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When I was six years old I went to a preparatory grade in school,
because I did not know Serbian, since we only spoke Hungarian and German at
home. The school I attended was the Queen Marija Elementary School,
formerly a Jewish school. Many Jewish teachers worked there. When I
graduated from primary school, I went to gymnasium for three years. In 1941
when the Hungarians came, my father, through some connections, succeeded in
enabling me to stay in school even though a recently enacted law only
allowed a small percent of Jews to continue going to school. In the school
there were teachers who came from Hungary, and in most cases they were anti-
Semites. They noticeably lowered the Jewish children's grades. Our friends
in our grade would make fun of us. The Catholic priest, Ciprus, treated the
Jewish children the best. During religion lessons, Jewish children were
forced to go outside regardless of the weather conditions. But Priest
Ciprus allowed us to remain in the classroom if it was cold outside.
Private Jewish religion classes were taught well and in detail by Professor
Vadnaj. In addition to Jewish history, he also taught us to write and read
Hebrew.
because I did not know Serbian, since we only spoke Hungarian and German at
home. The school I attended was the Queen Marija Elementary School,
formerly a Jewish school. Many Jewish teachers worked there. When I
graduated from primary school, I went to gymnasium for three years. In 1941
when the Hungarians came, my father, through some connections, succeeded in
enabling me to stay in school even though a recently enacted law only
allowed a small percent of Jews to continue going to school. In the school
there were teachers who came from Hungary, and in most cases they were anti-
Semites. They noticeably lowered the Jewish children's grades. Our friends
in our grade would make fun of us. The Catholic priest, Ciprus, treated the
Jewish children the best. During religion lessons, Jewish children were
forced to go outside regardless of the weather conditions. But Priest
Ciprus allowed us to remain in the classroom if it was cold outside.
Private Jewish religion classes were taught well and in detail by Professor
Vadnaj. In addition to Jewish history, he also taught us to write and read
Hebrew.
Period
Year
1933
Location
Subotica
Serbia
Interview
Judita Sendrei