European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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At first there was no ghetto, but then the Germans took her husband to the ghetto, I do not remember the maiden name of Helena,
At first there was no ghetto, but then the Germans took her husband to the ghetto, I do not remember the maiden name of Helena,
All'inizio non c'era il ghetto, poi, quando venne creato il ghetto, i tedeschi vi portarono suo marito, Abraham Wajnryb, chiamato comunemente Stanisław, -
her father-doctor and her husband Abraham Wajnryb, but in general he was called Stanisław.
her father-doctor and her husband Abraham Wajnryb, but in general he was called Stanisław.
e suo padre, medico, di cui non ricordo il cognome. -
Staś and her father were taken to Estonia to work in a quarry.
Staś and her father were taken to Estonia to work in a quarry.
Staś e il padre di Helena furono portati in Estonia a lavorare nelle cave di pietra. -
There, mica was extracted, it was hard work. Plenty of people were deported there to work and extract that mica.
There, mica was extracted, it was hard work. Plenty of people were deported there to work and extract that mica.
Lì si trovavano gli scisti bituminosi e si trattava di un duro lavoro. Molta gente venne deportata lì per cercare questi scisti bituminosi. -
Helena stayed at home alone with her mother who was ill, it was cancer.
Helena stayed at home alone with her mother who was ill, it was cancer.
Helena era rimasta a casa con sua madre, che era malata di cancro. -
When the Germans reached her house,
When the Germans reached her house,
Quando i tedeschi stavano per raggiungere la loro abitazione, -
Helena gave her an injection,
Helena gave her an injection,
Helena fece a sua madre un'iniezione per anestetizzarla, -
anaesthetized her as she knew that when Germans came they would kill her in bed,
anaesthetized her as she knew that when Germans came they would kill her in bed,
perché sapeva che i tedeschi l'averebbero pichiata e uccisa nel letto, -
those were their ways of dealing with people.
those were their ways of dealing with people.
perché questi erano i loro metodi. -
Finally she was taken to the train.
Finally she was taken to the train.
Helena invece fu caricata sul treno. -
And in the last moment she tore out the wooden board from the floor
And in the last moment she tore out the wooden board from the floor
Era riuscita a strappare un'asse del pavimento, -
and lowered herself onto the railway track, she did it, she was lucky they did not shoot her
and lowered herself onto the railway track, she did it, she was lucky they did not shoot her
ad abbassarsi arrivando sui binari e a non farsi sparare, -
as at the end of the train always a German was who was supposed to shoot if somebody left the train.
as at the end of the train always a German was who was supposed to shoot if somebody left the train.
dato che alla fine del treno, in una casetta un po' più in alto, posta sull'ultima carrozza, c'era sempre un tedesco che doveva sparare in caso di fuga. -
Helena did it, she rolled onto the railway embankment,
Helena did it, she rolled onto the railway embankment,
Helena c'era riuscita, era rotolata dal terrapieno, -
went through some fields and reached Vilnius, where the priest Kretowicz gave her papers.
went through some fields and reached Vilnius, where the priest Kretowicz gave her papers.
aveva attraversato un campo di patate, aveva raggiunto Vilnius e don Kretowicz le aveva fornito i documenti. -
Well, everybody knew that she worked as a maid with the Kretowicz family in upper Orwidów,
Well, everybody knew that she worked as a maid with the Kretowicz family in upper Orwidów,
Tutti sapevano che faceva la domestica dai Kretowicz a Górny Orwidów. -
and then the Konarzewski family came, they moved there, and she moved to my place.
and then the Konarzewski family came, they moved there, and she moved to my place.
Poi, quando arrivò lì la famiglia Konarzewski, Helena venne a stare da me. -
Lithuanian officials help Stefania to hide people
Lithuanian officials help Stefania to hide people
I funzionari lituani aiutano Stefania a nascondere delle persone -
There were people who helped during those German-Lithuanian times.
There were people who helped during those German-Lithuanian times.
C'erano delle persone che durante quei tempi tedesco-lituani davano una mano. -
If I am saying bad things about Lithuanians, because they were very cruel to the Poles,
If I am saying bad things about Lithuanians, because they were very cruel to the Poles,
Se parlo male dei lituani è perché erano molto cattivi verso i polacchi,