Real Life with Toni Reece and Guest Cindy Silverman

Cindy Silverman grew up knowing only fragments of her family’s past.  She knew her grandparents spoke with thick German accents.  She knew they had escaped Vienna.  She knew relatives had perished during the Holocaust.  But whenever questions were asked, the answer was always the same:  “You shouldn’t know from this.”  Years later, after her grandmother passed away, a forgotten box of letters was discovered.  Inside were documents, handwritten letters, and voices from family members whose lives had been interrupted by history.  This inspired Cindy Silverman to write a book, “You Shouldn’t Know From This: Letters from Nazi Vienna” and put her on a mission to ensure those voices continue to be heard.