Finding his photo was like finding a missing link to my past. Having it included in the Jewish Museum exhibit feels like a kind of justice, like my father is finally able to speak his trauma. I think the image tells us that these stories are very much alive and relevant and that artifacts can be healing.

This was the first time I had seen the grave of a family member in Austria who was given a proper burial. I have seen many family names on the Holocaust Memorial, and even installed a family Memorial Stone, but this was different.

My great-grandparents, Sali and Ignaz Winkler, were murdered at Treblinka in 1942. The dates of their deaths, the lessons of a Bible story, and a bird of lore all help me understand their experience and my place in the world.

There is an older woman in Vienna I have known for several years now. We are not related, yet we are family. Let me tell you our story…

As a child in New Jersey, lying on the shag carpeting in front of the TV with my sisters, I never associated The Sound of Music with more than pure entertainment.

A fragile document and a well-known street give a glimpse into my grandparents’ escape from Vienna

On May 11, 2026, we will honor my great aunt Grete by installing a Stein der Errinerung or Stone or Remembrance at 112 Mariahilfer Straße in Vienna. These small plaques are placed throughout the sidewalks in European cities to commemorate the people who lived there before they were deported.

Wina Magazine and the Return of New Austrians

The installation is gloriously luminescent, and it has done the seemingly impossible.

Grete was 40 years old when she was murdered. She was my great-aunt.

See my interview with fellow Austrian writer, Anne Hand about her book, “Austrian Again.”

Swimming on the Danube brings up memories of summer camp and my family’s lost summers in Vienna.

As Nicole and I navigate our new city, I wanted to share a little about the experience of our home in Vienna.

We need to remember our histories.

The Old Jewish Cemetery in Cieszyn, Poland which was established by my ancestor Jakub Singer in the 1600s.

The 9th District of Vienna where Grandma Ricky, Grandpa Paul and Dad lived.