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Anne Silver Mondinot's avatar

Thank you for sharing this story. As you told it, I could see everything unfolding like scenes from a movie, especially when the “great escape” happened. How fortunate everyone was! Bravo for keeping this story alive and passing it on. As a civilization, we need to remember and honor stories like this one.

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Lin Gregory's avatar

Thank you for sharing this Manuela - it is so important to share these stories, to keep the history of what happened to our families alive for future generations and to understand our own lives. It's hard to imagine the loss and turmoil families went through in turbulent times like WW2, and how it all affected them.

I realised too late the importance of getting our parents to tell us everything about their lives before they pass...I have found out so much about my father and mother which I would love to talk to them about but cant...maybe one day I'll post a little about that here.

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