Eli at the Straw Shop
Eli Topf passed on May 4th. Eli was one of the first settlers. Our deepest condolences to his wife Susi and daughters Sonja and Leslie.
We received a generous donation from Sheldon Haber. Thanks to Sheldon’s and to other generous donors our Sosua Virtual Museum can keep alive.
Bertha Milz passed on February 15, 2013. She was one of the original settlers. Our condolences for Tommy and Freddy.
The Family story of Israel and Henia Haber has been added to the Settlers tab. Follow the link to read the story and view the photos
A generous donation was received form the Papernik family. Donations allow us to keep working on our site and pay for all the expenses. Thanks again Peter, Jack, and Carie for your thoughtfulness.
The Sosua community will held a reunion in Miami FL, November 9, 10, and 11. To participate in the Sosua Reunion events please write us at –> ppapernik@yahoo.com
We are in touch with Centro de Arte Leon. They are very interested in helping our Virtual Museum. Soon you will hear more news from us in regards to this.
We received a photo a donation from Hedy Meyerstein of 12 photos taken by a Los Charamicos photographer. Soon they will be posted in our Museum
We received photo donations from the Labi – Codik and Blum – Codik families. Soon they will be posted in our Museum. Bruno and Irma Codik lived in Sosua for many years. His bread was a daily gourmet delight on our breakfast and dinner table. Thanks Margot and Hella for sharing your parents and family pictures.
George Schwarzbartl donated more than a hundred photos to the Sosua Virtual Museum. His parents Hans and Alice lived in Sosua several years. Then they moved to Santiago. Hans was a Mechanical Engineer. He built on top of a truck the first bus structure that was used to transport passengers from Santiago to Puerto Plata and Sosua. He also owned Gas Stations. Hans, Alice, Ralph and George spent with the Sosua community most of the High Holly Days as well as summer vacations.
