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Tamara and her husband, both army doctors who liberated Dachau in 1945

Tamara and her husband, both army doctors who liberated Dachau in 1945

Posted: 9 Oct 2014 1:06PM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 9 Oct 2014 5:52PM GMT
I am trying to track down a woman and her husband for a holocaust survivor named Leonid Rubenstein in Minsk. The woman is his first cousin.

This is what I have:
Her name is Tamara. She and her husband were both doctors with the U.S. army during WWII. I believe they were both gynecologists. I don't know what division they were in, but they were the ones who liberated the Dachau concentration camp in 1945 (where her grand uncle was, but they didn't know it at the time!)

I have attached a picture of Tamara and her husband.

She was probably born between 1915 and 1927, either in Minsk (where her mother Alyoshina --maiden name Rubenstein-- emigrated from), or in Brooklyn, NY. Tamara has a sister named Milka and a brother name Lazarus.
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Re: Tamara and her husband, both army doctors who liberated Dachau in 1945

Posted: 25 Jun 2015 2:26AM GMT
Classification: Query
UPDATE: I want to share the closing chapter of this amazing search: Leonid Rubenstein (in Belarus) was reconnected with eight of his American cousin's (Tamara Alper) descendants this week! They traveled to see him in Minsk. Thank you again to anyone who helped with the search.

It turns out Tamara (Klein, nee Alper) was never at Dachau, but she was in the U.S. Army, serving in a home-front capacity, as she was pregnant with her daughter Judith at the time. Her husband Michael Klein fought in WWII, but also did not make his way to Dachau. Tamara and her mother were reconnected with Leonid after the war, but when Russia's iron curtain fell, they were forced to stop communicating. Leonid had been trying to find some one help him find his family since that time.

When we discovered the correct Tamara, Google and Facebook searches helped fill in the current-day details. Both Tamara and her daughter Judith recently passed away, but Tamara's son Roy, and Judith's three children were among those who we connected with. They were among the ones who have just traveled to see Leonid in Belarus.

This was truly a needle-in-a-haystack search. It would not have been possible without God's blessing of wisdom as I searched and the provision of various Ancestry member's suggestions. Leonid has been amazingly blessed by this connection with his family.

If you are interested in hearing the whole story, email rcredinger@gmail.com.

-Rebecca
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Re: Tamara and her husband, neither army doctors, who did not liberate Dachau

Posted: 1 Jul 2015 2:48PM GMT
Classification: Query
Would you be so kind as to share with me Mr. Michael Klein's rank during WW 2, was well as the unit he was assigned [assigned] to while serving in the E.T.O. prior to May 8, 1945?

Richard V. Horrell
WW 2 Connections

Re: Tamara and her husband, neither army doctors, who did not liberate Dachau

Posted: 10 Jul 2015 3:17AM GMT
Classification: Query
Everything I know about Michael Klein's WW2 military career I found from NARA's World War II Army Enlistment Records:

http://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtc...

U.S. Army
Warrant Officer
Private

Re: Tamara and her husband, neither army doctors, who did not liberate Dachau

Posted: 13 Jul 2015 3:49PM GMT
Classification: Query
In other words, you have no facts as per Michael Klein's service overseas during WW 2. You do not even have access to a copy of Mr. Klein's Discharge Documents (WD AGO Form 53-55)? Mr. Klein was provided with 6-10 copies of his Discharge Documents (WD AGO Form 53-55) when he was discharged from the US Army. Where are those 6-10 copies?

Richard V. Horrell
WW 2 Connections

Re: Tamara and her husband, neither army doctors, who did not liberate Dachau

Posted: 14 Jul 2015 2:51AM GMT
Classification: Query
I don't appreciate your accusatory tone. I was doing family history research to find Tamara Klein's family, the purpose of my search was not Michael's military career. I have no idea where these records are.

Re: Tamara and her husband, neither army doctors, who did not liberate Dachau

Posted: 14 Jul 2015 5:45AM GMT
Classification: Query
Sorry.
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