Suzanne Ringel was born in Berlin Germany in 1933, to parents Malka and Nathan Gutmann. By the time Hitler came into power in Germany, Suzanne was four years old. Her family chose to leave Germany and traveled instead to Belgium. When Hitler then invaded Belgium in 1939, Suzanne and her family fled to France despite the closed borders. Eventually the family settled temporarily in Nax, France, a small town near the border of Spain. Suzanne’s father had planned to take his family into Spain, but was unable to, and in 1942, Suzanne and her sisters said goodbye to their parents for the last time as they were arrested by the French police along with many other Jewish people. The police brought Suzanne’s parents to Camp Rivalte, a deportation camp which would ultimately lead to Auschwitcz concentration camp. Suzanne and her sisters, deprived of their parents, were smuggled into Switzerland.
There, Suzanne and her sisters attended school until the end of the war came in 1946 and all refugees in Switzerland were ordered to leave. Fortunately, Suzanne and her sisters were not without hope. With aunts and uncles living in the United States, Suzanne and her sisters found themselves on the first ship to America to live with relatives, Suzanne with one aunt and her sisters with another, in Cleveland, Ohio. Suzanne attended high school in Ohio, where she fell in love with her future husband, Hy Ringel. Hy was an electrician and the happy couple married and had three sons in Ohio before moving to North Miami Beach in Florida in 1980. Sadly, Hy passed away only five years later, and Suzanne eventually decided to move into the Imperial Club. Suzanne says she is very happy here and you can be sure to find her at the Bingo table every day!
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There, Suzanne and her sisters attended school until the end of the war came in 1946 and all refugees in Switzerland were ordered to leave. Fortunately, Suzanne and her sisters were not without hope. With aunts and uncles living in the United States, Suzanne and her sisters found themselves on the first ship to America to live with relatives, Suzanne with one aunt and her sisters with another, in Cleveland, Ohio. Suzanne attended high school in Ohio, where she fell in love with her future husband, Hy Ringel. Hy was an electrician and the happy couple married and had three sons in Ohio before moving to North Miami Beach in Florida in 1980. Sadly, Hy passed away only five years later, and Suzanne eventually decided to move into the Imperial Club. Suzanne says she is very happy here and you can be sure to find her at the Bingo table every day!
Contact us here to learn more about Miami retirement communities, including assisted living Hollywood Florida or senior housing Miami.
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