The mother. in talking with newspapermen. expressed the following appreciation of the citizenship bestowed upon the family: "As long as we lived in our country (Austria) in a very comfortable house. we did not really appreciate what it meant. We had to learn the hard way. We had to lose our home and country and to live without a flag or a national anthem and as displaced persons and refugees for years to understand what it means to belong to a place and to have a home. After years of hardships we have learned to know. appreciate. and love America and Americans. our love for the Nation starting with the people and extending from them to the Nation. "In over 800 concerts all over the United States. we have visited all 48 States several times. We have had years to decide in what State we wanted to settle. and we have chosen the Green Mountains of Vermont. on account of its resemblance to our beloved mountains of Austria and the resemblance of Vermonters to the people of our native land.
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