lˈɪvɪŋ ɪn dʒˈɜːməni ʌntˈɪl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi nˈaɪn, ðɛɹ ˌæplɪkˈeɪʃən tʊ ˈɪmɪɡɹˌeɪt tə ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts wʌz ɹᵻfjˈuːzd ˌɔn ɐkˈaʊnt ʌvðə lˈɑːɹdʒ sˈaɪz ʌvðə fˈæmɪli.
Living in Germany until 1949, their application to immigrate to the United States was refused on account of the large size of the family.