European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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To us, communists and socialists were just the same, what did we know about politics?
To us, communists and socialists were just the same, what did we know about politics?
Für uns gab es keinen Unterschied zwischen kommunistisch und sozialistisch, was wussten wir schon über Politik? -
We had never got involved in it.
We had never got involved in it.
Wir hatten nie damit zu tun gehabt. -
With fascism, you could only read what they gave to you, and you didn’t even have the right to make comments.
With fascism, you could only read what they gave to you, and you didn’t even have the right to make comments.
Mit dem Faschismus konntest du nur lesen, was sie dir gaben und du hattest nicht mal das Recht, es zu kommentieren. -
So before we did this meeting I met Paolo Davoli,
So before we did this meeting I met Paolo Davoli,
Bevor wir das Treffen hatten, traf ich Paolo Davoli, -
who explained how important it was for women to discuss their future.
who explained how important it was for women to discuss their future.
der erklärte, wie wichtig es ist, dass Frauen über ihre Zukunft diskutieren. -
After the war, women would take part in elections and have the same rights as men.
After the war, women would take part in elections and have the same rights as men.
Nach dem Krieg würden Frauen an Wahlen teilnehmen und die gleichen Rechte wie Männer haben. -
That was great for us.
That was great for us.
Das war großartig für uns. -
At that point we understood that we could change our future,
At that point we understood that we could change our future,
An diesem Punkt verstanden wir, dass wir die Zukunft verändern könnten, -
that we had to be more than partisans, acquire consciousness about our role.
that we had to be more than partisans, acquire consciousness about our role.
dass wir mehr sein mussten, als nur Partisanen, ein Bewusstsein über unsere Rolle bekommen mussten. -
But we were really so ignorant, it was sad.
But we were really so ignorant, it was sad.
Aber wir waren so unwissend, es war traurig. -
I set up two women support groups, we did two or three meetings.
I set up two women support groups, we did two or three meetings.
Ich baute zwei Unterstützergruppen für Frauen auf, wir hatten zwei oder drei Treffen. -
This worker came, I think he was a mechanic of the factory Bloch.
This worker came, I think he was a mechanic of the factory Bloch.
Dieser Arbeiter kam. Ich glaube, er war Mechaniker in der Bloch Fabrik -
Decision to resist
Decision to resist
Entscheidung zum Widerstand -
Torelli was an old antifascist living in our house. He was persecuted and had been in jail.
Torelli was an old antifascist living in our house. He was persecuted and had been in jail.
Torelli war ein alter Antifaschist, der in unserem Haus lebte. Er wurde verfolgt und hatte im Gefängnis gesessen. -
One day he told me he wanted to talk to me.
One day he told me he wanted to talk to me.
Eines Tages sagte er mir, er möchte mit mir sprechen. -
“The things you’re doing are very important; we were quite surprised by you”.
“The things you’re doing are very important; we were quite surprised by you”.
"Die Dinge, die du machst, sind sehr wichtig. Wir waren sehr überrascht von dir." -
He was referring to what I had been doing with Maria Montanari and my cousin.
He was referring to what I had been doing with Maria Montanari and my cousin.
Er bezog sich auf das, was ich mit Maria Montanari und meiner Cousine gemacht habe. -
We were in a strong and combative group of friends, who shared the same ideals, the same feelings towards life.
We were in a strong and combative group of friends, who shared the same ideals, the same feelings towards life.
Wir waren in einer starken und kämpferischen Gruppe von Freunden, die die gleichen Ideale und die gleiche Lebenseinstellung hatten. -
The Germans had already officially announced that those who helped soldiers
The Germans had already officially announced that those who helped soldiers
Die Deutschen hatten offiziell bekanntgegeben, das diejenigen, die Soldaten -
and dodgers to escape would be sentenced to confinement in concentration camps or executed.
and dodgers to escape would be sentenced to confinement in concentration camps or executed.
und Deserteuren beim Entkommen helfen, in Konzentrationslager gebracht oder exekutiert werden.