Ruth Kessler

Ruth was born in Vienna, Austria in 1934. She left her home in 1939 on a Kindertransport to England. She clearly remembers the tears streaming from her parents' and older sister's face when the train pulled away from the platform. Her father was able to reach safety in the United States but her mother and sister were sent to a concentration camp and did not survive. Ruth eventually reached the United States and after bouncing around several foster homes, finally settled with an aunt and uncle in Philadelphia. She is now married with 3 adult children and is also a devoted grandmother.