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telling us that she could not maintain an antifascist family.
telling us that she could not maintain an antifascist family.
um uns mitzuteilen sie könne eine antifaschistische Familie nicht länger unterstützen. -
I was fourteen and both my parents were dead.
I was fourteen and both my parents were dead.
Ich war vierzehn und meine beiden Eltern waren tot. -
Then we had to leave everything, all our friends and all we had.
Then we had to leave everything, all our friends and all we had.
Dann mussten wir alles zurücklassen, alle unsere Freunde und alles was wir hatten. -
We moved to Gazzata di San Martino in Rio.
We moved to Gazzata di San Martino in Rio.
Wir zogen nach Gazzata di San Martino in Rio -
We were lucky to find a landlord willing to give us a piece of land to farm.
We were lucky to find a landlord willing to give us a piece of land to farm.
Wir hatten das Glück, einen Grundbesitzer zu finden, der uns ein Stück Land zum Bestellen überließ. -
I guess they already knew we were antifascists.
I guess they already knew we were antifascists.
Ich nehme an, ihnen war schon klar, dass wir Antifaschisten waren. -
They asked me if I wanted to help them out
They asked me if I wanted to help them out
Sie fragten mich ob ich ihnen aushelfen wolle -
in a few tasks to support the Communist party.
in a few tasks to support the Communist party.
mit ein paar Aufgaben, um die Kommunistische Partei zu unterstützen. -
They needed somebody who wouldn’t be noticed much.
They needed somebody who wouldn’t be noticed much.
Sie brauchten jemanden, der nicht zu viel auffiel. -
It was just what I was looking for. I wanted to do something, to help, but I didn’t know how.
It was just what I was looking for. I wanted to do something, to help, but I didn’t know how.
Das war genau, wonach ich Ausschau gehalten hatte. Ich wollte etwas tun, um zu helfen, aber ich wusste nicht wie. -
They gave me a chance to do something for my family
They gave me a chance to do something for my family
Sie gaben mir die Chance etwas für meine Familie zu tun -
and to support the antifascist ideals I was starting to believe in.
and to support the antifascist ideals I was starting to believe in.
und zur Unterstützung der antifaschistischen Ideale, an die ich anfing zu glauben. -
I started to collect the “soccorso rosso” (red aid).
I started to collect the “soccorso rosso” (red aid).
Ich fing an “soccorso rosso” zu sammeln (rote Hilfe). -
The little amount of money antifascists could rely on to support those families
The little amount of money antifascists could rely on to support those families
Die kleinen Geldbeträge auf die sich Antifaschisten verlassen konnten um jene Familien zu unterstützen -
whose parents or brothers had to flee after being persecuted by the regime.
whose parents or brothers had to flee after being persecuted by the regime.
deren Eltern und Brüder fliehen mussten, weil sie vom Regime verfolgt wurden. -
It was just natural to me.
It was just natural to me.
Es kam mir ganz natürlich vor. -
After all I had suffered, joining the Communist party meant
After all I had suffered, joining the Communist party meant
Nach allem was ich erlitten habe, der Kommunistischen Partei beizutreten bedeutete -
doing something for the vision I had developed.
doing something for the vision I had developed.
etwas für die Vision zu tun, die ich entwickelt habe. -
I would also be doing something for my brother and to grant people a chance to live better.
I would also be doing something for my brother and to grant people a chance to live better.
Ich würde zudem etwas für meinen Bruder tun, und Menschen eine Chance auf ein besseres Leben geben. -
I became a communist day by day, taking in the atmosphere around me.
I became a communist day by day, taking in the atmosphere around me.
Ich wurde Tag für Tag mehr Kommunist, dadurch, dass ich die Atmosphäre um mich herum verinnerlichte.