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Under the Castle - Growing Up Between the Swastika and the Cross (Hardcover)
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Under the Castle - Growing Up Between the Swastika and the Cross (Hardcover)
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This is the story of one boy's journey from an ordinary childhood
in a European middle-class family into an alien world of terror and
persecution where fear and violence reigned. Millions had to perish
before Germany was defeated and the Continent could return to
sanity. The Nazis' rise to power had transformed occupied Europe
into a hostile environment where life for Jews had become a living
hell. Suddenly, old relationships had been swept aside as
neighbours and friends had suddenly become enemies and would-be
persecutors. Survival now depended on learning new skills and
sharpening newly acquired instincts. The margin between freedom and
incarceration was often minute. Under such a brutally repressive
regime life became dependent on quick thinking and adjustment to
every new situation. Living on the razor's edge those instincts
soon become second nature, and with it new, hitherto unsuspected
abilities to cope. With familiarity and increasing self-confidence
it was inevitable that some bravado could also creep in. How else
could such escapades as earning money in the epicenter of the Nazi
war machine - a German Army HQ in occupied Budapest be explained? .
Also described are the realities of life under continuous
bombardment, from the air and by artillery, in a city laid waste
and under siege where one was continually in danger, hungry and
cold. To alleviate that hunger it became necessary to find food
from unusual sources such as cutting flesh from army horses killed
in the shelling and drinking melted snow. Everything had its uses
and was recycled: even shoe polish could be used as a substitute
for candles for lighting up a dark cellar in a ruined city where
electricity, gas and water supplies as well as all the amenities of
modern life were but a distant memory. The siege of Budapest ended
with liberation by the Red Army and the realization of the terrible
cost in human terms - especially that of Jews - of the Nazi
regime.Starting a new life in England and a return to normalcy,
concentrating on integration and education; preparing for a
worthwhile career in a free and happy environment bring the story
full circle. It shows that trauma need not necessarily be injurious
but can also have a positive effect that leads to a greater
appreciation of life and acts as a stimulant for
achievement.Service in the British army, immigration to Israel and
serving in the Israeli army as well as creating a family and a
career conclude the narrative.Originally this memoir was intended
for my children, but as it took shape I felt it could be of
interest to the general reader who may wish to look at this
cataclysmic era as seen through the eyes of a child.
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