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Memories

924: The Babies Not Sent To AuschwitzJacques Weisser BEMI have absolutely no memory of any kind whatsoever about the war other than what I have been told...Read Full Memory
929: Fending For Myself Aged 9Stephen NagyI contracted scarlet fever. You had to go to an isolation hospital for six weeks. The fascist Hungarians took over. So, I was stuck in hospital...Read Full Memory
955: 28 People Hiding In The LoftRivka ReichWe thought going to Auschwitz would be just hard labour. But my father was different. He thought we must escape...Read Full Memory
957: How To Hide In ViennaFather Francis WahleLetter-writing was timetabled: once a week. But from 1942 onwards there were no letters in reply because my parents went underground...Read Full Memory
973: The Puzzle & The BlanksJacques Weisser BEMI should've delved more into it, asking questions. But most of the time after the war I wasn't with my father...Read Full Memory
981: 4th of the 4th, 1944Jack CynamonMy first recollection is aeroplanes in the sky in Brussels. One morning the sky was full of aeroplanes. There must have been 60...Read Full Memory
985: Black Heart Outside The FlatMiriam FreedmanIt's difficult. Children feel very protected. Everything goes well. Then all of a sudden you see terrible things, like people disappearing...Read Full Memory
992: ChickenpoxBridget NewmanI was stuck. Then one day, the doorbell rang: a Gestapo. He came in, he was really rather nice. He had white hair & a big, white moustache...Read Full Memory
996: How To Hide In BerlinHans DanzigerMy father had nerves of steel. Before the war, Jews were obliged to put ‘Israel’ in front of their names. My father refused...Read Full Memory
999: The Caretaker & His DaughterMiriam FreedmanAt night time, the caretaker used to bring us food. We sat there, never able to talk, no toys or books or anything. Things becoming all the time worse...Read Full Memory
1000: IdziaMala Tribich MBERumours started circulating that there's going to be a deportation. So people were in panic, trying to find ways of saving themselves...Read Full Memory
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