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Magda Beer - July 5, 1983

Magda Beer was born in Budapest, Hungary in 1915. After the Germans invaded Hungary, Magda and her family were forced to live in the Budapest ghetto, where she worked in a brick factory. After Budapest was liberated by the Russians, Magda opened up her own factory and remarried before finally moving to the United States.

1. Introduction
2. Life Before the War
3. Life Before the War II
4. Start of War
5. Life Under German Occupation
6. Start of Ghetto
7. Life in the Ghetto
8. Obtaining False Papers
9. Life Under the Russians
10. Working After the War
11. Moving to the United States
12. Moving to the United States II
13. Life in the United States
14. Thoughts on Survival
15. Life After the War
16. Life Under German Occupation II
17. Life Under German Occupation III
18. Conclusion