Eugenie Goldstern

This fell out of a copy of the book that C is currently translating from German into English. She says that it is still here favorite bookmark.

I am in the process of proofreading her translation of the biography of Eugenie Goldstern, a Jewish Folklore researcher who was born in Odessa, Ukraine and fled to Vienna in the late 1800's to begin her studies at the University of Vienna. her research took her to many places in the heart of Europe, including the town of Bessans in the French Alps where she lived and studied with the local people high up in a mountain town. Some of her work, including many pictures Eugenie took during this time, were on display at the Vienna Folklore museum several years ago while C and i were living there. I distinctly remember the pictures she took of the family who shared their space with cows and goats, who helped to keep them warm during the cold winter months. C thinks the smell must have been awful, but i guess one gets used to that rather quickly. Plus, there is the benefit of having the company of 'pets', which at the same time provided some of the daily food items such as milk and cheese, and possibly some meat as well.