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Thoughts on the Cultural Revolution

After two weeks of talking about the family history of those who lived during World War II, I thought I’d share a couple of stories told to me by the children of those who lived through the Cultural Revolution in China. Starting in 1966, the communist government tried to restructure the socioeconomic structure of China […]

Stories From World War II, Part 2

As promised in last week’s blog, I continue the stories of the two women we met on our trip to central Europe. Both women were living during World War II, although this week’s woman, Anne, was born in Austria at the end of the war. Her mother Marie and her grandmother Etta told her the […]

Stories From World War II, Part I

During our recent visit to central Europe, we met two women that lived during World War II. Their homes and towns were occupied by Germans and they suffered brutally under their occupation. Their stories are so important that I will devote a blog to each one. The first lady we met, I’ll call her Alma […]

Thoughts on Austria and Germany

Back to our trip to Europe in September. We visited Munich, Germany, my least favorite place on our tour. It’s a lovely city, but so much evil took place there that it cast a shadow on my opinion of it. It was there that Hitler began his rise to power that resulted in millions of […]