Helen John uncovered her mother Kitty Fehr's diaries while clearing out her late mother's belongings. These diaries, written in the now-banned Sutterlin script, provide insight into Kitty's life as a Jewish girl in Nazi Germany. The Fehr family, once prominent due to her father's medical career, faced persecution after Hitler's rise, leading them to flee. The discovery symbolizes both a personal and historical connection to the horrors faced by Jewish families during that time, highlighting the importance of preserving such memories.
This was my mother's freedom suitcase' with all her possessions after fleeing Nazi Germany, she recalled.
The diaries were written in Sutterlin, a Gothic-style script taught in German schools from 1920 as sophisticated and modern, later banned by Hitler.
The family had to flee, and the cache Helen found gave a glimpse into the turmoil of the time.
I was astonished to find my mother's diaries, the daughter of a Jewish doctor in Nazi Germany, Helen John said.
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