Stories tagged "Childhood": 4
Stories
Desire to Fly
"Flying had always fascinated me. Ever since I was about 15, I'd watch airplanes circling overhead, and I'd dream of being up there one day. There were even occasional blimps that flew over our area, though I have no idea what their purpose was –…
Early Life
“If you know a little about Indonesia, actually the Europeans exploited the Indonesians because they had rubber, oil, sugar, and generally they became a colony of some European nation and it was Holland at the time, the Netherlands. And so, the…
Fleeing Nazi Oppression
“My grandfather found a Polish Jew who, for a hefty sum, was helping transport peoples’ home effects; furniture, linens, silverware, whatever, out of the country and he was able to – he told my grandfather to pack up some trunks and be prepared –…
Fürth in the Days of Youth
“So, I visited with my mother in 2002, and they lived actually really close to the town square, around the corner from a department store actually that, we went there to buy an umbrella because it was raining when we were visiting. It was near the…