Right View: Beginning Life Again
By the time Marton married Olga, he was back in his shoe business. Business was in his marrow. He bought a small truck to transport his purchases from Budapest,...
Right View: At Auschwitz, Part 3
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The following is a description of the fate of those who...
Right View: The Life Of Olga Elek, Part 15
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In Part 14 (September 16), Olga and her father arrive at...
Right View: Goodbye, Hungary
The Sternberg Story, Part 10
In Part 9, Marton and Olga decide to leave Hungary for Israel.
It was late in October 1960. We had already said our goodbyes to our...
Right View :The Life Of Olga Elek, Part 5
Last week’s installment concluded with the Elek family’s arrival in Dombovar in 1924, as the tides of discrimination were waning.
For the most part, the Hungarian-Jewish relationship was an on-again,...
Right View: The Life Of Olga Elek, Part 16
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In Part 15, upon arrival at Auschwitz, Olga is set to...
Right View: The Life Of Olga Elek, Part 17
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In Part 16, Olga begins learning about life in Auschwitz.
The days...
Death March And Liberation: The Life Of Olga Elek, Part 29
In Part 28, Olga and her friends try to help a fellow inmate who can no longer walk, but the SS drag the woman away by her legs and...
The Life Of Olga Elek, Part 12
In Part 11, the Jews of Dombovar were relocated to the ghetto where conditions were unbearable.
June brought many changes. The weather turned hot and stifling. Being cooped up in...
The Right View: The Life Of Olga Elek, Part 25
Leaving Auschwitz
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Late August in Auschwitz, rumors are flying every day about...