House burnt down in Kerhartice near Česká Lípa

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… about ten people, in Kerhartice, it was a big house near Česká Lípa, a huge one. They bought the house with that … grannies living there. And the grannies wanted a flat in Česká Lípa, and [the authorities - trans.] didn’t give the … the concert the grannies suddenly got a beautiful flat in Česká Lípa, and a week later the house burnt down because …

Journey from Hungary to Česká Lípa during the World War II

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… of 1944 we set off. All she knew was that my father was in Česká Lípa, and so we set off on our journey to Česká Lípa. I think she was so depressed and [...] that my … Journey from Hungary to Česká Lípa during the World War II …

Zapálený barák v Kerharticích u České Lípy

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… „To bylo asi deseti lidí ty Kerhartice, to byl u Český Lípy velkej barák, obrovskej. Koupili ten dům i s tím, … bydlely nějaký dvě babičky. A babičky chtěly byt někde v Český Lípě, a babičkám byt žádnej nedali, furt bydlely v tom … Ale po tom koncertě najednou babičky dostaly krásný byty v Český Lípě a tejden nato ten barák shořel, protože ho …

Cesta z Maďarska do České Lípy za druhé světové války

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… jsme se vydali na cestu. Ona věděla akorát to, že otec je v České Lípě a vydali jsme se tedy na cestu do České Lípy. Myslím si, že ona z té deprese a tak [...], že … Cesta z Maďarska do České Lípy za druhé světové války …

My father tore up my school application and slapped me

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… “When I was finishing primary school in Česká Lípa, I wanted to continue at a secondary medical … it is.’ And so, I had to do as he told me. I found a job in Česká Lípa as an invoice clerk in a fruit and vegetable …

The post-war expulsion, part I

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… people there. They assigned my dad to the post office in Česká Lípa, where the postmistress was a German. She was to … her, I was fourteen, she was twenty-one. They sent her to Česká Lípa, to the concentration camp, and I went to visit …

Husák’s youth

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… the identity cards over to us in the Jiráskovo theatre in Česká Lípa, the crazy dogmatic Stalinist had a speech to us …

The expulsion committee in Vagonka Česká Lípa

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… The expulsion committee in Vagonka Česká Lípa …

Mucking out early in the morning, grazing cows after school until dark

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… back before. Even after I had started attending school in Česká Lípa, I still had the same responsibilities. I came … to help in the morning?” – “When I was going to school in Česká Lípa, I had to help muck out the stables in the …

Introduction

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… knows me as Elinor, everybody calls me Lenka. I was born in Česká Lípa, probably by chance because we always lived in …