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[[Steinfeld, Manfred (36737899)|Manfred Steinfeld]] lived in a small village of four hundred with six Jewish families. The oldest of three siblings, Steinfeld left Germany on the Kindertransport in the summer of 1938 and arrived in Chicago a few months later. Inducted nearly one year after finishing high school, after his basic training, Steinfeld was sent to the Army Specialized Training Program and then to Camp Ritchie for additional army intelligence training. At the time of the invasion of Normandy, he volunteered for paratroopers and was assigned to the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, G-2 Section, of the 82nd Airborne. His first action was in Holland. | |||
Manfred Steinfeld lived in a small village of four hundred with six Jewish families. The oldest of three siblings, Steinfeld left Germany on the Kindertransport in the summer of 1938 and arrived in Chicago a few months later. Inducted nearly one year after finishing high school, after his basic training, Steinfeld was sent to the Army Specialized Training Program and then to Camp Ritchie for additional army intelligence training. At the time of the invasion of Normandy, he volunteered for paratroopers and was assigned to the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, G-2 Section, of the 82nd Airborne. His first action was in Holland. | |||
I was born in Josbach, located one hundred kilometers north of Frankfurt. In Le province where I was born, 492 communities had Jewish residents in 1933. This was in a province that is 100 miles by 100 miles, and they had been there since 1650, 1700, and some even before that. In World War I, most Jews were sent to the infantry and the number of fatalities among Jewish participants was twice as high as any other ethnic group. From my own family, one of my father’s and one of my mother’s brothers were killed. My father served in Macedonia. | I was born in Josbach, located one hundred kilometers north of Frankfurt. In Le province where I was born, 492 communities had Jewish residents in 1933. This was in a province that is 100 miles by 100 miles, and they had been there since 1650, 1700, and some even before that. In World War I, most Jews were sent to the infantry and the number of fatalities among Jewish participants was twice as high as any other ethnic group. From my own family, one of my father’s and one of my mother’s brothers were killed. My father served in Macedonia. | ||
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When the war ended, the 82nd Airborne was selected to be the occupational force in Berlin. We entered Berlin in July and remained until October 15. I was discharged on October 29 from Camp McCoy in the United States. | When the war ended, the 82nd Airborne was selected to be the occupational force in Berlin. We entered Berlin in July and remained until October 15. I was discharged on October 29 from Camp McCoy in the United States. | ||
Manfred Steinfeld is a philanthropist and the cofounder of Shelby Williams Furniture. With his wife, Fran, he most recently founded the Danny Cunniff Leukemia Research Laboratory at Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem, in memory of their grandson, Danny Cunniff, who died of leukemia in 1997 | [[Steinfeld, Manfred (36737899)|Manfred Steinfeld]] is a philanthropist and the cofounder of Shelby Williams Furniture. With his wife, Fran, he most recently founded the Danny Cunniff Leukemia Research Laboratory at Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem, in memory of their grandson, Danny Cunniff, who died of leukemia in 1997. | ||
'''The above content is from ''The Enemy I Knew: German Jews in the Allied Military in World War II'' by Steven Karras. Steven has given us permission to reproduce the chapters in their entirety. All content is copyright Steven Karras and Zenith Press. No reproduction without permission.''' | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[Steinfeld, Manfred (36737899)|Manfred Steinfeld]] (soldier page) | |||
* [[The Stories/The Enemy I Knew|The Enemy I Knew]] | |||
* [[The Stories]] | * [[The Stories]] | ||
* [[Camp Ritchie]] | * [[Camp Ritchie]] | ||
* [[Introduction]] | * [[Introduction]] | ||
* [[Contents]] | * [[Contents]] | ||
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