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AT age 87, Ralph
Herzstein continues to
be an inspiration to |
others.

He has witnessed the
atrocities of war and experi-
enced the good and the ugly
sides of life. A positive person,

Ralph advises: “Keep a posi-

tive attitude about life and

learn how to cope with prob-

lems.” Although it was hard to do at times,
he followed his own advice as a prisoner of
war in six different PoW camps. Losing family
members to the Holocaust, relocating in far-
off places, adjusting co different occupations
and lifestyles, and maintaining a lifelong love
for sports and music, Ralph continues to live
an active, diversified and interesting life.

In West Berlin, Germany, on July 6, 1912,
infant Ralph became the second of three sons
for the Herzstein family. The three siblings
had a happy childhood. Throughout his life
Ralph has been involved in gymnastics and
‘team. sports, and his love for physical activity
still remains. He received his early education
in Berlin, studied English and French at a !an-
guage school there, and attended law studies
at the Humboldt University of Berlin (1930-

1933).
“Berlin in the 1920s and carly
1930s was an exciting and
wondertil place to tive,” says
Ralph.
In September, 1933, Ralph
went to Holland for four
months before going to
England where he taught
profile German in a language school.
Around the middle of 1934
he sailed to Africa, a voyage
which took three weeks. He was thrilled with
the natural beauty of Cape Town, South
Africa, and decided to settle there.

He obtained a job as an office bov in the
coffee and tea industry, earning S5 per
month. In two months he moved up to an
office clerk, in another six months he com-
menced managerial waining, and a vear after
that found Ralph as the general manager of
the firm.

He joined the Junior Chamber of
Commerce in 1935 and became a very active
and concerned member. He remained in Cape
Town for approximately 16 years, including,
the Second World War years.

Fark = 1940, Ralph joined the South

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