Die Tante
Edwin Bardach's first wife was a Jewish woman; they had two girls. I'm going to guess that the girls were born in the 1890's but I do not know for sure; I have tried but have been unable to find information on whether the survived the Nazi occupation.
His second wife was die Tante (the Aunt); I don't know her name but that's how mom and cousin Peter referred to her. She was moms moms sisters illegitimate daughter who was raised as a sister of Aunt Annie's (moms moms other sisters daughter). I think I have this right. She and Edwin divorced with no children and no animosity; she met the love of her life and went to live with him in Saalbach, near Zell am See. His wife would not grant him a divorce so they lived together until their 80's when his wife passed away and they were able to marry.
His third wife was Sofia Famfoolie, mom's mom. There's a book on the Mischlinge (Jewish/Catholic mixed kids under Hitler's regime) that tells their story as it could be inferred from court records; apparently Sofia was pregnant and married Edwin, 30 years her senior, out of convenience. This is at odds with what Mom told me, but that's for another story.
During the war years, Mom spent some summers with die Tante, to get her out of Vienna and away from the bombing; she had very fond memories of Saalbach. She had certain chores, for example dusting, and die Tante would hide coins here and there around the house under things to motivate her to move everything when she dusted! Much later, when Mom was in a hotel management training program and doing a summer internship in Zell am See, she would walk or hitch hike to Saalbach on her days off to spend with die Tante.
Pete has fond memories of spending summers there as well, but I don't have any of his stories.
His second wife was die Tante (the Aunt); I don't know her name but that's how mom and cousin Peter referred to her. She was moms moms sisters illegitimate daughter who was raised as a sister of Aunt Annie's (moms moms other sisters daughter). I think I have this right. She and Edwin divorced with no children and no animosity; she met the love of her life and went to live with him in Saalbach, near Zell am See. His wife would not grant him a divorce so they lived together until their 80's when his wife passed away and they were able to marry.
His third wife was Sofia Famfoolie, mom's mom. There's a book on the Mischlinge (Jewish/Catholic mixed kids under Hitler's regime) that tells their story as it could be inferred from court records; apparently Sofia was pregnant and married Edwin, 30 years her senior, out of convenience. This is at odds with what Mom told me, but that's for another story.
During the war years, Mom spent some summers with die Tante, to get her out of Vienna and away from the bombing; she had very fond memories of Saalbach. She had certain chores, for example dusting, and die Tante would hide coins here and there around the house under things to motivate her to move everything when she dusted! Much later, when Mom was in a hotel management training program and doing a summer internship in Zell am See, she would walk or hitch hike to Saalbach on her days off to spend with die Tante.
Pete has fond memories of spending summers there as well, but I don't have any of his stories.
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