They Watch Over Us – Family Photos

February 21, 2019.Reading time 8 minutes.

Two family pictures have been hanging in our dining room for years. Rosa Weiss Oppenheim The first one is a portrait of my great-aunt Rosa Weiss Oppenheim. Rosa was born in Austria in 1868 and died at the very young age of 32, leaving two young children to be raised by their father Max. The […]

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks: #3 – Sophie Weiss Spiegel – A Strong Woman

January 26, 2015.Reading time 15 minutes.

Sophie as a young girl Sophie Weiss was my maternal great-grandmother. Although she was quite wealthy at points in her life, I knew things had not always been easy thanks to stories my mother had shared with me. I also have many unanswered questions about Sophie’s life. Sophie, sister Rosa and brother Josef Vienna, Austria […]