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A Potts · 18-04-2008, 01:33 PM

One of my client's is descended from the Jews in Germany just before World War Two (he is born and raised in Australia).

He is a very nice guy and we have become good friends.

I was invited around for dinner and his mother was there. She is now in her late 80's and was born in Berlin. I was told that that she left Nazi Germnany in 1939 to go to Australia (she ended up with her uncle in Sydney).

A very interesting thing came from the conversation.

I was told that her older brother had fought with distinction on the western front in the First World War. I then asked how she felt about Germany.

She said that 'she loved Germany and I am a German!'.

She stated that one of the hardest things (obviously other than the holocaust) was for her to be considered not German. She has always considered herself German and that it was very hard to be suddenly treated a alien when her family had been there for 300 - 400 years, by the Nazis.

I found this very interesting.

18-04-2008, 01:33 PM	#1 (permalink)
A Potts Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 80	German and Jewish One of my client's is descended from the Jews in Germany just before World War Two (he is born and raised in Australia). He is a very nice guy and we have become good friends. I was invited around for dinner and his mother was there. She is now in her late 80's and was born in Berlin. I was told that that she left Nazi Germnany in 1939 to go to Australia (she ended up with her uncle in Sydney). A very interesting thing came from the conversation. I was told that her older brother had fought with distinction on the western front in the First World War. I then asked how she felt about Germany. She said that 'she loved Germany and I am a German!'. She stated that one of the hardest things (obviously other than the holocaust) was for her to be considered not German. She has always considered herself German and that it was very hard to be suddenly treated a alien when her family had been there for 300 - 400 years, by the Nazis. I found this very interesting. Last edited by A Potts; 18-04-2008 at 08:25 PM.