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Mania and I in our sailor suit school uniform, aged 5 and 6

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With my father and Mania, 1938

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My babcia and dzadzio

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The photos my friends and I took when we didn’t know if we would survive the war, 1942. I am with Genya Astman (left).

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Mania

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From left to right: My mother Salka, (in front) Julia Beck, Fanka Melman, and (behind) an unknown friend

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Lola Elefant

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Klara Patrontasch and her brother Artek in the 1930s

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Mr Valentine Beck, after the war

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Ala Beck

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Myself with Mr Beck and Mr Melman, 1946

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The Melman’s house

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Mr Patrontasch’s carefully crafted hatch in the floor, still there today

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The bunker as it looked on our last trip

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In Montreal with Ala and Lola, early 1970s

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At home with Sol, Zygush and Zosia in 2007