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THE EXPLANATION...
My daughter
and her husband returned to Australia from their overseas trip. They had
studied and worked in England, and visited Europe on a holiday.
While on the Continent, they visited
Hungary in the company of my parents, who had left that country in 1946, for
England where they made their home. To visit Hungary with their Australian
grand daughter and her husband was an experience for both my parents and my
daughter. For them to show the old places where they lived was important, and
for my daughter to see the places where her father had survived the war was an
emotional experience that stayed with her for a long time.
It might well be for that reason that
when she returned to Australia, her present to her brother was a book on
Hungary, written by an Englishman describing the 1956 Hungarian Revolution and
tracing the reasons for it. The book was well illustrated and one of the
photographs showed the public hanging of a Hungarian war criminal, Ferenc
Szálasi, the self-declared Fuhrer of Nazi-Hungary.
I innocently remarked that the picture
must have been taken by a photographer standing in front of or next to me. The
silence was deafening. My children looked at me as if I had described my
adventures on the moon. Probably they were shocked. I realised that they
deserve an explanation.
This is my explanation.
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DEDICATION This description of my youth was written for my children and
grandchildren and for their descendants. May they read it in disbelief and
may they not understand that such actions could be those of people. My "book" is also to remember those who remained human and I
dedicate this book to them. Few received the recognition due to them for
their humanity and courage. Israel has trees planted in honour of persons who are declared
"righteous gentiles". I wish to declare a few people to have been
righteous humans. There must have been many more, but these are the people
who have proved to me that even in a World gone mad there are people who
remain selfless human beings. I thank them in the name of my family and in the name of those who are
not here to express their gratitude. Agocs Péter Chauffeur,
Storeman vitéz Baskay Gyula Member
of the Upper House Bocsor János Lieutenant,
Flour Miller vitéz Gerlóczy Gábor General,
ADC to Regent Reszeli Karolina (Csöpi) A little
person, Actress Reszeli Zsuzska Cleaning
lady, Maid Thiringer Vilmos Manager
of Royal Farms I also thank those who did not betray us. These are the family members of some of the above and : Frau Eidam Brothelkeeper,
Ex-prostitute Kovács István Class
mate who recognised me Kovarcz Erzsébet (Buci) Arrow
Cross Minister's daughter Szabó Néni Landlady
who owned 10 beds M. Hoia (the Romanian) and
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