Postcard notes from the past
While the story of the Marcovici family is yet unknown, the predominant story for the Weisman siblings was of survival. Paulina placed photographs of Speranza and her family in the photo album, and notes from her siblings in Israel sending their love. However, Aunt Henrietta no longer knew all of their names, or their stories. My mother was only vaguely aware of Romanians visiting, and of Benedictina’s family in Israel. I discovered writing on the backs of many of the photographs in Romanian, a language long lost to my family. My mother heard her parents speak their secret language of Yiddish during her childhood, but even that knowledge is lost.
There is a photograph of some people standing outside in summer clothing looking to be in the style of the 1950s. I know now, that the photograph was taken after the war, and it is of the Siegler family, but I am not sure if it was taken in Israel, or right before they left Romania. When I finally looked at the back of the photo I recognized Speranza’s name. The note was to my grandmother, saying “to my dear niece Helen, love from Speranza, Osias and friends”
