Chana Kunkel was born in the steamy jungles of the African Congo. Since then, she moved to United States, where she married and established a home. Throughout her life, she's been caring for others, and she merited to assist Rebbezin Chana Ethel Miller, a”h, widow of Rav Avigdor Miller, ztz”l, in her last years. In this riveting interview, Chana shares with Family First snapshots of her colorful life.
Caring for others with boundless devotion is what Mrs. Chana Kunkel has done since she was a young girl growing up in the jungles of Belgian Congo Africa. Chana’s innate refinement and sense of mission in caring for the elderly led her up close to the illustrious Rebbetzin Etel Chana Miller a”h rebbetzin of Rabbi Avigdor Miller ztz’l.
Chana’s selflessness comes naturally one of the gifts bequeathed by her illustrious ancestors the Codrons. Centuries ago the Codron family escaped Spain during the time of the Inquisition. They settled in Rhodes Greece where they were highly respected and involved in communal affairs for generations. Their stringency in halachah was widely known and admired.
“My great-grandfather was a rabbi in Rhodes” Chana relates. “He and my great-grandmother were extremely religious. He eventually made his way to Israel with Rav Avraham Abuchatzeira where he settled in Tiveria. He is buried near Rav Abuchatzeira in a very old cemetery there.”
Seeking His Fortune
In the 1920s Chana’s father Yaakov (Jacques) Codron left Rhodes as many Jewish young men did at the time.
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