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Then Fanny went to the English consulate. But even she couldn’t convince the official there to give my mother a visa. So my mother decided, maybe she also consulted with friends and family, to cross Europe by train and bus, and then be smuggled into Palestine on a ferry. I was seven years old, Miriam was nine, and my brother Isi was fourteen.
My sisters stayed in Berlin. Fanny promised mother that she would look after Gusti, and that the chances to get to Palestine with the youth organization were very good.
My mother sold and gave away everything in the pastry shop. A mover helped us pack the crates for Palestine. We couldn’t take furniture, of course, but other important things. The mover took everything and sent it to Palestine. My mother didn’t take a lot of photos, that’s why I only have a few. After our departure my sisters were looked after by the youth organization.
My sisters stayed in Berlin. Fanny promised mother that she would look after Gusti, and that the chances to get to Palestine with the youth organization were very good.
My mother sold and gave away everything in the pastry shop. A mover helped us pack the crates for Palestine. We couldn’t take furniture, of course, but other important things. The mover took everything and sent it to Palestine. My mother didn’t take a lot of photos, that’s why I only have a few. After our departure my sisters were looked after by the youth organization.
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Israel
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Hillel Kempler
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