Dad's Memoirs:
Then in early 1930 a very traumatic event affected the whole family. My father became desperately ill with a sepsis (blood infection) - in those days essentially a fatal condition. Half a dozen or more physicians took care of him at home. Hospitals were not highly prized then. of course, antibiotics or chemotherapy were still undreamed of, and the physicians used supportive means only. But their unbelievable dedication and skill made a great impression on me and changed my future plans. Father recovered fortunately and eventually resumed his dental practice.
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Father would have liked me to go to England where he had spent some happy years as a young man.
Birth: January 20, 1873
Koźle, Kędzierzyn-Koźle, Kędzierzyn-Koźle County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland
Death: May 26, 1952 (79)
New York, New York, United States
Place of Burial: Woodbridge Township, New Jersey, United States
Immediate Family:
Son of Siegmund Silbermann and Coelestine Silbermann
Husband of Grete Silbermann
Father of Dr. Henry Kurt Silberman
Brother of Vally Mayer and Toni Rosenthal