Gezelligheid
Gezelligheid describes a state of mind where you feel happy, comfortable, and safe because you are with family, friends, or other special people.
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Monument to a Humble Hero
I have seen many monuments to the Holocaust. The monument I deeply admire—the one that moves me not only by its appearance but also by the person it commemorates—is connected to my Polish roots.
Grandpa Was a Movie Mogul
The story of how Grandpa became a movie mogul is as unlikely as its ending was abrupt.
Aunt Franzi and Uncle Joszi
When the Nazis entered Vienna, my father was killed, my brother Manfred was sent to England on a Kindertransport, and my mother and I fled to the United States in early 1941.
The Seashore Dream
How I tried to reach out to the outside world but couldn’t make it, as depicted by a dream I had in 1964.
Longings
I am standing now at the railroad station of the small village where I reside with a Polish family.
Katowice, More Illness, and Our Stealthy Departure for Germany
Who is watching over me in this silence that I feel?
Forlornly
To endless days On lonely avenues.
The War Is Ending
It was April 1945, and we were slated to move into Kassel, Germany, to secure our building and personality targets as the US Army Infantry was occupying the city. But before we could enter, there came a change of orders.
Growing Tomatoes
Remembering my childhood, specifically my second grade class in Germany, each student was allocated a small lot and instructed to plant vegetables—lettuce, radishes, beans, and tomatoes. I thought, now, why can’t I do that on my otherwise useless lot?