Katz family with Selma Katz (Simon) standing fourth from left

ID: 762 ~ Source: Susan Heinemann Berman ~ Creator: Katz Family ~ Date: ca. 1900s
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Ruth Simon's mother, Selma Katz, was the eldest of seven children in a prominent German-Jewish family.

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By Susan Heinemann Berman
"My [maternal] grandfather's family was in the cattle business... and he supplied the principality with the horses they needed for the town [of Cloppenburg]. He was very-admired and well-respected.There were about 15,000 people in the town. There…