Irène Probstein travels from US to remember her family’s escape and thank Channel islanders who rescued them She was last on these sandy shores eight decades ago when her family – just about – managed to stay a step ahead of the rapidly advancing Nazis. On Friday, Irène Probstein, a 91-year-old Jewish woman who lives in Massachusetts , was back on Jersey to remember her family’s dramatic escape and thank the Channel islanders who rescued them and offered refuge and kindness. Probstein, née Weindling, was nine when she, her mother and two brothers were evacuated with British troops from St...