Studio portrait of Carolina Bürger nee Levison.

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Portrait of Isaac Abraham Bürger and Ella Bürger nee Cahn.

Isaac Abraham Bürger, 1791-1864; Ella Bürger nee Cahn, 1793-1879; Parents of Samuel Isaac Bürger, 1818-1885

Studio portrait of brothers Herbert and Walther Strauss; Würzburg.

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Strauss family portrait; Würzburg.

Seated front center is grandmother Ernestine Strauss nee Uhlfelder (died before 1914, second wife of Leopold (Laemmle) Strauss) surrounded by six grandchildren; Benno Strauss is standing far left

Studio portrait of Benno Strauss; Würzburg.

Father of Herbert Strauss

Studio portraits of Rahel Bürger Apfel.

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Studio portrait of Samuel Isaac Bürger.

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Escape to Shanghai, China, 1939-1949.

This memoir was written for educational purposes, particularly for its use in schools (7th and 8th grade), which is reflected in the style it was written. It also includes a map showing his emigration route from Vienna to Shanghai, a photograph, and many resources for teachers. It was originally published in the State of New Jersey Holocaust/Genocide Curriculum in 2002. The memoir starts with the family’s departure from Vienna, on January 23, 1939. It later on describes daily life in Shanghai and the later Jewish ghetto. The memoir ends with the Seiden family’s departure to Israel on January 1, 1949.