Now the man was 94 years old and his toy was still with him. However, one day he had to bid farewell to it as he gave it to a Jewish museum. But that was not the end.
The monkey toy was gracing a Jewish museum of Berlin. It was very small in size and too ordinary to be noticed. The fur was worn out and the sides were torn. No one could have ever imagined by its appearance the power this tiny toy monkey held.
Gert Berliner
Gert Berliner who turned 94 this year has an interesting past. The man is a photographer by profession who likes capturing life in his camera. He came and settled in the United States in the mid 20th century.
Reserved
The old man had always lived a reserved life. He had kept his surprising past to himself only. He spent his youth immersed in his work. And it is because of that he never got to spend much time with his family. The man remained distant from his son.
Past In Dark
As mentioned earlier, Uri did not know much about his father’s past story. The only thing he knew about his dad was that his father used to live in Germany and ran away from his place to escape the Holocaust. Nothing more than that.
Major Missing
Though Gert Berliner never showed, he missed his family a lot. The family that he had left in Germany. The man was only 14 years old when he was taken to Sweden through Kindertransportan, an Underground Railroad type program. The program was only for kids. The boy could not pack many things.
Packing
The decision to transport him was taken in a hurry. He did not even have enough time to pack his stuff so his father stuffed his suitcase with whatever he found easily. He also put a toy monkey in his bag. The one he would keep with himself always.
Never Gonna Meet Again
The boy did not know at that time that his separation with his family was forever. He would never meet his family ever again.