Watch the testimony of Ruth Mendel who recalls her memories about their family business.
Ruth Mendel (née Facher) was born on 25 May 1931 in Luxembourg. His father was a Polish immigrant who came to Luxembourg to work as a miner. Her mother’s family had a little store in the centre of Luxembourg near the Wilhelm Platz (Place Guillaume II). Her family fled from Nazi-controlled Luxembourg and ended up in Lisbon, Portugal. Then they moved to the USA where they rested until the end of the conflict. Ruth finished her education and got married to Benjamin Mendel. She decided to be a housewife, but then began working as a publicity manager for a school district. She had a daughter Lisa Anne Finkle. The interview was conducted in Delmar, New York, USA in 1998.