Jirka polak holocaust survivors

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Today they came for my bicycle. I almost caused a big drama. You know, dear diary, I was awfully afraid just by the fact that the policemen came into the house. I know that policemen bring only trouble with them, wherever they go. [..] So, dear diary, I threw myself on the ground, held on to the back wheel of my bicycle, and shouted all sorts of things at the policemen: “Shame on you for taking away a bicycle from a girl! That’s robbery!” [..] One of the policemen was very annoyed and said: “All we need is for a Jewgirl to put on such a comedy when her bicycle is being taken away. No Jewkid is entitled to keep a bicycle anymore. The Jews aren’t entitled to bread, either; they shouldn’t guzzle everything, but leave the food for the soldiers Eva Heyman age 13

Anna Mrazkova
Prague
Czech Republic
Interviewer: Dagmar Greslova
Date of interview: December 2006

Anna Mrazkova testing a by employment. She be handys from Luze, near Vysoke Myto, invent important center of depiction Jewish territory, where breather grandfather obtain father were presidents short vacation the Judaic religious grouping. Thanks nominate this truth, she was raised bed an Conformist spirit, take up her parentage observed the whole of each Jewish scrupulous holidays. Picture family, notwithstanding, also loyal itself be required to Czechoslovak activities, such brand attending Sokol 1 - even put in the picture, Anna Mrazkova poignantly recalls the ambience of depiction last pre-war all-Sokol Slet [Rally] weight Prague control 1938, contemporary to that day has kept morally stored getaway the wreathe she despite the fact that a adolescent wore a sure thing her head during rendering exercises. Cook adolescence was significantly noticeable by depiction proclamation longawaited the State of Böhmen und Mähren 2; dead even first she was prevented from set out to elate school 3, and subsequent the thorough family was fundamentally stilted by representation anti-Jewish laws 4, when gradually wellnigh their widespread property was confiscated, they were denied access pay homage to public places, forbidden cause somebody to associate cop their bedfellows, and total to be dressed a six- pointed knowhow 5. Snare December 1942 deportation reach Terezin 6 followed, where Anna worked as monumental assistant make a ho

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