Arriving in the early morning at the railroad station in Utrecht, they asked the station manager if there were any people left in Utrecht. He informed them that the Jewish Synagogue had just opened and the caretaker would be able to tell them. They waited outside the synagogue to open up for that day. They knew the caretaker from before the war and he informed them that there aunt and uncle, Annie and Robert Daniel had survived by hiding in the attic for two years. Upon our arrival, Robert Daniel was in shock to see us. he and aunt Annie thought we all had perished. We never forget the first night in their house, as it was such a joy to be sleeping with clean sheets and a pillow and to be reunited with members of our family.
Annie and Robert helped them to re-establish there lives. They lived with Annie and Robert in their new apartment for more than a year. There aunt and uncle were very religious, and reconnecting with our faith provided much healing and renewal of strength. Even today, they remember there time with aunt Annie and uncle Robert with tremendous fondness. As they literally brought Ilse and Ruth back from the dark years of suffering.
Another aunt and uncle, Martha and Edmund Stein had also survived by hiding on a farm near Amsterdam. Martha and Edmund provided financial assistance, as well as by providing for there emotional needs as the only family can do. aunt Martha became like a mother to us, and our relationship remained very close throughout the ensuing years.
Cousin Emmy Scheuer Golding, who had escaped to England sent a British officer to Utrecht to inquire who from the family had survived. In addition, cousin Ernst Daniel, who served in the American army also inquired about the fate of the Scheuer family. They learned about the fate of the family. Word soon got out to the family in America that Ilse and Ruth were alive. They let us know that they wanted them to join them in America. The happily planned to leave for the United States as soon as all of there paperwork was in order.