Journey to the Golden Door: A Survivor's TaleShengold, 1994 - 314 Seiten Memoirs of a Jew, born in 1925 in Kustanovice, a village in Carpathian Ruthenia. In 1933 Sommer's family moved to Mukachevo; after his mother died in 1941, Sommer moved to Budapest. Attests that antisemitism was strong and widespread in Hungary in 1942-44. In March 1944 Sommer was drafted into a Jewish labor unit in the Hungarian army; in August 1944 he escaped from the Csepel plant in Budapest where he worked as a forced laborer and hid on a farm near the city. In December 1944 the vicinity was liberated by the Soviets; Sommer, who knew many languages, joined the Soviet secret service, which attempted to track down fascists and Nazi collaborators. While in the Soviet army, Sommer was also confronted with many cases of antisemitism. After the war he settled in the USA. |
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... Lilly asked me to dance with her . When the session was over , my offer to walk her and her friend home was readily accepted . When we got to her house , on the edge of town , I simply thanked Lilly for a nice evening and said good ...
... Lilly asked me to dance with her . When the session was over , my offer to walk her and her friend home was readily accepted . When we got to her house , on the edge of town , I simply thanked Lilly for a nice evening and said good ...
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... Lilly's house considerably . I ar- rived so early that I spent an anxious half hour sitting behind a huge willow tree . Lilly's house was located on the outskirts of Mukachevo , perched on a hill from which you could see the entire city ...
... Lilly's house considerably . I ar- rived so early that I spent an anxious half hour sitting behind a huge willow tree . Lilly's house was located on the outskirts of Mukachevo , perched on a hill from which you could see the entire city ...
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... Lilly's house made a deep impression on me ; it meant more to me than just dancing with my favorite partner ... Lilly's house became almost a second home to me , a place where I al- ways felt welcome . Lilly , in turn , was a frequent ...
... Lilly's house made a deep impression on me ; it meant more to me than just dancing with my favorite partner ... Lilly's house became almost a second home to me , a place where I al- ways felt welcome . Lilly , in turn , was a frequent ...
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