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Kids at the DP camp Hilersleben. Irene.

May 11, 2012 by Matthew Rozell

Dear Mr. Rozell,

Hilersleben -Luca Furnari

 My grandfather, Luca Furnari, is 90 years old and served in the 95th medical battalion with Mr. Gantz at Hillersleben. He has a number of photographs from this period.  For many years he has thought about trying to find a particular young girl who he helped sneak extra rations to at the DP camp and whose mother asked him to take back to the United States. He and some friends actually had a whole plan of how they were going to sneak her onto the boat back to the US, it’s a great story. Unfortunately, as you know, they were told they were going to the Pacific theatre and the plan became impossible.  Her name was Irene / Iren / Irena.  I have a photograph and have searched the manifest on your website, there are 3 possible people of approximately the right ages: Irena Gitler, Iren Roth and Iren Wittels.   I was wondering if you had come across any survivors from Hillersleben with the same name. 

Hilersleben-Irene is in the flowered dress

Also, I know my grandfather would love to be connected to any other surviving members from the US Army that were at Hillersleben.  

 My grandfather is the large picture on the left hand side.  Irene is in the flowered dress in the picture by herself and on the lap of another US soldier, whose name is Turner (?).  The picture with the baby is also Turner, and they are in the DP camp.  My grandfather’s inscription reads

Hilersleben-Turner-boy that kid sure did cry that day — until we gave her some chocolate.

“boy that kid sure did cry that day — until we gave her some chocolate”.  The picture of the building with barrels in the foreground is from Hillersleben too. It has a strange inscription from my grandfather

Hilersleben-some disorderly DPs getting a shower bath (DDT?)

“some disorderly DPs getting a shower bath”.  The one with the two girls just says “Two of the children that lived in the D.P. center we were taking care of. Cute eh hon?” (He was sending the pictures to my grandmother back in the States.)

The child Irene is the girl that my grandfather would like to try to locate. 

Soldier Turner and Irene.

Any help you can provide is MOST appreciated.

Best,
R.

Hilersleben-Two of the children that lived in the D.P. center we were taking care of. Cute eh hon?

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Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 30th Infantry Division, 743rd Tank Battalion, 95th Medical Battalion, Bergen Belsen, Bergen Belsen Memorial, concentration camps, education, Farsleben, Hillersleben, history, history education, Holocaust, Holocaust survivor-liberator reunion, Holocaust Survivors, Liberators, Luca Furnari, Matthew Rozell, narrative history, oral history, World War II, World War II Living History Project | 3 Comments

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  1. on March 27, 2014 at 2:36 am Mary Adams

    I am a daughter of Frederick C. Adams who was in the 95th Medical Gas Treatment Battalion; Medical Army Corps. He mentioned Hillersleben. He helped to save two teenage girls, Blanca and Gina from Poland, They might have been before at Bergen Belsen. I was wondering if anyone knew my father, and also, the whereabouts of these two women. I would most appreciate knowing anything. Mary Adams


    • on March 27, 2014 at 5:11 am Matthew Rozell

      Mary I can almost guarantee those girls were at Belsen. I can also put you in contact with a surviving member of the 95th. Email me at marozell@gmail.com.


  2. on November 21, 2014 at 12:03 pm Frank W. Towers

    The following girls were on the train:

    A Gina Rappaport was born in Wien (Vienna) Deceased

    A Blanka Rappaport was born in Krakow In nursing home in Jerusalem

    A Regine(Gina) Rosenthal was born in Amsterdam Now is Regina Rosenthal

    F.W. Towers towersfw@windstream.net



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