The sweep of family history across the generations
Before he became Abe Ratner, he was Abraham Blokh from Minsk.
German refugees in the UK, even Jews like Gerhart Feidt, were deemed potential enemy aliens
An innovator in modern dance and choreography since breaking in with the Murray Lewis Dance Company in the 1980s. The Ratners moved geographically. Janis moves artistically.
In December 1937, the Feidt and Lewi family members share a last holiday together
Mel accomplished many things in life, but his life’s greatest moments happened during the Battle of the Bulge
Janis, Leslie and Amy grew up—each a star in her own way.
Rosa Feidt was the only Lewi sibling who got out, to her everlasting remorse
A precocious Ratner girl takes on life in midcentury America.