Kestenberg Archive

SN was born in Otwock Poland in Jan 1944 as an only child. Her mother survived the War, while her father died when she was three months old. SN's mother came from a large orthodox family with 7 brothers and sisters from Warsaw, Poland. At the age of 4 she was supposed to leave to Israel with her mother, but then her mother became ill and for a period of time when her mother was well enough to take care of her. SN lived in Displaced Persons-camps in Germany and also had various caretakers when her mother was unable to care for her. The Goldbergs wanted to adopt her, but her mother was protective over her. At the age of 5 she was brought to Feldafing in Germany, where she felt mistreated and miserable and brought back to an orphanage in Germany. At the age of 7 she went to a DP camp called Brahmin? From there SN and her mother left for the US. She lived in NY, never married and worked as a secretary for a political organization. She is a talented poet and considers herself as a medium or seer. She shared close relationships with survivors.