European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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evicted my mother from the apartment, I knew that I couldn’t stay in a legal apartment anymore.
evicted my mother from the apartment, I knew that I couldn’t stay in a legal apartment anymore.
I knew that I couldn’t stay in a legal apartment anymore. -
I immediately moved out and over to the house of a colleague, Erni Korijari.
I immediately moved out and over to the house of a colleague, Erni Korijari.
I immediately moved, to the house of a colleague, Erni Korijari. -
She was a member of the LF and worked the props at the Ljubljana Drama house. She took me into hiding in her place.
She was a member of the LF and worked the props at the Ljubljana Drama house. She took me into hiding in her place.
She was a member of the LF and worked in props at the Ljubljana Drama house. She took me into hiding at her place. -
A few days after I moved, the Gestapo visited my mother,
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she didn’t have her own apartment anymore and stayed at her sister’s place.
she didn’t have her own apartment anymore and stayed at her sister’s place.
she didn’t have her own apartment anymore, and stayed at her sister’s place. -
They wanted to know where I was. My mother didn’t know.
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But she got the message to me that the Gestapo had come looking for me.
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I passed that message to my own superiors in the LF network.
I passed that message to my own superiors in the LF network.
I passed that message to my superiors in the LF network. -
From then onwards I was taken care of.
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That was how it was done in Ljubljana:
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Every building had a listing of all the people staying there. Every so often there would be raids.
Every building had a listing of all the people staying there. Every so often there would be raids.
Every building had a list of all the people staying there. Every so often there would be raids. -
If anyone not on the list was found during these raids,
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they were taken away; also all those who were hiding them.
they were taken away; also all those who were hiding them.
they were taken away; as were those hiding them. -
People would take the risk,
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they would consciously accept this person into their home and partly also share their food.
they would consciously accept this person into their home and partly also share their food.
they would consciously accept this person into their home and even partly share their food. -
The counterfeit ration coupons – everyone had ration coupons –
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made for the illegal would always come with great delay,
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often when you weren’t allowed to be there anymore.
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As illegal we would have to stay with people who didn’t even know who we were.
As illegal we would have to stay with people who didn’t even know who we were.
As illegals we would have to stay with people who didn’t even know who we were. -
They just trusted us in needing help on the basis of the code word.
They just trusted us in needing help on the basis of the code word.
They just trusted us in needing help, on the basis of the code word.