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My mother, Erzsebet Illes, was born in Budapest in 1899. She drewbeautifully, and was accepted into the Academy of Applied Arts. Let me justmention that all three girls had their Matura. She learned how to paintporcelain china and the like, but then she met my father while still veryyoung, was married, and left the Academy.
As far back as I can remember, she went to synagogue every Friday. Shecouldn't read Hebrew, but was a very good Jew, which was proven over thecourse of time. For there was only one person in the world who turned aprivate flat, that had been a modern flat for years, into a synagogue.Benosovszki, the chief rabbi of Buda, went there each and every Friday from1945 to 1950.
As far back as I can remember, she went to synagogue every Friday. Shecouldn't read Hebrew, but was a very good Jew, which was proven over thecourse of time. For there was only one person in the world who turned aprivate flat, that had been a modern flat for years, into a synagogue.Benosovszki, the chief rabbi of Buda, went there each and every Friday from1945 to 1950.
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Budapest
Hungary
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Eva Bato
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