Genealogy Chat

This could make a good television programme, couldnt it.

Waiting to see what happens Mavis

Can't wait to find out what happens. Viv

Been thinking about our Herta on and off all day, could she have been part of the Kindership program? it started on 1st Dec 1938, quote: 'strict conditions were placed upon the entry of the children. The agencies (Britain that is) promised to fund the operation and to ensure that none of the refugees would become a financial burden on the public. Every child would have a guarantee of £50 (approximately US$4000 in today's currency) to finance his or her eventual re-emigration, as it was expected the children would stay in the country only temporarily. (A comparable U.S. effort to absorb up to 10,000 refugee children by relaxing restrictive immigration statutes failed to even make it out of Congressional committees debating the issue.) unquote, now all children had to be 17 or under to take part in , which she possiblly could have been, also note the part about re-emigration possibly to the USA, Carol also writes that Herta was asked to report to a Banker to sort out details about her trip to USA...possibly again to meet up with Heinz again.....I'afraid I don't have any knowledge of Jews, but if there is a Jewish refugee committe in or around London, I would be quite happy to check it out......any advise or suggestions more than welcome.......Lilly ps Carol have you heard from the Local Newspaper today?

Great work everyone !! Better than any Catherine Cookson. Jean

The Jewish Refugee Committee would surely have details of her family both here and in Germany and also of Heinz or whoever she planned to stay with on arrival in the USA.

What a story!! Well done all you detective peeps to have come up with hat you have so far......I'm watching this space....hoping for a happy (?) peaceful ending to the story. Karen

i am so impressed by the sory and by you all i am hooked now and will want to get to know the full story beginning to end BIG WELL DONE love linda x x

Can't Cilly Ullman, 238 Croxted Road SE24 be traced through electoral rolls? Or is thee a ful name for the uncle to see if he got to America?

My interest is arused, well done all of you. Rod

If the death cert was available then the cause of death might be there.? and the circumstances, she might even have been knocked down in the blackout..........well done you lott!! Bob.

How slow am i !!!! death hertha loebowstein(20) sep 1940 camberwell 1d 935 And once again WELL DONE EVERYBODY

Ok just reading over the story for all who are following, Post card written to Cilly Ullman, 238 Croxted Road SE24 from Jewish Refugees Committee no date but asking Mrs Ullman to tell Herta to get in touch with a banker to arrange luggage affair to usa. The suitcase has been in someone's attic for 60years she went to stay with a relative as above in Croxted Rd and moved on from there to Half Moon Lane to work as a servant and that is where the suitcase was found last year. One letter dated Nov 1, 1939 is from Herta's uncle Moritz in Rotterdam and say's he is hoping to leave for America, Moritz,his wife, and daughter are though to have died in Auschwitz in 1944.

What a sad story, wonder how she did die? she must have relatives somewhere, those possessions and letters should definately find their way into the hands of a family member. I will follow this thread with interest...Well done everyone for unearthing the information that you have

What a sad story, but then there was so many during that time. It would be lovely to hand the suitcase back to her family and bring a sad story to a end (it will never be a happy ending but at least a peaceful one). I hope that her young man waiting in the usa was informed about her death, what a sad thought that he would have been waiting for her and thinking she had found someone else. lets hope that someone out there can reunite her belongs with the people who loved her please kep us informed

I agree with Lily the Flower someone has to get that suitcase to her relatives, there must be some, somewhere........ Yvonne

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Very sad but interesting story, can't wait for an up-date... Libby :))

Carol, you have really got all of us thinking, I have just spent half an hour googling, different things, as I am sure a lot of you have........you have given us a bone, and we an't letting go.......why wasn't the suit case destroyed, if she was injured in a air raid????? I can't find any air raids that happen on 12th September 1940 either????? this mystery is getting deeper.....I thinks...........this suitcase is waiting to go home.......Lilly

How sad. I wonder if Heinz ever found out what had happened to Herta. I will follow this with interest, do please update us with your findings. Carole