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She filled in the mandatory Jewish identity card with her own handwriting;
she had a very nice handwriting, inherited from her mother. I would like to
donate that photograph to an institution, because I think it has historical
value. I tried to make a copy of it, but the copy wasn't good. The yellow
color of the card must be seen because I think it's symbolical; the
photopaper simply must be yellow.
During the war my grandparents and aunt in Kezmarok took care of me. After
the Slovak National Uprising [2] started and after Slovakia's occupation by
the German army, I stayed in Bratislava. In 1945 I was imprisoned by the
Gestapo and taken to Theresienstadt [3], where I went through atrocities
and sufferings. Finally, after May 1945, I was able to return home.
she had a very nice handwriting, inherited from her mother. I would like to
donate that photograph to an institution, because I think it has historical
value. I tried to make a copy of it, but the copy wasn't good. The yellow
color of the card must be seen because I think it's symbolical; the
photopaper simply must be yellow.
During the war my grandparents and aunt in Kezmarok took care of me. After
the Slovak National Uprising [2] started and after Slovakia's occupation by
the German army, I stayed in Bratislava. In 1945 I was imprisoned by the
Gestapo and taken to Theresienstadt [3], where I went through atrocities
and sufferings. Finally, after May 1945, I was able to return home.
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Slovakia
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lydia piovarcsyova