Fella Flamberg poses with a friend in Brussels shortly before going into hiding.

Photograph | Photograph Number: 97825

Date: 1940 - 1941
Variant Locale: Brussel
Bruxelles
Photo Designation: INVASION & OCCUPATION -- Belgium -- JEWS -- Daily Life/Families
Photo Credit: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Faye Flamberg Ben-Saull

Biography: Faye Ben-Saull (born Fella Flamberg) is the only daughter of Maier and Brandla Flamberg. She was born on July 7, 1934 in Berlin. Soon after Kristallnacht Fella's father left for Cuba, with the understanding that the rest of the family would follow shortly. Passage on the St. Louis was booked, and Fella and her mother sailed for Cuba on May 13, 1939. When the ship was forced to return to Europe, the Flambergs were given refuge in Brussels. However, less than a year later, on May 10, 1940 Germany invaded Belgium. When the danger of arrest and deportation became imminent, Fella was placed in hiding. She lived in a series of convents, including St Joseph and St. Vincent in Sugny. Brandla survived the war on false papers. After the liberation she learned that Maier was living in the United States and had become a citizen after having served in the American army. The American Red Cross contacted him on her behalf, and in 1946 Brandla and Fella joined him in the United States.
Keyword: CHILDREN (4-12 YEARS)
CHILDREN/YOUTH
CLOSE-UPS
FLAMBERG FAMILY (ST. LOUIS)
JEWS (BELGIAN)
JEWS (GERMAN)
JEWS IN HIDING
JEWS IN HIDING (BEFORE THE EXPERIENCE)
REFUGEES (JEWISH)
Photo Source: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Copyright: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Provenance: Faye Flamberg Ben-Saull

Source Record ID: Collections: 1999.84
: Record last modified: 2007-01-16 00:00:00
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