After Kurt and Gerda got married in Paris, France, they traveled across the Atlantic Ocean for the United States. They arrived in Buffalo, New York on August 30, 1946, to start their new lives together. (Klein, 248) In several interviews, Gerda…

Kurt eventually came back for Gerda and the two traveled to Paris, France. On June 18, 1946, Gerda and Kurt Klein exchanged their vows. (Klein, 247) This came nearly a year after Gerda had been liberated in Volary and Kurt had opened the door for…

After being in the hospital for several months, Kurt made arrangements for Gerda to go to Munich, Germany. Germany at the time was now occupied by Allied powers (United States, England, France, and Russia) and there was a need for workers who could…

The girls marched for months across Germany with no knowledge of where they may end up by the end of it. There were questions about where they might be headed, like Auschwitz. They thought to themselves that this might be the end for them.…

Krynica, Poland is located in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship (southern Poland) and is considered to be one of the biggest spa towns in all of Poland. It has been known as a popular tourist attraction for the people of Poland and other Europeans to…

Rabbi Leo moved to Sun City, Arizona to become the rabbi at Beth Emeth Congregation. He was at the pulpit for five years before officially retiring. He still was a regular at Beth Emeth Congregation, but in the years to follow he went back to his…

After spending seven years in Geneva, Leo and his new wife moved to Cincinnati, Ohio. Leo attended the Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, which is one of the oldest and largest rabbinical seminaries in the country. (Abrami, 147) By 1963, Leo…

After going to school and being a Hebrew teacher in France, Leo decided to move to Geneva, Switzerland. Leo states, “I then took a position at the Grande Synagogue in Geneva, Switzerland, where I officiated as cantor and taught in their religious…

The war started to go south for Hitler and one major battle that was lost was code named Operation Overlord on June 6, 1944. Bergen states, “…the western Allies landed in Normandy in northwestern France. D-Day, as it became known was the greatest…

The climate of Paris was changing because of the increasing number of Jews being arrested, it was time for Leo and his brother to go into hiding. Leo’s mother had arranged for her sons to be hidden on two separate farms in the town of Evron.…