Oral History Interview with Maria Landowska, December 21, 1989 Page: 11
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Landowska:Kippur, Rosh Hashanah, and--although I was never
the youngest child. Being a twin and the oldest
of the twins I was never the youngest child
[laughs]!
So you celebrated the holidays at home?
Yes. And we had family come in. My memory about
this is probably not as clear. You're talking--
you' re talking to a young child right now. And my
memories of my father are probably my clearest
memories, although my mother gave me my poetry,
which remained with me the longest.
You mentioned family would come over for the
holidays. Did you have much of a family, in terms
of numbers of cousins or relatives?
Oh, 200 or some in Germany.
In Germany alone?
Yes. Of course they didn't all arrive! Those were
occasions, but there were a number--now I'm very
blank on most of the family, I'm the only oneleft.
Out of the 200 or so relatives?
Yes, I think it was 233 was the count. But I'm
the only one.11
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Rosen, Keith & Landowska, Maria. Oral History Interview with Maria Landowska, December 21, 1989, book, December 21, 1989; Denton, TX. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2155550/m1/13/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Oral History Program.