Family history reveals roots of Austrian author’s mother
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David Gulda, an author from Austria, traced his mother’s family history, the Jewish Loew family, from Buenos Aires to Mattersburg, Austria, and Prague.
For a long time, Gulda says, his family did not discuss this history. Gulda and his brother, pianist Paul Gulda, wrote a book to preserve the stories of their ancestors. Gulda explained that his grandfather learned in the 1930s, 40s, and 50s that most of the family remaining in Europe had been killed.
He believes his grandfather chose not to share this knowledge to protect family members from pain, a decision Gulda now understands allowed for a more carefree upbringing. At 70 years old, Gulda views the family’s silence not as a fault, but simply as a fact.
