03:11

Ruth Deutschmann

Benjamin Epp

Kufstein

1999-03-26

1918

And as the war was then lost - as we have gone hungry for months already, fortunately there were no Kufstein in World War air raids. But I'm gone steal - yes, I'm gone steal. I have stolen potatoes, turnips I've stolen from the fields. And once we have lifted down four of a box from an open van and have run in these fields, with the box and have looked into what is inside. And since this was inside then sugared, artificial coffee. And each of us a 5-pound bag has carried home. And my mom - that was so frightened. I had to disappear with the five pounds. And then I went to another of my three classmates and I whistled him down out of the apartment that night and gave him the five pounds of coffee sweetened given. Did not tell him why. I've used a lie, I said: "I taste like it." And when I came home - my mom - yes, but it was this terrible time after the war. We are black ascended to Wörgl, with a freight train - we are children! Usually boys. Wörgl was in the whole station littered with scattered flour, rice, flour, sugar, beans, oats, corn things, all cars were open. They could then take what they wanted. Everyone who wished, took with anything and drove home. But what is lying around on the ground - you are literally shoe rose high around on the ground! - That one has of course no longer can use.