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hwpI was born on April 20, 1925
in Peine...
Germany, Europe...
the fourth child
of Azriel Perel...
a shoe store owner,
and his wife Rebecca.
You wont believe it...
but I remember my circumcision.
My God,
God of our forefathers...
let this child live...
...this child...
Solomon.
Solomon, son of Azriel.
I remember that my birthday
fell on the same day...
as that of the future Chancellor
of the Thousand-year Reich...
Adolf Hitler.
Maybe Father wanted to
shave his beard.
Not now he wont.
Come on, catch me!
Solly!
Hurry up!
What are you doing?
Come on out!
Is it your Bar Mitzvah or mine?
You have to cut wood.
Sure, right away.
Bertha was always jealous of me.
She wanted to be the boy.
Had I known,
Id have leaped out of the tub.
Cant we close up?
In half an hour.
Out with the Jews!
Kathy!
What are you doing here?
And you?
I brought the beer.
They broke
all your windows, right?
Get me some clothes
from my house.
My fathers forbidden
my going to your house.
Wait!
Here you are.
Isaac was looking for you.
My father was born in Lodz...
so we moved there.
He got us Polish passports
and said that now we were Poles.
I knew the Germans had
killed Bertha...
but I didnt want
to go to Lodz.
Police!
We lived above a movie house.
The cashier, Miss Basia...
made me her pet...
and let me in for nothing.
I wanted to be an actor...
like Clark Gable
or Eugeniusz Bodo.
I wondered whether her hump
was flesh or bone.
When the war broke out,
I was glad.
Now the police would forget
about the bicycle incident...
and Father wouldnt get angry.
Dont open the door!
Please dont!
David!
Have you deserted?
I never even found my unit.
Its incredible. They didnt
even give me a rifle.
The cant spare any
for distribution to Jews.
The Germans will win.
In a day or two,
theyll march in here.
Its your fault!
You said
wed be safe here...
and that they wouldnt dare
start this war.
Yes, yes, Its my fault.
The boys must leave.
Solly must not fall
into their hands.
Where should they go?
East.
As far east as possible.
They could have asked us.
It is written...
that a son never leaves
his parents in difficult times.
It is also written...
that the son
must obey his parents.
And it is also your duty
to watch over your brother.
And you?
Couldnt we all go?
Nothing will happen to us.
Stop it!
They cant lug
all these jars.
Come. Well be back soon.
Isaac, my foot hurts!
Come on, Solek.
Theres a war on!
Solek!
Wait for me!
Wait for me
on the other side.
Dont be afraid!
Where are you going?
The Bolsheviks are there!
The Russian army!
They invaded us
from the other side.
They made a deal!
Hitler has a pact with Stalin...
and gave him the East!
Theres no more Poland!
Its the Soviet occupation.
Wait!
Im coming back with you!
The Poles preferred Hitler
and wanted to turn back.
The Jews swam
toward the Bolsheviks.
And l...
Help!
Take it easy!
I was saved
by a Russian soldier.
The next day I sat on the bank,
waiting for my brother, Isaac.
But he never came.
They took me to the orphanage
in Grodno...
where I stayed two years...
with other Jews,
Poles, and Russians.
I was turned into a Soviet
patriot and a good Communist.
Young pioneers...
for the struggle in the name
of Lenin and Stalin...
be prepared!
Always prepared!
Long live comrade Stalin!
Long live...
the Soviet Republic!
From your father?
Yes. Hes a prisoner
of the Russians.
Solomon Perel!
Thanks to the Hitler-Stalin
pact, I could receive letters.
My father wrote...
"Dear Son,
We are happy to know...
"that you are well, safe,
and are studying.
"We are OK.
We had to move to the ghetto...
"as do all the Jews.
"Dont worry about us.
"Thinking of you
gives us courage.
"Are you eating Kosher?
Always remember who you are!
"Do you observe the Sabbath?
Greetings to your teachers.
"Your mother sends her love.
Your Father.
"P.S. Our address...
"is Knupfergasse ."
Your origins?
You left them out.
Jewish.
ldiot! We know that.
Were asking about
your class origins.
You didnt indicate
your class origins!
He doesnt understand.
My father had a store.
Bourgeois.
Sollys making an effort.
Hes doing a lot of social work.
Ill prove
Im a worthy Komsomol.
Youve been accepted into
the Komsomol? Wheres the badge?
There arent any more.
Stalinist puppet!
You know what would happen
if I reported that?
Bastards!
The landowners and the bourgeois
keep the people in ignorance.
They encourage
religious superstitions...
and with the help of the popes,
priests, and rabbis...
they smother
all revolutionary instinct.
Thats why we call religion
the opium of the masses.
Its not true!
That God doesnt exist!
He exists!
Where is he?
He exists, thats all.
In Heaven.
Does anyone else
share this opinion?
Youre alone in your beliefs.
Filthy Poles!
What is this?
A conspiracy?
The discussion is pointless.
Science has proven...
Dirty Jew!
Youre the one who crucified...
Jesus!
Youre an obscurantist
and a racist!
Polish fascist!
Lords...
aristocrats!
Do you know what Lenin
said about anti-Semitism?
That Its a crime
as bad as counterrevolution!
My bro
