Dad achieved his goal of providing a better life for his family in February 1952 after persistent effort. Theresa in her account explained the reasons for the protracted process of leaving Austria, and perhaps, in the end, we were fortunate. At age nine, I had no idea what was happening; I simply followed my parents’ lead. Nothing was explained to me in terms I could understand. The three weeks at sea from Bremerhaven, Germany, to New Orleans are difficult to…..

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