Queen Elizabeth II 1926-2022
Just a few months before her death, Ed wrote this letter to the Queen of England: Dear Madam, I want to thank you for the 60 years you have been guiding a supporting human endeavors. I’m particularly thankful to you and your leadership, since your government passed a law accepting refugee children from Nazi held and invaded territories. I was one of 1,000 lucky children, coming 6 days before WWII broke out. A Quaker community in Ilkley, Yorkshire, provided a group home for boys. Thanks to you and your government, I was able to obtain an affidavit to move to New York in the United States. Cunard White Star Line Britannica took me to New York City, where I landed on April 1, 1940, to await reuniting with my family who had escaped from Germany. Had you and your Parliament passed a forward-looking way of rescuing 1,000 children in need of group homes in England or with families accommodating individual children. Because I’m alive today, through England’s generosity, I have creat
