Benno Redisch- What could have been!

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I wish I could tell you that this picture was used to have a good laugh at my history teacher Benno Redisch. That the picture was handed to us by his wife , to use in a presentation of his 10th anniversary as a teacher. But he was not my teacher.

I wish I could tell you that this was given to me by my boss’s wife. And that we used it on January 13,1989 for his 50th birthday celebration. That we according to good Dutch tradition made a doll or figurine called Abraham, (according to Dutch tradition all men when they reach the age 50 they see Abraham. I believe it is from the biblical Abraham). We glued the picture on the doll. to use it as his face, as a joke.But he was not my boss.

I wish I called tell you that Benno was the owner of…

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One response to “Benno Redisch- What could have been!”

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    historiebuff

    Very emotionally moving Dirk. Not many today see all those victims as the individual persons they were.It’s an honor for you and also a burden.I am glad to know you as my friend.

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