Nonagenaire gives his monkey toy 80 years to a museum, gets the surprise of a life
Gert Berliner was torn from her family when he was only 14 years old. The Nazis had taken over the country and the Jews ran here and there
Gert Berliner was torn from her family when he was only 14 years old. The Nazis had resumed the country and the Jews ran here and there to save their lives. Gert and his family were one of them. Fortunately for Gert, he managed to escape by moving towards Sweden, leaving behind his parents. The man continued to receive letters from his father and one day, he suddenly stopped. His parents were no longer. But there was one thing that stayed with him through his good and bad days. It was his monkey toy.
Now the man was 94 years old and his toy was always with him. However, one day, there had been goodbye because he gave it to a Jewish museum. But it was not the end.
The monkey toy grace a Jewish museum of Berlin. It was very small and too ordinary to be noticed. The fur was worn out and the sides were torn. Nobody could never have imagined in his appearance the power of this tiny slim toy.
GERT BERLINER
Gert Berliner who reached 94 this year has an interesting past. The man is a profession photographer who likes to capture life in his camera. He came and settled in the United States in the middle of the 20th century.
Reserve
The old man had always lived a reserved life. He had kept his surprising past to himself. He spent his young people immersed in his work. And it's because of that, he never spent a lot of time with his family. The man remained distant from his son.
Missing major
Although Gert Berliner has never shown, he missed his family. The family he had left in Germany. The man was only 14 years old when he was taken to Sweden through Kindertransportan, an underground rail type program. The program was only for children. The boy could not pack a lot.
Packaging
The decision to transport it has been taken in a hurry. He had not even had enough time to pack his business so that his father stuffed his suitcase with everything he found easily. He also put a toy monkey in his bag. The one he would keep with himself always.
Will never meet
The boy did not know at that time that his separation with his family was forever. He never would never meet his family.
