European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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Melania used to walk with her to the village.
Melania used to walk with her to the village.
Melania la portava spesso nel villaggio. -
Hiding a Jewish couple: Hannah & Arnold Minkowski
Hiding a Jewish couple: Hannah & Arnold Minkowski
Nascondendo una coppia ebrea: Hannah e Arnold Minkowski -
Probably in August I went to Vilnius.
Probably in August I went to Vilnius.
In agosto, credo, andai a Vilnius. -
I needed to meet people who had some contacts,
I needed to meet people who had some contacts,
Dovevo incontrare delle persone che avevano dei contatti, -
knew more about the world around to find out something from them.
knew more about the world around to find out something from them.
sapevano cosa stava succedendo nel mondo ed era più facile scoprire qualcosa da loro. -
And I found out, that on their balcony overgrown with vines, a married couple was hidden.
And I found out, that on their balcony overgrown with vines, a married couple was hidden.
Scoprì che sul balcone, coperto dalla vite selvatica, nascondevano una coppia sposata. -
She was a daughter of the best dentist of Vilnius, who was a Jew.
She was a daughter of the best dentist of Vilnius, who was a Jew.
Lei era figlia del miglior dentista di Vilnius, ebreo, -
he a lawyer from Sosnowiec,
he a lawyer from Sosnowiec,
lui - un avvocato di Sosnowiec, -
who escaped from the Germans, came to Vilnius, met Hana and married her.
who escaped from the Germans, came to Vilnius, met Hana and married her.
che scappò dai tedeschi, arrivò a Vilnius, incontrò Hana e così si sposarono. -
They were living on the balcony, were scared.
They were living on the balcony, were scared.
Vivevano sul balcone, erano molto spaventati. -
They had some papers, I do not even know how it was with those papers.
They had some papers, I do not even know how it was with those papers.
Avevano dei documenti, non so neanche come fossero messi con quei documenti. -
Their last name was real, the good type.
Their last name was real, the good type.
il cognome era vero, del tipo giusto. -
Hana was a blue-eyed blonde, nobody could really say she was a Jew.
Hana was a blue-eyed blonde, nobody could really say she was a Jew.
Hana era bionda con gli occhi azzurri, nessuno avrebbe potuto dire che era ebrea. -
Arnold also did not look like a Jew.
Arnold also did not look like a Jew.
E anche Arnold non sembrava ebreo. -
And they were definitely willing to leave Vilnius.
And they were definitely willing to leave Vilnius.
Volevano assolutamente lasciare Vilnius, perché come si faceva a vivere su quel balcone? -
I went to Orwidów and said to this married couple
I went to Orwidów and said to this married couple
Tornai a Orwidów e dissi alla prima coppia -
they had to be very careful as the more shady people lived in here, the bigger danger of betrayal was.
they had to be very careful as the more shady people lived in here, the bigger danger of betrayal was.
che avrebbero dovuto stare molto attenti, perché più persone sospette avrebbero vissuto lì, più grande sarebbe stato il pericolo. -
I told them that there is a situation like that and if they or rather we can decide to help.
I told them that there is a situation like that and if they or rather we can decide to help.
Gli dissi che c'era questa situazione e gli chiesi se gli avremmo aiutati. -
I brought the Minkowski family.
I brought the Minkowski family.
Portai la famiglia Minkowski. -
There was a huge problem with them as they were very scared.
There was a huge problem with them as they were very scared.
Con loro avevamo un enorme problema perché erano molto spaventati.