Lucy Glaser Merritt - July 8, 1991
Children
You have children.
Yes, three.
And so, what do theyknow about this?
Well, I've told them some of it. I didn't want tobe morbid. Uh, I didn't let them watch the TV when Eichmann was on because Ididn't think that children need to know that sort of thing. Uh, they know thefacts, that the family is gone. And they know the fact that we lost you know,everything like everybody else did. But since my husband is not Jewish they uh,they don't take it quite as personal. My one daughter is more along those lines.She's more interested. And I was interested to see that my niece-my brothermarried a Portuguese woman uh, that my niece wanted to see the synagogue, thefirst synagogue in Tomar in Portugal that has just been uncovered. So she hasan interest in it.
Uh, so they don't knowthe personal details.
No, no.
Same reason. You didn'twant to.
Well, I sometimes feel it's not good for children,but uh, the oldest one did go to a Holocaust memorial. She did go. The otherone doesn't seem to have an interest, I haven't pushed it. They are certainlyaware of the background and my father was a marvelous grandfather, so they havea very positive association with him. But they uh, the first daughter does seemto be interested in it.
How old are they?
Pardon?
How old are they?
How old is she?
The children, how oldare your children?
Uh.
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