Hermann Stern (1887-1981) : Lives as examples of Jewish migration in the 20th century /

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English translation by Justin J. Mueller of part of an article by Eugen Caspary, describing Hermann Stern's life. A copy of the original article is included in this folder.The original article was published in: Caspary, Eugen : Limburg-Weilburg. Beitraege zur Geschichte des Kreises Limburg/Lahn, Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg, 1986, LBI Library call number DD 901 L69 L5.Hermann Stern (1887-1981), a descendant of a Jewish family that lived in Oberbrechen since at least at the end of the 18th century, emigrated to the United States in 1903. He settled in North Dakota, and managed successfully a chain of mean's wear shops, a business owned by his uncle M.G. Strauss, who originally was from Heringen. During 1933-1945 he enabled over 100 Jewish families to emigrate to the United States.digitize