Jewish Boy's Escape from Austria to Belgium

The contributor shared that her father, Alexander Klein, was born into a family with five children in Vienna, Austria, in 1924. The contributor noted that her paternal grandparents had fled Lithuania and Poland. The family stayed in Vienna until Kristallnacht, at which time they decided to leave Austria separately. The contributor explained that Alexander's parents had him board a train to Cologne, Germany, and then walk to Belgium. The contributor highlighted that Alexander was interrogated by SS officers at the border, and he was directed back to Germany. Alexander then walked 45 miles to Ve... Mehr ...