Long road for a Pearl Harbor veteran, 99, ends with citizenship oath in San Antonio
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Heinz Bachman, 99, raises his hand Thursday to take the Oath of Allegiance before Tina Almond, director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services field office in San Antonio. . A Pearl Harbor survivor, Bachman became a citizen as a child when his dad was naturalized in 1934, but needed the proof to renew his Texas driver’s license.Lisa Krantz /Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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Linda Arce gives her neighbor, Heinz Bachman, 99, a hug after he was sworn in as a U.S. citizen at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services field office in San Antonio on Thursday. At right is her sister, Diana Flores, also Bachman s neighbor since 1961. Bachman became a citizen as a child when his dad was naturalized in 1934, but needed the proof to renew his Texas driver’s license.Lisa Krantz /Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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Atlantans Are Leaders with U.S. Holocaust Museum
Three Atlantans serve in leadership roles with national Holocaust museum. 16 shares
Karen and Andy Edlin with Karen’s parents, Lola and Rubin Lansky, at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1993.
Mark Goldfeder, Hillels of Georgia’s legal counsel, was appointed to serve on the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Council.
According to the Hillels of Georgia announcement, “Mark’s appointment to the Council is a testament to his professionalism, dedication to protecting the rights of Jewish students, his efforts combatting antisemitism and securing Israel’s right to exist, as well as his commitment to eradicating all forms of bigotry, prejudice, and hatred.”
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