Familie Zylberberg
Ruchla's mother and sister were murdered in the Auschwitz extermination camp. Her father, Nison, survived the Shoah and emigrated to the USA. When the series "The SS Doctor and the Children" was published in Stern Magazine in 1979, the Zylberberg family from Hamburg discovered Ruchla's photo among the pictures of the twenty children.
Nison passed away in 2002. His daughter, Frieda, was born after the war and lives in Texas. She has attended the memorial service several times.
"I am glad that I am not alone here today. I am joined in mourning by friends who want to do everything in their power to prevent a repeat of such murders. The new Nazis are threatening murder and last week's explosion proves that they are not just threats. By remembering the victims with reverence and remaining vigilant, we want to prevent children from being murdered again." - Ruchla's aunt Felicja Zylberberg shortly after the explosion of a pipe bomb at the entrance to the school on Bullenhuser Damm on April 27, 1980.
On April 27, 1980, Neo-Nazi’s detonated a pipe bomb at the entrance to the school on Bullenhuser Damm. Two women were injured in the violent explosion. The three perpetrators were caught, but soon released after a short period in custody.
Ruchla's aunt Felicja died in 2011. She was a co-founder of the association Kinder vom Bullenhuser Damm e.V., of which she was a member of the board for many years.
Her children Alexander Zylberberg and Rosa Judkewiz take part in the memorial service every year.
Since 2021, Daniel Zylberberg, son of Alexander Zylberberg, has been a member of the board of the association Kinder vom Bullenhuser Damm e.V.
