Isidore Wolf

Isidore (Yitzhak) Wolf was born in 1928 in Antwerp into an Orthodox family

Born: 1928

Place of Birth: Antwerp

Arrived in Britain: 25/04/1940

Interview Number: RV244

Experiences: Emigration to US

Interview Summary

Isidore (Yitzhak) Wolf was born in 1928 in Antwerp into an Orthodox family. His father was a diamond dealer. The family had visas for the US, arrived there in April 1939 and settled in Manhattan. Isidore attended Talmudic Academy of Yeshiva University, City College, and Columbia University School of Architecture. He was drafted in 1952 and acted as interpreter for the American sector in Germany until 1954. He married Rosette Vecht from Antwerp in 1961, the couple settled in the UK and raised one son.

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