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There were many Jews living in Obuda. And Trauhaxlers (that is, ethnic Germans, or Swabians) and Slovaks. They lived together very peacefully. My mother’s grandparents moved to Obuda from what is now Slovakia in 1900, and lived here ever since. I remember that my grandmother celebrated every German acquaintance’s holiday, and these Swabians congratulated her on Jewish holidays. The trouble started when Hitler sugared up the Swabs, and one or two kids were willing to break the family tradition and start saying evil things about Jews, and acting irredentist.
Location
Budapest
Hungary
Interview
Peter Reisz