that Else Hessberg, who fled from Bamberg to the USA in the Nazi period, celebrated her 107th (in words: one hundred and seventh) birthday on 5 De-cember 2002.

Her daughter Ilse Riess reported that she is mentally in good shape but that her eyesight is very poor.

Else Hessberg is surely the oldest Jewish person ever to have been born in Bamberg, and one of the oldest women in the USA today. Here is her daughter’s address:-

Mrs. Ilse Riess, 5455 North Sheridan
Chicago, Illinois 60640, USA