Peter Schönberg

"During communism there was fear in Jewish communities. Adults tried to hide that fear from children. But it was normal to be afraid. Fear of what will come again. I remember my father had an acquaintance who disappeared. He simply disappeared. Years later, we were invited to visit them. And he was suddenly there. He looked terrible, he had no teeth. He ended up in Jáchymov, but we never found out why. He was a very intelligent man. Then he worked at the Dukla hotel in Prešov, when a delegation from abroad came there, he had to translate because he knew Spanish, English and German. We were all afraid because everyone saw what could happen."

"Father had a cousin who was already married before the war. I liked that cousin very much, I called her aunt. They met after the war and she said she would never see her husband again. However, he was just coming, but from my aunt's back, and was signaling my father to be quiet. That's how they saw again."