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On my mother’s side, I’m old Pozsonian [meaning old Bratislavian in Hungarian]. You must know that my maternal grandfather – I don’t know where he was born – lived here in Bratislava as a young man. My grandfather’s name was Gyula Hahn. How it was, what school he went to, I don’t know at all, because I was about eight or nine when he died. I don’t recall anyone in the family ever mentioning anything about it.
My grandmother, Ida Hahn, nee Singer, was likewise from here. She was the only girl. My Bratislava grandparents had three daughters; one of them was my mother, who went to school here with her two sisters. They only had three girls. The oldest Hahn sister was Etel. My mother, Anna, was the middle child, and the youngest was Emma. They lived here and of course, all married, and had children, so there were quite a number of us. Aunt Etel, the oldest, had two daughters. Then my mother likewise had two daughters, me and my younger sister. To the joy of my grandparents, the youngest girl had one boy, finally a boy in the family. He’s dead already. None of the cousins are still alive, only me alone.
My grandmother, Ida Hahn, nee Singer, was likewise from here. She was the only girl. My Bratislava grandparents had three daughters; one of them was my mother, who went to school here with her two sisters. They only had three girls. The oldest Hahn sister was Etel. My mother, Anna, was the middle child, and the youngest was Emma. They lived here and of course, all married, and had children, so there were quite a number of us. Aunt Etel, the oldest, had two daughters. Then my mother likewise had two daughters, me and my younger sister. To the joy of my grandparents, the youngest girl had one boy, finally a boy in the family. He’s dead already. None of the cousins are still alive, only me alone.
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Katarina Löfflerova