Chapter Nine: The Pocket Watch

Life in Weissbach was different from living in a suburb of Berlin. We now lived in a small village and Continue reading →

Chapter Ten: Aussig and Saaz

When we arrived in Reichenberg we were told to go to the officials. They were sitting behind long tables and Continue reading →

Chapter Eleven: Train Tracks

As I sat on the floor with my few belongings beside me and my family members around me, my thoughts Continue reading →

Chapter Twelve: Curfew

This was the first time we were riding in a regular passenger train, not in a cattle or freight car Continue reading →

Chapter Thirteen: To Berlin

Later on, our new friend, the Red Cross worker, stopped by to see how we were. He also had some Continue reading →

Chapter Fourteen: Joy and Sorrow

Russian soldiers were occupying Oma’s little apartment when we arrived, but they left when they understood that it was Oma’s Continue reading →

Chapter Fifteen: News of Family

After a few days had passed, some of the neighbors told my aunt and uncle they needed to go to Continue reading →

Chapter Sixteen: Life with Allied Soldiers

We could always hear the Russian soldiers when they used the road in back of Aunt Else’s and Uncle Ewald’s Continue reading →