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Month: January 2015

Ronnie Irvine 1924 – 2014

Ronnie was born in Dundee in Scotland to Isabella and Joseph, but was brought up by foster parents, not knowing his full history until 2003,

Charlie Cassell 1939 – 2014

Charlie was what I have heard people call “a war baby”; he would be 75 this year. Born in Germany right before the start of

Jack Stern: 1915 – 2013

Jack was brought up in East London until the age of seven and then entered Norwood together with his siblings. He left school at 15

Jack Griffiths: 1925 – 2012

Jack was born in 1925, the youngest of three children and the last to survive. He was brought up in Stamford Hill and lived there

Edith Munter: 1926 – 2013

Edith, was born in Lodz, Poland in 1926, and she was incarcerated in Auschwitz until it was liberated. Returning to Lodz after the war she

Karl Wolf: 1926 – 2012

Karl Wolf died in October 2012 aged 86 after a long and eventful life. He was born 16th Feb 1926 in Graz, Austria into a

Mariam Cohen: 1911 – 2012

Mariam Cohen was born in 1911, the second daughter of Max and Louisa Brenner. There were six daughters and one son Victor, in the Brenner

Elizabeth Davies: 1919 – 2013

Born in the East End of London to a family with four elder sisters and one elder brother, and followed by a younger sister, Betty,

Erika Hearn: 1917 – 2013

Erika Hearn, or Nanna to us, was born in Germany in Marienberg now Poland. Her father was a chemist and had his own shop. Erika

Victor Brenner: 1925 – 2012

The only son of a Norwich businessman, who owned a chain of shops in East Anglia, he went to Unthank College and then won a