European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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her name was Miriam but she was called Maryśka.
her name was Miriam but she was called Maryśka.
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I do not know if people believed this story or not.
I do not know if people believed this story or not.
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But after a while Maryśka was liked by most people, especially by Melania.
But after a while Maryśka was liked by most people, especially by Melania.
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Melania used to walk with her to the village.
Melania used to walk with her to the village.
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Hiding a Jewish couple: Hannah & Arnold Minkowski
Hiding a Jewish couple: Hannah & Arnold Minkowski
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Probably in August I went to Vilnius.
Probably in August I went to Vilnius.
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I needed to meet people who had some contacts,
I needed to meet people who had some contacts,
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knew more about the world around to find out something from them.
knew more about the world around to find out something from them.
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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.
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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.
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he a lawyer from Sosnowiec,
he a lawyer from Sosnowiec,
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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.
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They were living on the balcony, were scared.
They were living on the balcony, were scared.
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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.
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Their last name was real, the good type.
Their last name was real, the good type.
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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.
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Arnold also did not look like a Jew.
Arnold also did not look like a Jew.
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And they were definitely willing to leave Vilnius.
And they were definitely willing to leave Vilnius.
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I went to Orwidów and said to this married couple
I went to Orwidów and said to this married couple
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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.