Julius Kohn (Herbert's grandfather) in his military uniform from World War I, ca 1918.

ID: 205 ~ Source: Herbert Kohn Family Papers, William Breman Museum of Jewish Heritage, Cuba Family Archives ~ Date: ca 1918.
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ID: A man with a large mustache, wire frame glasses, and a military uniform standing in front of a building.

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By Herbert Kohn
“I have a family tree that goes back to 1490, so we lived in Germany a—500 years my family, over 500 years. We were steeped in German culture, European culture: music, art, literature, Goethe, Schiller. Both of my grandparents and my father fought…