The sweep of family history across the generations
Following Isaak's death in 1929, Betty lived comfortably in the cosmopolitan Bavarian Quarter—until the Nazi repressions made life unbearable
Just a bit about Twyla, Gene, Zach and Lani.
How did Betty Katz meet her end in February 1942?
Remembering our Ringel and Wohlgemuth/Paechter family members who perished in the Shoah.
Betty’s father was a prosperous merchant who came to Pomerania from East Prussia.
During the first five years of Hitler's reign of terror, Jewish families of Berlin faced one repression after another.
Ze’evs progency: a new generation of vibrant, contemporary Israelis.
Before moving his family to Berlin in 1912, Isaak Wohlgemuth prospered as a mover in Danzig. His family roots were in nearby West Prussia.
First came Walter, then Danny and Joanne. They would carry on the Ruby-Ringel genes.
A pioneer to Palestine in 1936, Ze’ev married Penina and they did their part to build the state of Israel as founders of Kibbutz Afek.