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views of the Pyrenees at Mirassou Bosdarros
Mirassou "Shining sun"
; undersigned Leo Mohr certify that:
My name is Leo Wolf Mohr, I am born February 26, 1932 in Lille, France.
Father Mohr Chil-Schlanger (1902), my mother Lieba Ruck-Brant (1904) emigrated from Galicia (Pol.) in the twenties.
I had a happy childhood in Lille, however, already alive and sensitive to disturbances of the time, warning of doom.
My parents are very committed and militant hide nothing from me, the Popular Front strikes. English war. Wounded Jewish brigades, convalescent home, told.
In 1940, the entire family is thrown on the roads is the breakthrough of the Germans in May, the debacle in the bombing, strafing by the Stukas. Abbeville, Dieppe and Rouen is shaved behind us.
The defeat, back to Lille, the anti-Jewish laws, wearing the yellow star, the roundups!
April-May 1942
My mom just sew the stars on our clothes, meticulously, at the location specified by the regulations. Should he go to school? I'll go. Lightbringer designation. I did not realize that it is shameful.
I enter my classroom, school Carnot square foot of the redoubt in the belfry: a whisper, a hubbub, a silence.
Master Bodaert, severe in his gray shirt was amazed then cried
Get up in silence and watch out your friend, you must do him honor ..... The course that followed remained in my memory as a tribute to my people, a farewell because he advised me not to go back to school.
The exact terms of his speech are no longer in my memory, but I know that I was proud!
1942 the Vel d'Hiv roundup . My young aunt Henna Becherbluth, Charlotte 6 years and 3 years Lea will disappear. Drancy Auschwitz-convoy No. 24 August 26, 1942.
It is time to flee, despite the insecurity. The yellow stars are removed. Never utter a word of Yiddish. Departure to the "free" zone with true false papers provided by resistant Prefecture of Lille. We must learn our new identity perfectly. 
Dax, St.Jean pied de port 8 Août 1942 : nous franchissons les contrôles policiers de la milice et des nazis . 
The next day my uncle Sat Ruck be stopped at this same control and then deported to Beaune-la-Rolande, Drancy and Auschwitz ; in convoy 57 (1943) . My aunt Leah, my cousin Michael (two years) will escape arrest and join the free zone .
, smugglers lead us in the free zone, walking through the mountains until Basque Mauleon. (AOUT 1942) .
Then we arrive at Gan (now in the Pyrenees Atlantiques) village near Pau Bearn. Welcomed as refugees, we settle.
October 1942 I go to primary school at Gan in the class of Mr. Campa.
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October 1943, I entered the sixth boarder at the Lycée Louis Barthou in Pau. Soon professors announce impending roundups of Jewish children in the classroom. I then leave precipitously high school. Return to Gan.
resisters warn the eve of an impending raid, the young daughter of an employee of the prefecture of Pau brings the message at night by bike. My father fled into the night, but my mother and I decided to stay. Lord and naive reasoning "when they do not even take the kids!". Two young militiamen surprise us, still in bed, insult my mother, threatening to put us back in handcuffs. They go get the truck! The few minutes of respite enough, we win the field ....
In the remote hills of Bosdarros, Mirassou a farm where we had already bought milk and eggs.
Mirassou
There was the old grandfather Candegabe, CLAIRE daughter and her husband LEON DUBOIS . Three children: Juliette 18, Alfred 13, and Irene 11 years. seniors, three son, Robert, Jean-Louis Germain Allemagne.Léon Dubois were prisoners had been gassed in 1916.
The farm, a refuge dream, ideal, fifteen hectares of vineyards, sheep, cows, chestnut, chickens, ducks and geese. No electricity and no water still running .....
But smiles admirable understanding instantaneous course we could keep this Jewish child, and since there was no question of going to school he could keep the cows ... .
The boy, only son, saw his mother leave, Claire takes her in his arms. Before separating the two women exchanged a few words, simple, short: if I do not believe it .... my mother and said she tries to slip in hand Claire a little black velvet bag which contained some jewels.
Claire aside, smiled and answered: I've raised six ... .
Claire took me into the kitchen, getting ready donuts because there was still wheat flour and sugar. The grandfather wants to make me taste the excellent wine Jurancon. I slept well until morning .....
HIDDEN CHILD
Begin a quiet life, almost happy. Leo Dubois takes me everywhere, I learn to milk, to fix the yoke of oxen to plow. Louie, my dog helps me to keep the twelve cows. 44 spring arrives, wonderful in this beautiful mountain. I play with Irene and Titi (Alfred).
My mother is too brief appearances, she brings news of my sick father hid Oloron through the protection of resisting a police officer. Other new saddest, friends were arrested. More news from my uncle who left Samuel Ruck Beaune-la-Rolande to Drancy and then Auschwitz (train 57).
I attend evening meetings of guerrillas. Weapons will be dropped.
denunciations?
The sister of Leo Dubois, postmistress of the village rises precipitously on the farm it was very emotional, upset, she exclaimed:
"Everybody knows that you are hiding Jews, they will come burn your farm, you'll be shot! "
Claire takes the kids to hide among neighbors: Lajous.
Leo is "I'm home here." He ran for his gun hidden among the vines. I had never seen a gun before.
quieten down a little, the factor provides us the information. Because we have no radio on the farm, lack of electricity. We're lit by carbide lamps.
We're running out of everything, corn and replace chestnut bread.
On June 6, 1944 .
factor is struggling to climb the hill he was a little too wet landing.
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September 1944
This release . We all met at Mirassou.
Smile reborn, families have come out of hiding,
three prisoners son will return.
I want to say I spent a happy year in a real family.
Claire generous and gentle man Leon gruff, mustachioed, mischievous, laughing and good. Juliet, the vast soeur.Titi (Alfred) and Irene my playmates all three robbers cherries. Juliette Ch.Mohr S.Ruck,Jacques,LEON,Lina Mohr, CLAIRE Henri Irène Leo Alfred (Titi)
Printemps1945.
The return to peace, the school, return to Lille.Nous were exchanged letters, but I never saw Leon and Claire. I studied, got married. I have four children and nine grandchildren.
and I've never forgotten the "Beth ceu PAU
Manufactured in Lille on 12/04/2006  |
| Inscribed on the Wall of the Righteous in Jerusalem |
