The sweep of family history across the generations
Our reconstructed timeline: How Elly and Helga Ringel were smuggled with SS escort out of Germany and across the Belgian border in October 1938
How did Betty Katz meet her end in February 1942?
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.
Mel accomplished many things in life, but his life’s greatest moments happened during the Battle of the Bulge
In July 1940, consular officials from three nations conspired to open an escape route for Jews out of occupied France. Why did they do it?
Rosa Feidt was the only Lewi sibling who got out, to her everlasting remorse
A surprising artifact discovered after a parent's death leads to a series of discoveries and a new pastime in genealogy
Leon Klein continued to work for American Spirits as its upstate New York sales representative
The estranged husband of Betty Ringel was one of the 1000 war evacuees who found safe haven in the only U.S refugee camp
From 1880s to the 1930s, the Ringel family prospered in the garment trade in the German capital. Herman made men's outerwear.