Born: Kippenheim bei Lahr, Germany October 14, 1893 The second
oldest of six children, Emma was raised by observant Jewish
parents in a small town in southwestern Germany and they settled
in the industrial city of Mannheim after World War I. There she
had two children, a son in 1924, and a daughter in 1930. Emma
helped her husband in his business. 1933-39: After the Nazis
came to power, Emma's husband lost his business. Her sister
Linnchen emigrated to South Africa, and the Nazis deported her
brother Arthur to Dachau. When the Nazis burned down the local
synagogue and Jewish school in November 1938, Emma and her
husband decided to send their 14-year-old son to Britain. They
remained behind; her husband felt that the Nazis would not harm
them any more than they already had. 1940-42: On October 22,
1940, the Freunds were ordered to prepare to leave Mannheim and
to assemble near the train station. They disobeyed the order and
tried to hide with a Jewish family living outside of Mannheim,
but were discovered. The