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Paula Brunner was born in Prague, former Czechoslovakia, in 1923. Her father, Felix Brunner, was an avid stamp collector and reputable stamp dealer. In September 1938, while participating in an international stamp exhibit in Zurich,̈ Felix was informed by a client – the son-in-law of Benito Mussolini – not to return to Prague, and to remove his family from the city (and the country) as soon as possible. Felix took this advice to heart and, without hesitation, chartered a plane for his family to escape. The Nazis invaded Prague and occupied all of Czechoslovakia on March 15, 1939.
Paula and her siblings attended boarding school in Switzerland while their parents headed to the United States on a travel visa. In 1940, the children met their parents in the States but were not granted approval to stay. As a result, the family relocated to Mexico City where they spent a full year waiting for approval to live permanently and collectively north of the border. They all eventually settled in New…
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Paula Brunner was born in Prague, former Czechoslovakia, in 1923. Her father, Felix Brunner, was an avid stamp collector and reputable stamp dealer. In September 1938, while participating in an international stamp exhibit in Zurich,̈ Felix was informed by a client – the son-in-law of Benito Mussolini – not to return to Prague, and to remove his family from the city (and the country) as soon as possible. Felix took this advice to heart and, without hesitation, chartered a plane for his family to escape. The Nazis invaded Prague and occupied all of Czechoslovakia on March 15, 1939.
Paula and her siblings attended boarding school in Switzerland while their parents headed to the United States on a travel visa. In 1940, the children met their parents in the States but were not granted approval to stay. As a result, the family relocated to Mexico City where they spent a full year waiting for approval to live permanently and collectively north of the border. They all eventually settled in New…
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