Esther Raab and Her Story Esther Raab was born on June 11,1922 in Chelm ,Poland to a middle class jewish family.She had one older brother (two kids was unusual in Europe) who was born in 1917, named Yidel. Esther had a comfortable childhood.To reseave a education she went to public school and after that she went to a catholic school for two hours(jewish all payed school).Esther lived in a varry strict and righish jewish household.Her fauther was a bissess man who had many non-jewish clients who he got along with(one even helped her and Yidel hide from the nazis).Esther had many friends from the street (jewish and non-jewish). All was good, but what her and her family didn't know what Hitler was doing to the other jews.Esther's dad