The tailor Leopold Mendel was born on October 18, 1876 in Linnich, Westphalia, Germany. He married Jeanette Kain, born on June 12, 1871 in Friesheim. The devout Jewish couple ran a kosher household. Leopold and Jeanette had three children: Kurt Mendel, born on June 1, 1903, Rosa (Rosi) Mendel, born on March 26, 1906 and Klara Mendel, born on October 28, 1909, all in Dortmund-Mengede.
Leopold Mendel…