Testimony of Lea Grinvald, born in Vranov Nad Toplou, Czechoslovakia, 1926, regarding her experiences in Michalovce and while in hiding

Testimony of Lea Grinvald, born in Vranov Nad Toplou, Czechoslovakia, 1926, regarding her experiences in Michalovce and while in hiding Her childhood. Revocation of Jews' rights and confiscation of Jewish property in Slovakia, 1938; escape to relatives in Michalovce following the start of deportations of Slovakian youth to extermination, March 1942; unsuccessful attempts to cross the border into Hungary; life in the open in Michalovce until spring 1944; transfer to Levoca with the approach of the Soviet front; finds shelter with a Christian family in Odorica, with the resumption of the transports; German searches; presence of a German Army force in the house where she was hiding during their retreat; liberation by the Red Army, January 1945. Aliya to Israel, 1949.