Pete couldn’t remember why he went there. He must have been under six at the time because his family was still living in Hawthorn. They moved to Richmond when he was six. He went out the back gate and walked the short distance down the lane to his Nana’s house. Nana was his […]
Una cuestión de identidad
Mi madre, Margret Holding, de soltera Sheer, nació en Viena en 1932. Sus padres eran judíos seculares. La familia abandonó Austria poco después de la ocupación alemana en marzo de 1938. En Kristallnacht, en noviembre de ese año, alrededor de 8000 judíos fueron arrestados y 5000 fueron enviados a Dachau. Para 1939, los nazis habían […]
A question of identity (written by Margret Holding- date unknown)
My mother Margret Holding née Sheer, was born in Vienna in 1932. Her parents were secular Jews. The family left Austria not too long after the German occupation in March 1938. By Kristallnach, in November that year, about 8000 Jews were arrested and 5000 were sent to Dachau. By 1939 the Nazis had begun the […]
Tribute to Barney Cooney
(Published on my blog with agreement from Justin Cooney) I wanted to write something on the passing of our dear friend Barney Cooney. I won’t try and recount Barney’s numerous achievements in the political and legal fields about which others are better qualified to comment. My focus will be on Barney’s wonderful personality. I knew […]
Tribute to Margret Holding
Introduction Thank you for coming. Can I start by thanking Danny’s wife Delia, for doing most of the work to put this event together; thanks Delia. Margret was born in Vienna on 23 April 1932. Her father was Paul. Her mother Ilse had been born in Czechoslovakia. Her parents were secular Austrian Jews. Mum had […]