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Remember !Between these two photos there are more than seventy
years and many thousands of miles. Thus I am entitled to remember many a good
and bad things. I can remember living in peace and war, during fascism and under
an emerging communist regime. I remember some friends and relations in good and
bad days, some who did not survive the War and some who did, but especially
those who did not. I remember some priests who did not wear their dog collar
while visiting nightclubs, I remember priests, who did not wish to know you
when you needed them most. I remember people who helped you for money and I
remember more, who helped you for no other reason but because of their
humanity.
I remember the feeling of knowing that your life was
saved and also when for the first time in your life you felt free of
politically imposed constraints. I remember re-discovering the stars in the
sky, I remember the feeling of being in love and I remember a beautiful being
holding my children.
I might not be able to tell you everything about the
things I remember, but I'll do my best. Enjoy reading it and let me say that in
spite of the odd set backs experienced during these past years, I enjoyed
living thus far.
I thank my family and
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1. In 1983 I wrote the story of my
childhood and my youth, wasted because of the War and because the extraordinary
pressures which no 16 or 18 year old should have to endure. I felt that my
children should know what things were then and there. I called my story :THE EXPLANATION. They are
the memoirs of a 76 years old, happily living in
So that it should
not take hours to load, I broke the manuscript into several parts and I have
some pictures which survived the ravages of time. You will be able t see these
if you click on the text or enlarge by clicking on the small pictures.
My story is not copyright and you may copy it, print it and give it to others.
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Dedication
Prologue
Part One,,
in which Steve is born, realises that he has some difficulties in life,
describes his family, manages to travel through Nazi Germany and becomes a
punchbag in an expensive school, etc...
Part Two, in which Steve receives an army cap and
thus becomes part of Labour Company 711/101 of the Royal Hungarian Army,
springs some people from camps, witnesses murders, becomes a deserter and hides
from those who wish him to be dead. He obtains false identity cards for his
parents and others, lives in a brothel and befriends a midget.
Part Three, in
which Steve manages to meet the Russian Army, goes back to school, leaves
Part
Four, describes his life in
Part
Five,. Tells the Australian part
of his own and his families life in Australia.
Speeches made on
2nd
Marriage to Valentina at age 77
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Relations"
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Impressions."
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paintings."
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his Chatswood Flat
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Photos of my various overseas
trips may be seen by clicking on these web addresses (URL’s):
2002
2003
2004 UK Thailand
www.2004trip.150m.com
2004
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