The sweep of family history across the generations
Just a bit about Twyla, Gene, Zach and Lani.
Three brothers of the Kleemann family from the Weinberg district of 19th century Danzig operated a coffee and tea import business. Hugo Lewi married into the family and was a dealer in military effects.
During the first five years of Hitler's reign of terror, Jewish families of Berlin faced one repression after another.
The Rehm family and related branches have been present in the High Rhine region since at least the 1600s, and remain prominent there today.
Herman Ringel and Walter Ruby wore opposing uniforms in the Great War
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.
The Ringel sisters, Betty Twiasschor and Rosa Schattner, lived with their children in adjacent apartments on Lothringerstraße.