“In 1919 when my mother Selma Kater as born in Amsterdam, it was common to have professional horoscopes done for newborn boys, but Selma was a girl. Regardless, I do not believe the stars could have predicted what lay ahead.”

In Europe there was a movement toward spiritualism after WWI, but it was not evident in the Kater household. However, there did come a time when Selma consulted a fortune teller.  In a later post, I will elaborate on the family dynamics.  For now it is suffice to mention that Selma was the middle child.  Her brother Albert had been born the previous year, and two years later her sister Hetty.