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From: "Elizabeth" <>
Subject: German War Bride Research
Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2005 16:20:55 -0500


Hello, my name is Elizabeth Robinson and I just found and subscribed to this mail list. My mother-in-law, Suzanne Schuster Robinson Tripp, is a German war-bride. She met and married Harold Robinson of southern Ohio in Nurnberg where she was born and raised. [Her oldest son, born in Germany calls it the 'Hitler Dating Service'.] After my husband was born here in the states, they divorced and Susi later married Leonard Tripp. Almost a year and a half ago, Susi came to live with us in upstate New York because her overall health has deteriated such plus she was diagnosed with Alzheimer's.

Reason for this email is that in going through her papers, I found correspondence dated 1997 regarding PhD research on American WWII German war brides. The letters are written in German from an Astrid Hastak of Brooklyn, New York., With my very rusty German, I am unable to find any reference from which school this research is being done. Apparently, there was a questionaire to fill out, which she did do.

Am wondering is anyone has any further information about the current status of this research. I have done a search on the internet, and have found only Canadian and English websites regarding their war brides. That is how I found this forum. Any help, suggestions etc. would be greatly appreciated. Would like to know what was done with the research before all of Susi's memories are lost.

Thank you

Elizabeth

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