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I remember my maternal grandparents quite well. My grandfather, Mor
Friedner, worked as a waiter in a cafe. He was somewhat happy-go-lucky,
spending a lot of money on billiards, while his wife, my grandmother, was
sick at home with tuberculosis. He had a brother who was a captain on the
police force, which was rather rare for Jews. My grandmother, Riza Krausz,
came down with tuberculosis after the birth of my mother's little sister,
Ibolya, but lived another 17 years with it, dying at the age of 59 in 1929.
They were very religious and I recall how my grandfather put on tefillin
every morning. They kept a kosher household until they became completely
impoverished and dependent on their children bringing them something to
eat. Mor lived to experience the Holocaust. He was hidden by some distant
relatives and was deported with them at the age of 84.
Friedner, worked as a waiter in a cafe. He was somewhat happy-go-lucky,
spending a lot of money on billiards, while his wife, my grandmother, was
sick at home with tuberculosis. He had a brother who was a captain on the
police force, which was rather rare for Jews. My grandmother, Riza Krausz,
came down with tuberculosis after the birth of my mother's little sister,
Ibolya, but lived another 17 years with it, dying at the age of 59 in 1929.
They were very religious and I recall how my grandfather put on tefillin
every morning. They kept a kosher household until they became completely
impoverished and dependent on their children bringing them something to
eat. Mor lived to experience the Holocaust. He was hidden by some distant
relatives and was deported with them at the age of 84.
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