Richard Dreyfus (M / Germany, 1926), Holocaust survivor
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Richard Dreyfus (M / Germany, 1926), Holocaust survivor
George Dreyfus (M / Germany, 1928), Holocaust survivor
KEYWORDS : <Refugees> <Australia>
Biography
Richard Dreyfus (1926) and George Dreyfus (1928) were born in Elberfeld, Wuppertal, Germany, to Alfred Dreyfus and Hilde Ransenberg. Growing up, their family had what George described as "pots of money, cars, Kindermädchen [nannies] and holidays in Switzerland and Czechoslovakia". However, due to the Nazi persecution of Jews, the family was forced to move to Berlin in 1935 and then left Germany entirely. Richard and George arrived in Melbourne in July 1939 and began attending boarding school; their parents followed in December.