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Shep's Birth
Shep was born in Vilnas, Lithuania -
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Timespan
From Shep's birth until his son, Doniel's birth -
Moves into Bunker Underground
Shep and his family had to live in a bunker underground in order to hide from the Nazis during World War II -
Moves Out of the Bunker Underground
Shep and his family decided to leave their bunker because the Nazis were fleeing into the woods, where the bunker was, from getting killed. -
Goes to Lodez in Poland
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Goes to Berlin
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Goes to DP Camp
The DP (Displaced Person) Camp was near Munich and it was called "Farenwald". Shep was 10 years old when him and his family moved to the camp. -
Board US Troopship in Hamburg
Shep and his family decided to move to America. They spent 2 1/2 weeks on the Atlantic Ocean journeying to New York City. -
Arrive in New York City
After 2 1/2 weeks aboard the US Troopship -
Moshe Gets Job as Rabbi of a Shochet in RI
Moshe was Shep's father -
Shep Attends School at Providence Hebrew Day School
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Shep Goes to Boarding School
Shep is sent to Lebovitch Yeshiva. He learns full time there as a student until his is 18 and then continues Yeshiva learning at night during his college years -
Sarah Leah is Born
Sarah Leah is Shep's younger sister -
Sarah Leah Dies
Shep's younger sister, Sarah Leah, passes away at the young age of two from a mysterious brain incident -
Shep Begins Learning at Brooklyn College
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Shep Begins Learning at CCNY
CCNY stood for City College of New York -
Shep Marries Rae Ehrman
Shep and Rae met on a blind date in Manhattan in 1963 and married a year after -
Tzvi Noam is Born
Shep and Rae have their first son -
Doniel is Born
Shep and Rae have their second son -
Shep and Rae buy house on Bagley Avenue
They still live there today -
Shep's parents (Bertha and Moshe) move to California
Bertha and Moshe decide to move to California from Rhode Island
