Rozalia S. Holocaust testimony (HVT-3889) interviewed by Viera Durisova

Videotape testimony of Rozalia S., who was born in Tomášov, Czechoslovakia (presently Slovakia) in 1923, an only child. She recalls attending a local Catholic school, then schools in Malinovo and Senec; cordial relations with non-Jews; Hungarian occupation in 1938; anti-Jewish restrictions; exemption from many due to her father's status as a decorated, disabled World War I veteran; assistance from the local Roman Catholic priest; deportation of all the other Jews in May 1944, including her beloved aunt (none survived); transfer with her parents to Dunajská Streda in September 1944; some of the Hungarian guards helping them and the other prisoners (most were not Jewish); a small group of Romanies that were shot; liberation by Soviet troops on April 1, 1945; returning home; the priest who had saved them organizing locals to repair their vandalized home; marriage; and the births of two children. Ms. S. discusses an overwhelming sense of loss whenever she visits Tomášov; paying homage to the priest by visiting his grave; and sharing her story with her children. She shows photographs.