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Ernest Sanders

Breslau, Poland

1913 - 2005
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Biography

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Name in US
Ernest Eric Elias Sanders
Name at Birth
Ernest Eric Zandolovski (Sandelowsky)
Date of Birth

12/27/1913

Country of Birth
Poland
City of Birth

Breslau

Sibling(s)

None

Spouse(s)

Edith Goetz Sanders
(1923 Kauslautern, Germany – 2020 Tampa, FL)
Married in 1944

Religious Identity (Prewar)
Reform Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Reform Judaism
Dates Lived in Alabama

1978-1997

Alabama City(s) of Residence
Montgomery
Date and City of Death
06/23/2005, Tampa, FL
City of Burial / Cemetery
Tampa, FL / Schaarai Zekek Cemetery
Other Experiences

Ernest and his father were arrested on November 9, 1938 during the Kristallnacht pogrom. Ernest, Edith, and his parents fled to Honduras, and were required to stay in Guatemala for a two-week period.

Year / Ship to US / Arrival City
1948 / Taca Airways from San Salvador / New Orleans, LA
Dates Lived in Alabama

1978-1997

Alabama City(s) of Residence
Montgomery
Date and City of Death
06/23/2005, Tampa, FL
City of Burial / Cemetery
Tampa, FL / Schaarai Zekek Cemetery
Additional Resources

Testimony
November 8, 1990 / Montgomery, AL
Interviewer:  Louisa H. Weinrib

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