Back in the Isle of Man after 74 years
from Robin Lustig It's blowing a gale, and thunderous waves are crashing against the sea wall. I've brought my 95-year-old father to the...
Hamburg: gateway to the world
from Robin Lustig On 13 April 1939, my father boarded the SS President Roosevelt and sailed from Hamburg to Southampton. Three months...
Row Houses, Cigars and Goldfish
From Stu Seidel ... My perspective on an immigrant’s journey is almost wholly defined by my paternal grandparents, Sara and Julius...
Berlin then and now
from Robin Lustig I suppose it’s not surprising, if you embark on a journey in search of your family roots, that you end up visiting a...
Sara (nee. Jaffe) and Julius Seidel
From Stu Seidel ... Setting out to follow the footsteps of my paternal grandparents, Sara (nee. Jaffe) and Julius Seidel, from their...