Samuel Biegun - February 15, 1983
Experiencing Anti-Semitism
All right. When you were, when you were in Poland before the war, do you remember any kind of uh, any incidences of anti-Semitism?
Yes, there were always uh, always incidents. But in my street--like in my block there were only two, three uh, Gentile--non-Jewish families, so we didn't--it's like in a ghetto, you know.
Do you recall any personal incidences of anti-Semitism?
Personal, no.
How did you know that there were?
Because uh, I remember when we used to walk over in the non...you know, outside our street, you know, so there were...
Wife: Incidents.
Yeah, so there were incidents.
To you?
Yes, everybody that passed by, yeah. There were some--not that much, but there were incidents.
Like how? Could you tell me for instance?
Like calling names, you know, like a Jew, and uh, and uh, they didn't like us too much.
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