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14. My grandmother (and her family) were Jews from Budapest

Sat Nov 21, 2015, 11:35 AM

Nov 2015

Fortunately, they emigrated to the US in the teens (around 1913). My grandfather was also Hungarian, from Transylvania, in Romania, which was then a part of Hungary.

I wouldn't be here today if they hadn't both left the country. They never wanted to go back.

I visited Budapest briefly about 8 years ago, and—not knowing where my great-grandparents had lived—roamed the streets of the Jewish Ghetto, trying to imagine my beloved grandmother as a child there. (Unfortunately, she and her brother had been sent to live in an orphanage for part of their childhood, because the family was purportedly too poor to keep all the children.)

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Holocaust Documents Trove Unearthed in Budapest Apartment [View all] appalachiablue Nov 2015 OP

suspect trump will want to see them for hints on logistics dembotoz Nov 2015 #1

Yup, he'll call it an example of "good management" and early use of "databases". nt Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2015 #2

First thing I thought of - Good management packman Nov 2015 #7

That pic of Jewish people marching to their deaths (most likely) just ripped at me. riversedge Nov 2015 #4

look close and all men wearing their ties & good coats, along the side a boy runs along. Sunlei Nov 2015 #17

Denial kicked in, actually. dixiegrrrrl Nov 2015 #26

the majority of any society will go along with the prevailing tide uhnope Nov 2015 #30

Here's a current example of what I posted earlier. These guys see the danger early. dixiegrrrrl Nov 2015 #31

Overwhelming. A true nightmare in a photograph. n/t Judi Lynn Nov 2015 #24

It must have been awful living in such a place Art_from_Ark Dec 2015 #42

Trump along with many in today's Republican Party are Fascists. olegramps Nov 2015 #5

Yes. n/t dixiegrrrrl Nov 2015 #27

Absolutely, plus mix in economic instability, job uncertainty = right wing, nationalist extremist appalachiablue Nov 2015 #38

The inevitable result of fear, racism and xenophobia.. mountain grammy Nov 2015 #3

nazis were 'record keepers', similar to our USA lists of those we put on reservations, internment Sunlei Nov 2015 #9

Why were they saved? And By whom? And Why there? Demeter Nov 2015 #6

From the article: thesquanderer Nov 2015 #10

I'm referring to the documents, not the people Demeter Nov 2015 #11

Ah, got it. thesquanderer Nov 2015 #15

nazi 'government' left buildings they occupied, many times well before soviets arrived. Sunlei Nov 2015 #16

what exactly do you want "Putin haters" to remember? He's anti-gay KittyWampus Nov 2015 #25

I know right? uhnope Nov 2015 #28

wow. did you really say that? Russia liberated some Jews in 1945 so Hail Putin in 2015! uhnope Nov 2015 #29

all the millions of homes, farms, attics, buried in the grounds, in those countries is all thats Sunlei Nov 2015 #8

Well, to be brutally accurate, there's a layer of ash which is quite COLGATE4 Nov 2015 #12

I mean all the millions? of homes across many countries where the original homeowners went 'missing Sunlei Nov 2015 #13

No, they didn't. When the very few survivors tried to come COLGATE4 Nov 2015 #19

yes, same thing, their neighbors, country let them be taken away or straight out killed. Sunlei Nov 2015 #21

My grandmother (and her family) were Jews from Budapest frazzled Nov 2015 #14

Just a point of curiosity - did you know that the COLGATE4 Nov 2015 #20

No, I didn't. frazzled Nov 2015 #22

Who lived in the apartment wheniwasincongress Nov 2015 #18

Budapest, Hungary Holocaust Sources: appalachiablue Nov 2015 #23

That Wikipedia entry on Hoess is blood chilling. Made me cry. Nt JudyM Nov 2015 #32

Horrifying but what happened we must never forget. *Warning for these images/info. appalachiablue Nov 2015 #34

That WaPo article is fascinating. Her refusal to accept the reality of her father's actions & blame JudyM Nov 2015 #37

The views and statements of Brigitte Hoess are so disturbing, even audacious appalachiablue Dec 2015 #40

The museum is definitely stop-you-in-your-tracks compelling. The shoe collection, for example. JudyM Dec 2015 #41

What an incredible discovery! Enthusiast Nov 2015 #33

Amazing indeed. I'm sure the authorities and historians know much more than this article appalachiablue Nov 2015 #36

Thanks for sharing that. Enthusiast Nov 2015 #39

Great find Liberal_in_LA Nov 2015 #35