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I hadn’t finished school. The deportation of 1944 caught me in the 7th grade in high school… When I returned, I came across a special situation, right after the war. Special laws were passed for those who hadn’t been able to continue their studies – either from racial, political or other similar reasons, either because they had been drafted – and had lost several years [Editor’s note: Mr. Kallos refers to the Voitec-law.] [22].
There were some special sessions of examination, students were allowed to complete two grades in one year and so on and so forth. I had finished the 7th grade before the deportation, so when I came back, I passed an exam for the 8th grade; then there was a special session for the high school graduation exam. I graduated successfully. Since we’re at it, I would like to say that it was all thanks to the seven years I had spent at the Jewish High School in Oradea. I didn’t study for one minute before that test, and I did pretty well.
There were some special sessions of examination, students were allowed to complete two grades in one year and so on and so forth. I had finished the 7th grade before the deportation, so when I came back, I passed an exam for the 8th grade; then there was a special session for the high school graduation exam. I graduated successfully. Since we’re at it, I would like to say that it was all thanks to the seven years I had spent at the Jewish High School in Oradea. I didn’t study for one minute before that test, and I did pretty well.
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Romania
Interview
Miklos Kallos