European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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That was when the book “All quiet on the Western Front “, by Remarque was published.
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This book was read by the organised youngsters of the union,
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in the SAJ (socialistic labourer youth) or communistic labourer youth or by the labourer sportsmen.
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The older ones, who took part in the First World War, had to report at our youth centre evenings:
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“What was it like in Verdun, or somewhere else?” -
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Your Experiences! And that strengthened many youngsters in their fight against the fascist danger that appeared over the years.
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The SA tried to ban the film and did manage.
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That is something that accompanied me further on in my life;
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against war and against fascism, too.
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Workers sport group "Fichte"
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1922 I joined the labour sports club ‘Fichte’.
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And all the following years – we practiced gymnastics twice a week –
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influenced us there.
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My sister was in ‘Fichte’, and that was the reason why I joined them, too.
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I was the only one in my class.
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There were mainly reactionary teachers there.
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They did not have anything in mind with ‘Fichte’.
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Here in ‘Fichte’ I felt comfortable. It was nice for a child to be and to do sports with others.
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On Sundays we sometimes went on excursions into the proximity of Berlin.
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You just felt secure there in the circle of peers under the supervision of older people,
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