A discovery from their Czech past that changed an American family’s life

Photo: Archive of Audrey Knoth

When Audrey Knoth was growing up, there was a great deal that the family did not talk about. There seemed to be huge gaps in their past, and she always worried that this silence might have something to do with her. Only in the last couple of years have Audrey and her brother come to understand why their Czech mother and grandparents came to the United States at the beginning of World War Two. She tells the story of their escape, the reasons behind it and how that discovery has changed her life.

“My name is Audrey Knoth.

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Author: David Vaughan