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We had a horse, and my mother had a wagon. To make a living, she did a
little work by doing errands for people. It was so hard on her.
The deportation was in April 1944, and it was carried out by the Hungarian
police, not the Germans. Everyone from my town was taken to
Sátgoraljújhely, and from there we were deported. I was with my father's
mother, who was deaf, my mother and my two little brothers.
We were all standing in a line, all five of us. It was Mengele who stood
there and told me to go to one side. He sent my mother to the other side.
She waved to me and I waved to her; I asked if I could be with her, but
they said no. They took us away and I asked someone where they were taking
my mother. They pointed and said, "She's going up that chimney." Arnold was
only 13 years old and Pavel was just 10. They were also killed.
little work by doing errands for people. It was so hard on her.
The deportation was in April 1944, and it was carried out by the Hungarian
police, not the Germans. Everyone from my town was taken to
Sátgoraljújhely, and from there we were deported. I was with my father's
mother, who was deaf, my mother and my two little brothers.
We were all standing in a line, all five of us. It was Mengele who stood
there and told me to go to one side. He sent my mother to the other side.
She waved to me and I waved to her; I asked if I could be with her, but
they said no. They took us away and I asked someone where they were taking
my mother. They pointed and said, "She's going up that chimney." Arnold was
only 13 years old and Pavel was just 10. They were also killed.
Location
Slovakia
Interview
Edith Klein