"My Uncl"
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"My Uncl"
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Consists of one manuscript, 11 pages, entitled"My Uncl" by Yisrael Rudi Lichtner, written in 2011. In the manuscript,Yisrael describes his childhood in Rome, Italy, and the experience of meeting his uncle David, who spent the war as a Hungarian Jewish prisoner in a Siberian prisoner of war camp. He describes David's experiences searching for any family members who survived the war, finding Yisrael's family, getting married and then being separated from them when the Iron Curtain fell over Hungary. David and his wife were able to reunite with them in 1958 and then immigrated to Israel. Yisrael describes visiting them in Israel and learning more about his uncle's experiences.
Copyright Holder: Mr. Yisrael R. Lichtner