Holocaust (1978)
“They were both twenty-one years old.
Clearly, I remember the hot summer sun over Berlin. Not a breeze stirred the leaves of the poplars and oaks in the beautiful garden of the Golden Hart restaurant. The restaurant was famous for its outdoor dining—white trellises heavy with grape vines, statues, fountains, and a thick lawn. Our wedding party had been given a private area, between high dark-green hedges.
I was then seventeen. My sister Anna was thirteen, the baby of the family. Vaguely, I recal...l her teasing me, and my chasing her, almost pushing her into the fountain. We came back to the long linen-covered table, with its bowls of fruit, champagne and ice cream, and with the wedding cake, and we were mildly reprimanded by my mother.
“A little decorum, children,” she said. “Rudi, your tie? What did you do with it?”
“It’s too hot, Mama.”
“Please put it on. This is a formal occasion.”
Of course I did, if a bit unwillingly. My mother had a commanding manner. She always got us to obey.MoreLess
Clearly, I remember the hot summer sun over Berlin. Not a breeze stirred the leaves of the poplars and oaks in the beautiful garden of the Golden Hart restaurant. The restaurant was famous for its outdoor dining—white trellises heavy with grape vines, statues, fountains, and a thick lawn. Our wedding party had been given a private area, between high dark-green hedges.
I was then seventeen. My sister Anna was thirteen, the baby of the family. Vaguely, I recal...l her teasing me, and my chasing her, almost pushing her into the fountain. We came back to the long linen-covered table, with its bowls of fruit, champagne and ice cream, and with the wedding cake, and we were mildly reprimanded by my mother.
“A little decorum, children,” she said. “Rudi, your tie? What did you do with it?”
“It’s too hot, Mama.”
“Please put it on. This is a formal occasion.”
Of course I did, if a bit unwillingly. My mother had a commanding manner. She always got us to obey.MoreLess
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