Araranka and Margit Vulkan – To Safety in Scotland

After Austria’s ‘Anschluss’ to Germany in March 1938 there were desperate attempts by the Jewish population to escape, but most countries became firmly closed to Jewish refugees. In the case of the UK limited entries were available to trained domestic servants, and later after Kristallnacht in November 1938, to 10,000 unaccompanied children aged between 6 … Read more

Jewish Museum Berlin

The Anson family is pleased to report that memorabilia from Steven’s late father Martin Ansbacher (Anson) is now being featured in the just opened and remodeled Core Exhibition at the Jewish Museum Berlin (JMB). https://www.jmberlin.de/en/opening-new-core-exhibition Here are photographs of the exhibits featured, and an explanation of what is represented. The first photograph of the group … Read more

Stories From Our Memorable Trip To Germany by Steven and Hilary

Hilary and I were in Augsburg, Germany at the end of June attending the centenary celebrations of the Augsburg synagogue, one of the few synagogues to have survived the Nazis and WW2, and has since been restored to its former glory – see link below for more info http://www.jkmas.de/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Press-Release-Augsburg-Synagogue-100-Years.pdf About 100 descendants from the former … Read more