1944 Diary is set in the Dutch city of Delft during the 2nd World War. But the War is very much in the shadows. just a backdrop. It is more about the author’s struggles and doubts about his ability to be a writer, his inclination to be a doctor, and the conflicts of his feelings for his wife and child and his mistress. The author, Hans Keilson, is a German of Jewish faith. He is in hiding in Delft. Not to spoil the ending, he survived the war and lived to age 101, a significant writer, poet, doctor, and psychoanalyst – he died in 2011.
A War Book But Not…… June 25, 2018
Memories of World War II May 28, 2018
March 1943 – a visit with my brother training to be a Navy pilot
Remembering The War Years May 27, 2018
My brother and sisters and me – on a visit to my brother stationed at Fort Devens in Fitchburg Mass
another wartime photo – my brother on a visit home (I am peeking out the window) This might have been the weekend which stirs a vivid memory of coming home from church on a Sunday morning and unexpectently seeing my brother at the top of the street. Thrilled – I ran up the hill and into his arms. I was 7 or 8 years old.
A Tribute To A World War II Soldier March 30, 2017
In researching my genealogy I’ve come across a record of a very distant relation who served in the Air Force in World War II. Maybe he isn’t related at all, the connection is pretty tenuous, but all the same I feel especially moved and want to acknowledge his service and sacrifice. He was PVT Sage Harden Upshaw, born in 1912 in Georgia, died on June 3, 1944 in England. Just before D-Day on June 6, 1944. He is buried in the Cambridge American Cemetery in Cambridge England. He was the son of William Upshaw who married my father’s sister, Myrtle. Sage was a son by a previous marriage.
Essex Land Girls December 1, 2016
Reading this very interesting book about the Women’s Land Army (WLA) in Essex England.during the First and Second World Wars. And thinking of my ancestors who lived in this part of England centuries before these conflicts.
Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence January 12, 2016
I along with millions of others feel saddened by the death of David Bowie. A rare talent. When I first heard the news, I thought of the film Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence. Not a film I saw – too painful a subject. But I have read the Laurens Van Der Post books on which the film was based. Now I have learned so much more about this multi-talented rock icon.
Tales of endurance, heroism, compassion, duty and much moreA Good Film October 31, 2015
Probably you’ve already seen this film – it’s been around for a while. Woman in Gold starring Helen Mirren and Ryan Reynolds. We finally saw it last night – it was outstanding, in every way.
Drama at the Nordic Heritage Museum January 24, 2015
The Epiphany. A play reading at the Nordic Heritage Museum, January 22, 2015
This was a splendid reading of an excellent play. It was written by Dr. Bruce Olav Solheim. The play is set against the backdrop of Nazi occupation in World War II.
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