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The Schlesinger family book is dedicated to Winifred (née Regensburger, born in 1897) and Bernard Schlesinger (born in 1896) who was Richard and Dolly Estella Schlesinger's son. They got married in 1924 in London and had five children: John (born in 1926), Wendy (born in 1927), Roger and Hilary (born in 1929), and Susan (born in 1933).
Jan 12, 2016 · Winifred Regensburg and Bernard Schlesinger were born into the closed world of well-heeled, music-loving German-English households featured so admiringly by E.M. Forster in “Howards End.”
Feb 25, 2016 · Winifred Regensburg and Bernard Schlesinger were British-born, the children of well-off German Jewish immigrants to England who became even wealthier in their new country. The charm of this book lies in the details from the couple’s letters, hundreds of which were written, mostly during long separations in World War I and World War II.
Sep 16, 2022 · Genealogy for Winifred Henrietta Schlesinger (Regensburg) (1897 - 1986) family tree on Geni, with over 240 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. People Projects Discussions Surnames
Jan 17, 2017 · Paperback – Illustrated, January 17, 2017. During the almost six years England was at war with Nazi Germany, Winifred and Bernard Schlesinger, Ian Buruma’s grandparents, and the film director John Schlesinger's parents, were, like so many others, thoroughly sundered from each other. Their only recourse was to write letters back and forth.
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This collection contains materials by and about Kurt Seelig and his family. The majority relates to Kurt's time with Bernard and Winifred Schlesinger, who in 1939 opened a London hostel for 12 German-Jewish children that had arrived via Kindertransport. The collection contains mostly photocopies, except for Kurt Seelig's diary of 1939 and 1940.
Jan 19, 2016 · Ian Buruma. During the almost six years England was at war with Nazi Germany, Winifred and Bernard Schlesinger, Ian Buruma’s grandparents, and the film director John Schlesinger's parents, were, like so many others, thoroughly sundered from each other. Their only recourse was to write letters back and forth. And write they did, often every day.
