Teodóra Mikecz

We could owe our daily living to my aunt, Magda Mikecz, whose husband was a doctor. Let's say he didn't earn much, but Aunt Magda always tapped him... We didn't have any money. She also sent money, and a wooden chest that she always packed full with food. We usually went to Újszász (settlement nearby), which was officially forbidden to me to do, and sometimes there were raids among the displaced. It was not allowed to leave the settlement, it was forbidden. But they didn't catch me because I had two pigtails, I looked like a peasant girl. There were controlls, not many, maybe two times altogether. They were very nice. I went to the station while the police were there, and they didn't tell me not to go anywhere. And they even wished me a safe trip. They were indulgent.

The State Protection Authority came for us, and we could carry 50 kilos per person. It also included the furniture. The furniture consisted of my father's favorite bed, which we took with us, two office armchairs, and a folding bed. And we carried a chest with food and clothes. At that time there were only three of us, my sister and my brother had already defected, my brother in 1946 and my sister in 1948. Both to Australia.