<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishKorbel alikuwa mzaliwa wa mji mdogo karibu na mpaka wa Ujerumani na Czech, ambapo Wayahudi walikuwa karibu kabisa assimilated katika maisha ya kilimwengu, na vigumu kufanya mazoezi, na kukosa taasisi yoyote ya jamii, ikiwa ni pamoja na sinagogi.  <response>: The elder Korbels came from a small town near the CzechGerman border where Jews were almost entirely assimilated into secular life, hardly practicing, and lacking any communal institutions, including a synagogue. 