Memoir written in the early 20th century; childhood in 19th century Germany; secondary education girls' school ("Hoehere Toechterschule"); memories of the Franco-Prussian War (1870); cultural life (piano and dancing lessons, visits to museums); trips to Prague and Dresden; courtship and marriage; journeys to India (1907), Egypt (1909), China, Japan and the United States (1910).Also included is an English language translation.Flora Goldschmidt (nee Rother) was born in Breslau in 1853 and was the daughter of Robert and Ida Rother (nee Hirschfeld). She was married to the industrial Siegfried Goldschmidt and was the mother of Toni Ehrlich. Flora Goldschmidt was a member of the Breslau Women's Association (Breslauer Frauenklub) since its foundin...