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Vati

Posted on February 9, 2021 by Suzanne Loebl

I had my father for a relatively short time: 24 minus 6 years. When he died suddenly, more than half a century ago, I was distracted by both the immense joy and relief of having recently met my life partner … Continue reading →

Donald Trump Is “Making America Beautiful Again”

Posted on February 24, 2020 by Suzanne Loebl

On February 10, 2020, I came across a small headline in The New York Times proclaiming that Donald Trump is making “America beautiful again.” It was paired with an image of the National Museum of African American History and Culture … Continue reading →

Posted in politics | Tagged architecture, art, bauhaus, donald trump, fascism, freedom of expression, hitler, nazi germany | 3 Comments

Raising a Gay Child Before Stonewall

Posted on June 26, 2019 by Suzanne Loebl

I regret to say that I barely remember the riots at Stonewall, the bar in Greenwich Village where on June 26, 1969, a group of gay patrons successfully resisted harassment by the New York City police. The event would play … Continue reading →

Posted in family stories, politics | Tagged gay pride, lgbt, lgbt family, lgbtq, nazi germany, parenting, stonewall | 2 Comments

Max Beckmann at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Posted on October 22, 2016 by Suzanne Loebl

“Thank God this painting is in New York,” Sabine Rewald kept repeating as she led a flock of reporters through the magnificent exhibition of Max Beckmann paintings that she had curated for the New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art. Given … Continue reading →

Posted in Art review | Tagged art, art collection, art exhibits, art history, art museums, degenerate art, fine art, german art, german expressionism, german expressionists, german jewish history, germany, max beckmann, met museum, metropolitan museum, metropolitan museum of art, modern art, museum of modern art, nazi germany, paintings | 1 Comment

Maine 2016: Almost Farewell

Posted on September 17, 2016 by Suzanne Loebl

This morning I am sad. I just kissed Naomi—Branching’s editor—farewell. She was here visiting for a week at our small “camp” on Echo Lake. We did all the traditional summer things: a hike up Penobscot, popovers and Jordan Pond, dinner … Continue reading →

Posted in family stories | Tagged children, family, family stories, family story, german jews, germany, grandchildren, grandparents, maine, mdi, mount desert island, nazi germany, vacation | 5 Comments

Refugee, But Not Forever

Posted on August 22, 2016 by Suzanne Loebl

The other evening, after a satisfying dinner, I was lazily surfing the net when I came across a photo of a beach filled with Syrian refugees running across the sand, trying to climb aboard a rickety ship. Suddenly my heart … Continue reading →

Posted in family stories, history, politics | Tagged belgium, brussels, d-day, dunkirk evacuation, family, family stories, france, german jews, hidden children, holocaust, miracle of dunkirk, nazi germany, nazis, new york, new york city, refugees, world war ii, wwii | 11 Comments

Trump and the Bully Pulpit

Posted on May 4, 2016 by Suzanne Loebl

Photo by Gage Skidmore (CC BY-SA 2.0) As of today, Donald Trump has won a virtually unobstructed path to the Republican nomination. The grandstanding and uncouth utterances of the Republican campaign over the last few months remind me of the tirades … Continue reading →

Posted in politics | Tagged adolf hitler, donald trump, election, election 2016, fascism, hitler, holocaust, nazi germany, nazis, nazism, politics, presidential election, republican party, republicans, trump, world war ii, world war ii history | 1 Comment

Farewell to Babeth, My First True Friend

Posted on July 15, 2015 by Suzanne Loebl

“Triste nouvelle,” read my May 22nd e-mail from Francine Bauduin, informing me that my friend Babeth (Elisabeth Wolff) had died. The picture of the old woman that accompanied the loving announcement marked the passage of a lifetime. To me Babeth … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged at the mercy of strangers, babeth wolff, belgium, brussels, elisabeth wolff, hidden children, holocaust, nazi germany, world war ii | 2 Comments

Claude Frank: Pianist & Childhood Friend

Posted on January 31, 2015 by Suzanne Loebl

The last time I saw Claude Frank was after his performance at a Schneider concert at the New School. Though we rarely saw each other, we were always extremely happy when we met accidentally. These encounters were never planned, yet … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged belgium, brussels, classical music, Claude Frank, family, family stories, family story, german jews, germany, jewish history, music, nazi germany, pianists, piano, world war ii | Leave a comment

Christmas 2014: Other People’s Holidays

Posted on December 24, 2014 by Suzanne Loebl

My mother was a Christmas junkie. I can still smell the pine aroma of the eight-foot tree that stood in our parlor in Hanover, Germany. Beeswax candles suffused the room with flickering light and a profusion of home-baked cookies weighed … Continue reading →

Posted in family stories | Tagged america's medicis, christmas, family, family stories, family story, german jews, hanukkah, holidays, nazi germany, new york city, NYC, rockefeller center, rockefellers, tiffany, winter in NYC | Leave a comment