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My mother was Gisela Boczani. She was born in 1902 in Zdana, in eastern
Slovakia. My mother's mother was Fani Berger, a housewife. My mother was
one of seven brothers and sisters. My mother and Uncle Alexandar worked
together because their father died young. He worked in the forests, hauling
wood. It was very difficult to make ends meet.
My mother died in a concentration camp in 1944. She was 42. My uncle
Alexandar was taken to a Hungarian labor brigade. They all perished in the
Holocaust.
Slovakia. My mother's mother was Fani Berger, a housewife. My mother was
one of seven brothers and sisters. My mother and Uncle Alexandar worked
together because their father died young. He worked in the forests, hauling
wood. It was very difficult to make ends meet.
My mother died in a concentration camp in 1944. She was 42. My uncle
Alexandar was taken to a Hungarian labor brigade. They all perished in the
Holocaust.
Location
Slovakia
Interview
Edith Klein