Did a kindness to Hermann Goering help a family escape the holocaust?
An Act of Kindness based on a true story By Lillian Belinfante Herzberg 1997 Hugo Rothenberg, born to a German Jewish family in Bad Kreuznach, the Rhineland, wanted to better himself, but he could not see his future in the town where he was born. He decided to look elsewhere to make his fortune. He had visited Denmark on a school holiday and was impressed with the open minded people he met, especially with the pretty young women to whom he was introduced. When he finished school he decided to see what Copenhagen had to offer and what he could offer Copenhagen. He found a position with a Danish food exporting business and quickly learned the intricacies of persuasion with the clients he met. His employers were pleased with his progress and skill in the art of the export business. He had been at his job for about two years when friends invited him to a dinner party. Sitting beside him at the table was a remarkably attractive Danish girl whose name was Adela. Hugo was enchanted and impres
