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Tom, 1932-1940, Budapest


Budapest, Hungary


p. 28- “We lived near the center of the city in Pest…”

p. 28 – “There was nothing special about our apartment – cozy, good quality, but nothing fancy…”
p. 28 – “There was nothing special about our apartment – cozy, good quality, but nothing fancy…”
p. 28 - “The balcony afforded one of my many pranks.”</br>The apartment was at the top balcony on the right. They rebuilt the building after the war according to its original plan. This is a photo from a family trip.
p. 28 - “The balcony afforded one of my many pranks.”
The apartment was at the top balcony on the right. They rebuilt the building after the war according to its original plan. This is a photo from a family trip.
p. 29 – “Every woman thought my mother was the luckiest lady to catch a man like that.”
p. 29 – “Every woman thought my mother was the luckiest lady to catch a man like that.”
p. 28 – "I witnessed beautiful harmony between my parents who seemed to live in a permanent state of trying to cause each other joy."</br>Tom's parents (top and right) with friends.
p. 28 – "I witnessed beautiful harmony between my parents who seemed to live in a permanent state of trying to cause each other joy."
Tom's parents (top and right) with friends.
p. 30 – “I was thrilled every time anyone would say that I looked exactly like my father. There was no greater compliment for which I could ask.”
p. 30 – “I was thrilled every time anyone would say that I looked exactly like my father. There was no greater compliment for which I could ask.”
p. 32 - “We had great times in… beautiful Bled, Slovenia.”
p. 32 - “We had great times in… beautiful Bled, Slovenia.”
p. 33- "Another of the vacations was at the Hotel Royal on Lake Balaton."
p. 33- "Another of the vacations was at the Hotel Royal on Lake Balaton."
p. 36- "In last minute despair, I climbed up on the Kossuth monument, hoping that he could not follow me."
p. 36- "In last minute despair, I climbed up on the Kossuth monument, hoping that he could not follow me."
p. 36- "The principal banned all students from talking to me for a week and issued a warning to my parents." </br>Tom's 2nd grade class. Tom is in the 3rd row, 2nd from the left.
p. 36- "The principal banned all students from talking to me for a week and issued a warning to my parents."
Tom's 2nd grade class. Tom is in the 3rd row, 2nd from the left.

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