Testimony of Leo Grunwald, born in Giraltovce, Czechoslovakia, 1918, regarding his experiences in the Slovakian Army, using a false identity, in hiding in Kezmarok, in Zilina and in hiding in the Tatry Mountains

Testimony of Leo Grunwald, born in Giraltovce, Czechoslovakia, 1918, regarding his experiences in the Slovakian Army, using a false identity, in hiding in Kezmarok, in Zilina and in hiding in the Tatry Mountains Religious family with many children; his parents own a store; death of his father, 1926; witness learns in a "heder" and attends the Jewish school; draft into the Slovakian Army; wears army uniform with a special designation; use of a kosher kitchen; release from the military; life in Kezmarok in his sister's home, until 1944. Use of forged documents; life in the Tatry Mountains including work in a hotel; capture by policemen, summer 1944; confesses regarding his Judaism; detention and transfer including his detention in Zilina; escape to Kezmarok with help from his brother-in-law and a friend; life in hiding in Kezmarok in the home of his sister and brother-in-law; his sister and brother-in-law have a special residence permit; outbreak of the Slovak National Uprising; escape to the border of Poland in the Tatry Mountains; life at the border of Poland in the Tatry Mountains including finding a hiding place in the home of a Polish acquaintance; life in hiding along with other Jews; liberation by the Red Army. Return to Kezmarok; life in Kezmarok until 1947; move to Chile, in the footsteps of his girl friend; life in Chile including marriage, 1948; aliya to Israel, 1972.