Hilde and Ruth Simon, Cloppenburg, Germany
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During their 2007 visit to Cloppenburg, Germany, Hildegard and Ruth Simon re-traced the old pathway they took from their home to their parochial school until they were no longer allowed to attend that school and had to make the long journey to Oldenburg.
This file appears in: A Long Journey to School
A Long Journey to School
"There was a point in 1936 when the girls were not allowed to attend the parochial school anymore. My Aunt Edie, who was the oldest, was almost through with school there, so I think they made an exception. My mother, and Aunt Hiddie, and Ilse, had…