Author Archives: Administrator

Hal and Ilona at the Opera in Frankfurt We both looked so forward to our day, when we could fly off again to visit my beloved sister Friedl and her charming husband Georg. After we arrived at the Frankfurt Airport, we found out that my dearest sister did not feel good enough to take in …

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New Year

Sunday, the Fourth Advent My Hal and I had moved to Eastern Washington, to Chelan for our retirement. It was a few days before Christmas, the fourth of Advent and we invited Hal

Autumn in our City

Giving up Things and in Return Receiving

Breakfast At Kranzler Caf

Summer Night Concert

Returning Home at Easter The day was sunny and warm Easter 1944, and my dearest sister was coming home from School in the Odenwald

A Wonderful Day with Both Parents During WWII It was one of those weekends my father had a break and could come home from Berlin, which was rare during WWII. It was a beautiful early summer day, the sun showed itself, but the air was still crisp. Mama had made plans she would not tell …

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Meeting Hal