Jiřina Veverková

“There were some groups, resistance groups, collecting money for such people. Sometimes somebody arrived and brought my mother some money. She had no money at all. We had such a beautiful dining furniture. And old one, cut in wood. She sold it and got for it two thousand crowns for it, including kitchenware. The price was ridiculous. But at least she had some money. When my father returned, we even didn’t have a table. So we had to find some table. Well, it was bad.”

“And now he brought three men. We had a neighbour, she came from Russia. She was there after the Revolution, so she knew what it was like during the October Revolution. My mother hid me in her flat immediately, because I was sixteen and the Russians liked young girls a lot. I remained hidden until they left. It lasted quite long, I am not sure any longer, well almost to May 17.”