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When they began to pack, I understood that I couldn’t live without Adel and I proposed to her. We got married on 10th November 1945. We had a civil ceremony and then had a wedding dinner. My brother Frantisek was at the wedding. After the wedding Adel’s parents left.
The Jews of Uzhgorod were unhappy about my marrying a non-Jewish girl and the Catholics were angry with my wife who dared to marry a Jew. My wife and I ignored it. We were happy together and now, having lived 60 years together, we still love each other. We rarely visited her family. They treat me like a member of their family. I’ve never faced any prejudiced attitudes on their part.
The Jews of Uzhgorod were unhappy about my marrying a non-Jewish girl and the Catholics were angry with my wife who dared to marry a Jew. My wife and I ignored it. We were happy together and now, having lived 60 years together, we still love each other. We rarely visited her family. They treat me like a member of their family. I’ve never faced any prejudiced attitudes on their part.
Period
Year
1945
Location
Uzhgorod
Ukraine
Interview
Stepan Neuman
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