A Life Forged in Displacement: The Story of Hilda Goldwag Hilda Goldwag’s life was a testament to the enduring power of art as both solace and witness. Born in Vienna, Austria, on April 28th, 1912, into a Jewish family steeped in artistic tradition – her father, Moses Leopold Goldwag, was himself an artist and gallery owner – she inherited not just a creative inclination but also a world poised on the brink of profound upheaval. The e…