15: From Israel to Venezuela to the United States Oscar Sladek Oscar graduates from high school and builds a reputation as a popular singer-songwriter in Israel. In the mid-1950s, he completes his military service in the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), serving for three...
14: Journey to Israel Oscar Sladek All of Oscar’s hopes turn toward Israel. In his memoir, Escape to the Tatras, Oscar writes: “It became clear with each passing day that many of us who survived were damaged human beings, fearful and emotionally shattered. By moving...
13: A new direction and focus Oscar Sladek In the year before Oscar’s little sister is born, the Sladeks listen eagerly to the radio for news in the Middle East and the possibility of a homeland for Jewish people there. Energized by the idea of such a homeland, Oscar...
12: A cold welcome Oscar Sladek The Štaub family suffered through terrible deprivation and many fearful days in the Tatras, but their return to Prešov brings with it another kind of pain and difficulty. They find that their home and all their belongings have been...
11: From the Russian line back to Prešov Oscar Sladek Before sunrise on March 3rd, 1945, their partisan friend returns. It is time to go! The group packs their few belongings and follows him to meet five other partisans armed with grenades and automatic weapons. They...
