European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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He also had a big horse company, transport company as there were no cars at that time,
He also had a big horse company, transport company as there were no cars at that time,
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so under every coal or wood there was food hidden.
so under every coal or wood there was food hidden.
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And if he had been kept for helping Jews...
And if he had been kept for helping Jews...
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And when we took Jews out.
And when we took Jews out.
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So, when they went at night, so they used to escape.
So, when they went at night, so they used to escape.
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Everything was possible for huge amounts of money.
Everything was possible for huge amounts of money.
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Those Jews from the Łódź factories, or others from banks,
Those Jews from the Łódź factories, or others from banks,
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they were dealing with Germans, as about 70 percent of the Germans could be bought.
they were dealing with Germans, as about 70 percent of the Germans could be bought.
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And Germans quite often were transporting them…they were driving their car,
And Germans quite often were transporting them…they were driving their car,
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and behind them there was a car, a car from the Gestapo, and they were transporting them so that nobody could approach them in the street.
and behind them there was a car, a car from the Gestapo, and they were transporting them so that nobody could approach them in the street.
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Yes, there were many ways of organizing this.
Yes, there were many ways of organizing this.
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But nobody was doing that for free. We have to say that.
But nobody was doing that for free. We have to say that.
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Little kids.
Little kids.
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With girls there was no problem, but with boys, if he was circumcised, then it was a serious problem.
With girls there was no problem, but with boys, if he was circumcised, then it was a serious problem.
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First of all we had to go somewhere to some village,
First of all we had to go somewhere to some village,
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to get a birth certificate from a priest.
to get a birth certificate from a priest.
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We went there with the priest, to the province around Warsaw areas, somewhere from Góra Kalwaria or Grójec.
We went there with the priest, to the province around Warsaw areas, somewhere from Góra Kalwaria or Grójec.
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There the birth certificates were given.
There the birth certificates were given.
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Documents were made and then without any problem you could go out with a boy or...
Documents were made and then without any problem you could go out with a boy or...
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A lot of children taken out from the ghetto went to the monastery.
A lot of children taken out from the ghetto went to the monastery.