Lola Alexander and Ursula Finke both narrowly escaped deportation to Auschwitz – and after the war were inseparable
rsula Finke weighed less than 5st and by her own description was only a “skeleton”, when Lola Alexander tracked her down in bombed-out Berlin in the last days of April 1945. Both had repeatedly, narrowly escaped deportation to Auschwitz, unlike many of their closest Jewish relatives.
Hoy, who is Taiwanese Canadian, and her partner, Carla, a longtime friend of Jane’s, visited her in Sydney in 2016 and got to talking about the Beckers’ roots in Berlin. Fluent in German, Hoy offered to lend a hand with some genealogical research when she got back home. Ursula survived badly hurt and once again evaded deportation to Auschwitz, this time with the help of a sympathetic doctor who gradually treated her crushed foot rather than amputating it. Lola had to find another place to hide as Ursula’s capture had exposed the Daenes’ refuge.
Debbie Fink’s father, Hans Finke, was Ursula’s brother. He changed his name to John Fink after he survived Auschwitz and emigrated to the US. Debbie had a close relationship with her Aunt Ursula growing up but the older woman refused to discuss her intimate life, even when Debbie shared the fact that she was a lesbian.for Ursula as well, which she hopes to see laid later this year after a large backlog is cleared.
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