SEARCHING FOR JULEK SCZCUPAK:
Photos Reunited With Family

By Suzanne Reisman

FROM VIENNA AND BRODY TO BUENOS AIRES:
Old Letters Reconnect a Family

By Silvia Rodríguez with Leda Lizette Blime Altura

MY REHFISCH FAMILY – PART 1:
Who Was Sally Rehfisch?

By Peter Vanlaw

MY REHFISCH FAMILY – PART 2:
Margot and Fiep

By Peter Vanlaw

EDITORS' NOTE - July 2016

Old letters and photographs play an important role in the following success stories. These stories take us to Argentina, Germany, Austria, Poland, and the Netherlands.

Suzanne Reisman finds two photos of an unknown baby after her grandmother passes away. Through JewishGen’s Family finder, she searches for the family of the baby whose unfamiliar name is written on the back of the photos. She also wants to learn how this baby, who was born in a Displaced Persons Camp, was known to her own family.

Silvia Rodríguez’s friend Leda had some old family letters from the late 1930s that she had never read because they were in German, a language she didn’t understand. Silvia translates these letters into Spanish for Leda and then into English for this story—letters containing desperate pleas for help in emigrating from Vienna to Argentina.

Peter Vanlaw gives us two stories about his Rehfisch family. In Part 1, the photo of a headstone in a Berlin Cemetery, taken by another JewishGenner on his behalf, helps Peter to solve a mystery about Sally Rehfisch. In Part 2, he finds a reference to a Margot Rehfisch who is connected to the beloved Dutch illustrator and author of many children’s books, Fiep Westendorp. But who is this Margot Rehfisch and is she related to his family?

Anna Blanchard has volunteered her time and talents as the Webmaster for JewishGen’s Success! Stories for the past four years. She has created beautiful layouts of the inspiring stories you send us. Anna is now stepping down to pursue other ventures. We will miss her greatly, but we send her off with our gratitude and best wishes.

We continue to be amazed at the stories of families lost and families found that we bring you in these pages. The volunteers at JewishGen—and the readers of the discussions lists—hear of such reports nearly every day. We hope that you, too, will have success in your research using the abundant resources of JewishGen and we encourage you to send us your stories.

Nancy Siegel, Editor                                                            Anna Blanchard, Webmaster
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