Vignette 2
Eva Galler was born in a little city in Poland named Oleszyce. Her father, Israel Vogel, was the head of Jewish community. Her mother grew up in a poor family, and married her father when she was very young. She had eight children; Eva was the oldest. In June 1941, the Germans occupied their little town. The Jews were mistreated, even by their Gentile friends. They had to start wearing the armbands, to be recognized as Jews. Eva’s family was moved to a ghetto, in Lubaczow. A few days later, they were taken to a cattle train. Eva Galler jumped through a window and escaped, so that she can never again see her parents. Her younger brother and sister, who tried to escape too, were shot dead. Eva was on her own; she took a train to Cracow where she was taken a Gentile child by Germans, and later sent to Vienna. There, she worked on a farm for a German family. In May 1945, the Germans started to draw back. Eva found her old friend from Oleszyce, and married him. She works as a Hebrew teacher and has three daughters.

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