About the Author

A native of Germany, Ilona graduated with her Abitur in Latin and science. A former Pan American World Airways stewardess, she speaks six languages, and teaches both piano and organ. Her first memoir, My Jewish Great Grandmother, recalls her years of growing up in post WW2 Germany and later coming to terms with her German-Jewish heritage. At present, she and her husband Ian and their Siamese cat Tosca, live on the Great Wicomico River in Virginia's Northern Neck.