The Bauer Family, father Čedomir and son Branko, lived alone in an apartment in Gundulićeva 26. Branko's mother died young, and his grandmother who partially supported them also died before the war. Since they were running out of money, Čedomir decided to rent one of the rooms in their spacious apartment. He put an advertisement in the newspaper that he was looking for a lodger.
Ljerka responded and came to live with them.
In the next section, listen to Branko explaining Ljerka's arrival into their life, and the reasons why they took her in, although they knew it was dangerous. Also, read his short biography.
Branko Bauer was born in Dubrovnik, where his mother came from, but he moved to Zagreb at the age of two. His mother died young, and his grandmother raised him, together with his father who was often absent. He finished primary school, and when he enrolled into a gymnasium, his grandmother sent him to a boarding school. Just when he enrolled into the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, the war broke out terminating his studies. He was mobilized in 1943, but being unfit to fight, was sent to Varaždin. He soon found the way to return to Zagreb, and spent the rest of the war at home. After the war, he became interested in film and began working in Jadran Film. Soon, he became one of the most important film directors in the history of Croatian film. He made one of the first films about wartime Zagreb, „Don't look back, my son“, and many others. He died in Zagreb in 2002.