Herman Rosenfeld (M / Germany, 1933-1990), Holocaust survivor

Herman Rosenfeld (M / Germany, 1933-1990), Holocaust survivor

Esther Rosenfeld / Esther Starobin (F / Germany, 1937), Holocaust survivor

Bertl Rosenfeld / Bertha Esenstad (F / Germany, 1925), Holocaust survivor

Edith Rosenfeld / Edith Kaye (F / Germany, 1927-1998), Holocaust survivor

Ruth Rosenfeld / Ruth Ezekiel (F / Germany, 1930-2009), Holocaust survivor

• KEYWORDS : <Kristallnacht> <Gurs> <Rivesaltes> <SS Mouzinho> <United States>

Biography

Herman Rosenfeld (1933-1990) was born on April 27, 1933 in Adelsheim, Germany. On October 22, 1940, Herman and his parents were arrested by the Gestapo in Adelsheim and deported to the Gurs internment camp in France. On March 30, 1941, they were transferred to Rivesaltes internment camp. Herman, age eight, was rescued from Rivesaltes in September 1941 and sent by private relief efforts to the United States. His uncles, Sali Rosenfeld and Sigmund Rosenfeld, both residents of Washington, DC, saw Herman's name in a list of refugees published in an American German newspaper. Afterwards Herman went to live with his uncle Sali and his wife. In 1947 and 1948, Herman was reunited with his sisters who joined him in the United States from Great Britain. Eventually Herman married Irene Rosenfeld. They had three daughters Karla Rosenfeld, Renee Rosenfeld, and Stacey Rosenfeld. Herman Rosenfeld died in 1990.