Family Notes
Ralph Zucker
Monjusz and Peter
Among those affected by the travails of the Weimar era in Germany was my uncle Ralph Zucker,
a medical student in Leipzig who became despondent and killed himself in 1927.
Ten years later, fleeing the Nazis, my Jewish parents immigrated to the United States. They left behind
many dear friends and relatives who were killed in the Holocaust.
1937. (left to right) My uncle Gutmann, his brother-in-law Isaak Stejnberg and sister Tatiana, their son Monjusz alongside Peter, then my mother Hilde and grandfather Nahum, with my father David in front. Only my parents and Peter, who left Europe soon after this photo was taken, survived.
I live in Berkeley, CA and write about science, literature, and politics. Berkeley is also the home of my two brothers, Peter and Michael. Peter’s wife Margret Schaefer helped me write this book.
Raymond Barglow
2025