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photo on blog. me wondering through Linz, Germany. grandma's hometown before she left the place to save her jewish ass at age 18. she was the only surviving member of her southern german family. she had a cold personality but shared her heart and early life stories with me the year before she died. i was 12. she remains an important influence in my life. during my visit to Linz, close friends and i found the street on which my grandma grew up. an eight by eleven inch copper memorial now rests where once twelve small jewish family homes were situated. in jewish tradition, i left two stones that i had brought from my hometown in the usa. today, Linz is a well preserved, non-bombed tourist town on the Rhine. almost all the homes and buildings have been well kept (including the catholic school she attended)- except for trudi's home and neighbors'. she once told me that she survived as long as she did, and gained employment cause she 'didnt look jewish'. i think i inherited her eyes, nose, and melancholy mood.