The house on Tyršova Street was home to the known Most lawyer Dr. Fritz Stransky. His mother Amalia and his wife Lisa Babbette, also known as Lisa, lived in the same house. They had two children, Anita and Jan Petr.
Now watch clip of testimony of Anita Stransky - Schwarz:
Brief biography of the witness:
Anita Schwarz was born as Anita Stransky in 1921 in Most. Her father was a well-known local lawyer, her mother was active in the field of social work with the needy, she had a brother. After the occupation of the border area, she fled to France, hiding from the police, who were detaining Jewish refugees in internment camps.
When the Nazis began deporting the internment camp staff to their deaths, Anita illegally crossed the border into Switzerland, where she was interned in a temporary refugee hostel in Brissag. After the war, Anita emigrated to England, married in Canada and finally settled in the USA.
The interview was recorded on March 20, 1996 in St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.A.
Does Anita look familiar to you? Haven't you met her before?