Talks about the depression 4:10 Years with Ford Motor Company 5:00 Depression years, small apartment, father [...]
Born in Minneapolis, September 15, 1918 Was drafted and served in the US Army overseas as a medical professional (first dental then psychological) Mother Dora Friedman Father born in what is now Romania in a place called Tulchia in the area of the Black Sea. Came to US at age 13 in 1889 and [...]
Born in Brooklyn NY in 1927 Volunteered for US Navy as Electrical Engineer (did not serve overseas as he was in bootcamp when the bomb was dropped on Japan – both of his brothers, now deceased, were paratroopers during the war overseas) Father –Max Mother- Lillian 1:38- 14 When the war started I was [...]
Born in Hof, Germany, northern Bavaria in 1918. He is 97. Fled Nazi’s Volunteered for US Army, was a First Lt., Intelligence Parents- Carl and Bertha Brother- werar (?) Left Bavaria in 1974- Hitler came to power in ’33 and I left in ’34 – parents left later 16 years old when [...]
Born in Hartford, Connecticut July 2, 1926. 89 years old. Volunteered for U.S. Navy as a musician. Served on battleship in the Pacific where, along with being in the band, he loaded ammunition during conflict. Father-Moses A. Berman (attorney) Mother- Bernice Toby Corellas (house wife) Father and mother were traditional Jewish, grandfather was Orthodox [...]
00:00 Pat started ( Nov 3, 2015) Born July 5, 1925 in Bronze. Next to park where Yankee players would sit in park at night. We would ask for their autographs. Mother/Father My father was born in NY. My mother in Russia. She came to United States. She was one of six daughters and two [...]
Ralph was born in Germany and fled the Nazis. 90 Years old. Volunteered for US Army Counter Intelligence Interrogated second level Nazis in Europe (the step under those that went to Nuremberg) Born in Hamburg, Germany in 1945 August 31st Father- Felix Backrack a merchant banker Mother- Ernie Muenden The families name was [...]
Celebrating a Commitment to Community The 2015 CBB Gala on the occasion of Rabbi Stephen Cohen’s 10th Anniversary at CBB and his 30 Years as a Rabbi and Leader in Santa Barbara Saturday, January 24, 2015 at Bacara Resort and Spa Cocktails at 6 pm Dinner & Entertainment at 7 pm RSVP by January 16th [...]
Since October 2011, we have been restoring our Czech Memorial Holocaust Torah. On three occasions since October, we have joined together in small groups to rewrite a Hebrew letter in our Torah. It is the 613th mitzvah to write a Torah, and by joining our hand with our Sofer’s, we performed this mitzvah. In addition to [...]