Martha was born in the last years of
the Austro-Hungarian Empire. She
was a young woman when Hitler
marched into Vienna. Her daughter,
Ilse, grew up in Detroit. A Harvard
graduate with a master’s d...view moreMartha was born in the last years of
the Austro-Hungarian Empire. She
was a young woman when Hitler
marched into Vienna. Her daughter,
Ilse, grew up in Detroit. A Harvard
graduate with a master’s degree from
the University of Michigan, she has
published medical books, articles,
poetry, and a novel. Falling Uphill has been cited on the Vienna University of Economics WU) website and in an Austrian history book about expelled Jewish families. Ilse's work with WU resulted in a memorial site and monument erected on the University's new campus as well as a monograph about expelled scholarsview less