Account of a Refugee During the 2nd World War

So I get an email from Julie talking about herflowers were beautiful. She loved the nature, the
grand mother who was a refugee during the warlake, the mountains. The walks.Then the day of
here in the Caux Palace where I am currentlypeace arrived. They were not permitted to go
studying Hotel Management.She goes on to say:out not even to telephone their son. They heard
There were 1600 jews coming from the Bergenonly later how everyone has gone out and had a
Belsen camp and they arrived towards thebig celebration - without them.Finally, another
begining of December 1944. Escaping finally withgroup arrived, they went to another city nearby
their life and ultimately very happy and hungrysome of them, others to Palestina (now Israel)
with almost no showers. Old, young, men andand that is the story of her grandmother's stay
women.They were put first in a big hall, and giventhere.Her husband was in the meantime in a
covers and food. Then put into small rooms, lotshospital nearby (where they gave them more
were packed in, as there was not much space.food and was warmer) and her daughter worked
They got food and slowly, clothes to wear.But itto keep clean the hotel first, then to give lessons
was a cold, cold winter and they did not haveof gymnastic to people. She cared for the children
adequate heating in the building, and her grandand cleaned their rooms.Happy to escape with life,
mother wrote they were freezing most of thebut still a difficult life leid ahead.They stayed later
time.And they were still closed off from the restin old people's house for the next 15 years, then
of the world. Sometimes, one of them was givenwent to live with their children. She met her
permission to go out. One could go to Geneve,grandmother in 1961 when she came out of
visit his son and family there.Spring arrived, theyRomania. - Blog about the Caux Palace and the
were given more permission to go out, and thestories behind it.