When the American Army liberated Edward—who they found in Bavaria hunkered down at a farm with about thirty other exhausted and emaciated POWs—the gruelling ninety-four-day death march came to an end.
In one of your posts you told the story of your father looking at a display about the Holocaust, and wishing his own story were also being told. I'm glad that before he died, he knew that you were finding his story and sharing it.
"Your mother had a very hard time."
Omph. These lines that we hear, his voice, are ones we remembered - no detail needed.
And that coat.
In one of your posts you told the story of your father looking at a display about the Holocaust, and wishing his own story were also being told. I'm glad that before he died, he knew that you were finding his story and sharing it.
It must have been hard to leave Warsaw and everything in the happy life your father knew before the war. But he made the right decision.
Thinking of Edward and Victor enjoying a celestial whiskey together.
Amazing research. Your father’s history in such detail - amazing. And ending on a high note-a warm coat. Well done!
This chapter is a hopeful turn in the difficult journey of your father's life - and evokes warmth like the coat! Beautifully written, as ever.