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Norbert Bikales was born in 1929 in Berlin to textile merchant Salomon Bikales from Lwów, Poland (Lviv, Ukraine) and Bertha Bikales from Borysław, Poland (Boryslav, Ukraine).

Norbert’s older brother Richard was born in 1921.

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On October 28, 1938, Salomon and Richard were deported to Poland along with other Jews of Polish origin. Salomon was allowed briefly to return to Germany in the spring of 1939 to "liquidate" his assets, but Richard was not permitted to join him.

Salomon and Bertha sold their merchandise at distress prices, packed up the family’s belongings and shipped them to America in the hope of getting visas. Salomon and Bertha were forced to leave Germany again and joined Richard in Lwów.

They expected to be reunited with Norbert as soon as the family received American visas. On July 3, 1939, Norbert jo