The Beautiful Opera Aida It was September 9th 1944. The opera we would see tonight was the beautiful Aida with elaborate costumes and powerful music by Giuseppe Verdi. One of our professors at the university I was attending took it upon himself to teach us not only a strong and complete curriculum but also introduced …
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Ilona Cole, Story 44
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Ilona Cole, Story 43
A Summer Night Ball I grew up in Darmstadt/Germany during WWII. Even though a cruel war was commencing, our lives still were structured, filled with new things to learn and to study diligently. My father strived to bring as many activities into our lives as we could handle. My mother tried hard to keep us …
Ilona Cole, Story 42
Homecoming After Seven Long Years It was 1946 after WWII had ended and I lived with my sister Friedl in Darmstadt/ Germany. Our mother just had died of cancer. She was only 46 years old. Our father did not return at the end of the war, and we did not know if he was in …