Sylvia’s father: Isaac Bernie Birnbaum
Sylvia’s mother: Golde Weiser
Isaac Bernie Birnbaum’s father: Henoch Fraenkel
Isaac Bernie Birnbaum’s mother: Nathalie Bornstein
Golde Weiser’s father: Osias David Weiser
Golde Weiser’s mother: Frieda Koerner
These pages document the histories of hidden Jewish children Manfred Wildmann and Sylvia Birnbaum Wildmann and their families in Germany, France, and Belgium during World War II. Sylvia translated the wartime letters exchanged by Manfred’s family members as they attempted to survive in France. Later, she published her own memoirs about her childhood in Germany, escape to Belgium, and life as a hidden child.