European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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I used old stage scenery from the Sokolski dom in Crnomelj.
I used old stage scenery from the Sokolski dom in Crnomelj.
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A house painter from Crnomelj helped me and together we managed to paint over all of it and get everything ready.
A house painter from Crnomelj helped me and together we managed to paint over all of it and get everything ready.
A house painter from Crnomelj helped me and with joined forces we managed to paint over all of it and get everything ready. -
Hiding: Alenka Joins the Partisan Movement
Hiding: Alenka Joins the Partisan Movement
Hiding; Alenka joins partisan movement -
As soon as my father was taken, I began to sleep elsewhere.
As soon as my father was taken, I began to sleep elsewhere.
As soon as my father was taken away, I began to sleep elsewhere. -
As long as my family was around,
As long as my family was around,
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they wouldn’t let me go underground because it might cause repercussions for them.
they wouldn’t let me go underground because it might cause repercussions for them.
they wouldn’t let me go underground because it might evoke my family having to pay for it. -
They could be taken away to the internment camp etc.
They could be taken away to the internment camp etc.
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But once they took my father away, and then evicted my mother from the apartment 14 days later
But once they took my father away, and then evicted my mother from the apartment 14 days later
But when they took my father away, and then 14 days later -
I knew that I couldn’t stay in a legal apartment anymore.
I knew that I couldn’t stay in a legal apartment anymore.
evicted my mother from the apartment, I knew that I couldn’t stay in a legal apartment anymore. -
I immediately moved, to the house of a colleague, Erni Korijari.
I immediately moved, to the house of a colleague, Erni Korijari.
I immediately moved out and over to the house of a colleague, Erni Korijari. -
She was a member of the LF and worked in props at the Ljubljana Drama house. She took me into hiding at her place.
She was a member of the LF and worked in props at the Ljubljana Drama house. She took me into hiding at her place.
She was a member of the LF and worked the props at the Ljubljana Drama house. She took me into hiding in her place. -
A few days after I moved, the Gestapo visited my mother,
A few days after I moved, the Gestapo visited my mother,
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she didn’t have her own apartment anymore, and stayed at her sister’s place.
she didn’t have her own apartment anymore, and stayed at her sister’s place.
she didn’t have her own apartment anymore and stayed at her sister’s place. -
They wanted to know where I was. My mother didn’t know.
They wanted to know where I was. My mother didn’t know.
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But she got the message to me that the Gestapo had come looking for me.
But she got the message to me that the Gestapo had come looking for me.
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I passed that message to my superiors in the LF network.
I passed that message to my superiors in the LF network.
I passed that message to my own superiors in the LF network. -
From then onwards I was taken care of.
From then onwards I was taken care of.
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That was how it was done in Ljubljana:
That was how it was done in Ljubljana:
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Every building had a list of all the people staying there. Every so often there would be raids.
Every building had a list of all the people staying there. Every so often there would be raids.
Every building had a listing of all the people staying there. Every so often there would be raids. -
If anyone not on the list was found during these raids,
If anyone not on the list was found during these raids,