Word: liegnitz
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Mother Knew Best. Von Braun's origins had deep earthly roots in Prussian Junkerdom. A Von Braun fought the Mongols at Liegnitz in 1245, and the family's aristocracy was certified by the centuries. Wernher was born in Wirsitz, East Prussia (now part of Poland), the middle son of Baron Magnus von Braun, the local state administrator. Today Wernher's older brother, Sigismund, is counselor at the German embassy in London; his younger brother, Magnus, is program-control manager of the Chrysler Corp.'s new missile division in Detroit. Last week in a comfortable Oberaudorf apartment...
Those who got across the border threw their arms around the welcoming nurses, or cried with relief; two women fell to their knees to kiss the soil of freedom. A little boy hugged his teddybear: "Teddy's come all the way from Liegnitz. He and I are going to live with uncle." One little girl, given an orange, had never seen one before, thought it was a yellow potato. The refugees left behind watched silently, too exhausted for envy, too worried for vicarious happiness. When the reading of the British list was ended, only 55 refugees had crossed...