Episode 2: Guta Goldstein

This episode introduces us to Guta Goldstein. A Jewish Holocaust survivor in her 90s who was born in Poland, Guta came to Australia as a nineteen year old, one of the last surviving members of her family. She now lives in Melbourne.

After spending the post-war years in Italy, Guta and her remaining cousin migrated to Australia, where she met her husband, had children, and rebuilt her life. Finding work, coming to understand Australian culture, and the process of discovering herself as a writer later in life, provide the contours of Guta’s story. Ultimately, for Guta, being stateless is “a terrible thing”. And through her words we learn what that can mean.