Lila Denes - May 19, 1989
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Born in a small town in Hungary, Mrs. Denes moved to Budapest in 1940 with her husband. Her husband was taken to labor camps several times between 1940 and the end of the war. When the Germans occupied Budapest in 1944, Mrs. Denes had two small children, Judy and George. Using false papers, she assumed the identity of an unwed mother and was treated as such by the people around her. She was in Budapest when the Soviet army liberated it. Her husband returned soon after the liberation. Again using false papers, the family fled Hungary after the war and eventually settled in Detroit, Michigan in 1955.
- Introduction
- Family
- School
- Home Life
- Anti-Semitism
- Invasion of Czechoslovakia
- Budapest
- Deportation of Husband
- Leaving Budapest
- Living as Gentiles
- Gentile Suspicion
- Living in Budapest as Gentiles
- Husband's Escape
- Other Jews
- Reunion with Husband
- Russian Soldiers
- Hometown Post-War
- Leaving Hungary
- Traveling to Germany
- Salzburg
- Conditions in Budapest
- Detroit
- First Time in Hiding
- Living Among Germans
- Fate of Parents
- Hiding
- Hiding the Children
- Reflecting on Experiences
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