Up and Down the Years

The Lost Story of the Donauschwaben

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Betty Leipold was born in Hungary, but her family was forced to flee to Bavaria when she was only three months old. When she was 12, she and her family came to America, first to Virginia and then to Akron, Ohio. She joined the German Family Society of Akron soon after and remains active with the club.

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