Comments on: I’ve Become a Dual U.S. & German Citizen (Part 1 of 4) https://personal.ericgoldman.org/ive-become-a-dual-u-s-german-citizen-part-1-of-4/ Wed, 19 Aug 2026 17:46:44 +0000 hourly 1 By: Short Biographies of My Paternal Grandparents, Max and Rosel Schlachter (Part 3 of 4) - Goldman's Observations https://personal.ericgoldman.org/ive-become-a-dual-u-s-german-citizen-part-1-of-4/#comment-4564 Wed, 19 Aug 2026 17:46:44 +0000 https://personal.ericgoldman.org/?p=3156#comment-4564 […] is part 3 of my 4-part series on obtaining German citizenship. My prior posts explained why and how I obtained German citizenship. This post provides short biographies of my paternal […]

]]> By: How I Obtained German Citizenship (Part 2 of 4) - Goldman's Observations https://personal.ericgoldman.org/ive-become-a-dual-u-s-german-citizen-part-1-of-4/#comment-4561 Tue, 21 Jul 2026 17:54:08 +0000 https://personal.ericgoldman.org/?p=3156#comment-4561 […] the second post in my four-part series about obtaining dual German citizenship. In my first post, I explained why. In this post, I’ll explain […]

]]> By: Mitchell Zimmerman https://personal.ericgoldman.org/ive-become-a-dual-u-s-german-citizen-part-1-of-4/#comment-4560 Tue, 21 Jul 2026 04:23:41 +0000 https://personal.ericgoldman.org/?p=3156#comment-4560 Although there’s little that you say that I disagree with, this somehow saddens me. But then I’ve been depressed about the state of our country for some time. I guess I don’t believe that in the next decade or so the US will become a place where Jews systematically face lethal danger. I don’t think our children can encompass leaving the US and we wouldn’t leave without them in any circumstances can imagine. Mitchell Z

]]> By: Eric Goldman https://personal.ericgoldman.org/ive-become-a-dual-u-s-german-citizen-part-1-of-4/#comment-4559 Wed, 15 Jul 2026 17:56:14 +0000 https://personal.ericgoldman.org/?p=3156#comment-4559 In reply to Viva Moffat.

Yes! In total, 16 of my grandparents’ descendants, including me and my children, all got naturalized based on my application.

]]> By: Viva Moffat https://personal.ericgoldman.org/ive-become-a-dual-u-s-german-citizen-part-1-of-4/#comment-4558 Wed, 15 Jul 2026 17:35:28 +0000 https://personal.ericgoldman.org/?p=3156#comment-4558 Eric — Fascinating story — thank you for sharing. My husband’s mother was born in Berlin in 1937, and her parents left with her at the end of that year. Such a similar story to yours. And my husband (and my son) recently got their German citizenship. We have no plans to move, but they do love being able to enter the EU with and EU passport, and having the possibility of living and working in the EU. Were your kids also able to get German citizenship?

–Viva

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