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Edie was born in Darmstadt, Germany.
As a young child, she enjoyed a comfortable
life. Her father owned an iron and
steel company, and the family lived
in an apartment building which they
owned. When Edie was about four, her
sister, Marion, was born, and when
she was six she began attending public
school. After Hitler came to power
in 1933, Edie’s life changed.
She had to attend a Jewish school and
experienced antisemitism from former
non-Jewish friends. She also witnessed
how the Hitler Youth harassed Jewish
youth. Edie’s family managed
to get out of Germany in April 1938
and resettled in Chicago where her
mother began a restaurant. Edie’s
uncle refused to leave Germany with
Edie’s family and was sent to
Auschwitz during the war years. Today,
Edie lives in St. Petersburg, Florida
and speaks with school children at
the Florida Holocaust Museum about
her experiences growing up in Nazi
Germany.
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