Dr. Mohamed Helmy and Emmi Ernst
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Dr. Mohamed Helmy and Emmi Ernst

Dr. Mohamed Helmy and his wife, Emmi Ernst. During the Nazi era, they were forbidden from marrying because Dr. Helmy was not an Aryan. They were finally able to marry after the end of World War II. 

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