I WAS born in 1924 in Halstenbek, some 13 miles [20 km] from the German port of Hamburg, and I was raised by my mother and grandfather.
נולדתי ב ־ 1924 בהַלְסְטֶנְבֶּק, כ ־ 20 קילומטר מעיר הנמל המבּוּרג שבגרמניה.