Where did you grow up?
Frankfort am Main, Germany
Name of father, occupation
Joseph Sondheimer,
Salesman (door to door)
Maiden name of mother, occupation
Adelheid Hess, homemaker; Jeannette Elsoffer, step-mother,
Homemaker
Immediate family (names, birth order)
Parents, Ludwig, Sophie, and Friedel
How many in entire extended family?
Aunts, uncles and cousins
Who survived the Holocaust?
The immediate family survived the Holocaust: Joseph, Jeannette, Ludwig, Sophie and Friedel.
Name of Concentration / Labor Camp(s)
When did you come to the United States?
1946
How is it that you came to Michigan?
My wife and I came in 1995 to be with our son, daughter-in-law and grandchildren.
Occupation after the war
Office manager, leather import/export, and real estate
When and where were you married?
November 3, 1946 in New York City
Spouse
Regina Zylbersztejn (Silberstein),
Homemaker
Grandchildren
Three: Michael, Audrey, and Jeffrey Sondheimer
What message would you like to leave for future generations?