Page 9 - War Brides

In love

with the

enemy

We all know Romeo
and Juliet, West side
story, Aida and Miss
Saigon. But does love
also conquer hatred in
the real world? We’ll
guide you on a journey Eleanor Roosevelt was an opponent of German-American marriages, 1945.
through the story of Courtesy of Library of Congress
German war brides in
America: die Fräulein.
On January 3 1947, Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt wrote in her weekly article called ‘My Day’ about love
between American GI’s and German women. She clearly showed her scepticism about the notion of
this being true love.