English language audiobook \"My Name is Stazcek Surdel\"
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EnglishVoice Age
Middle Aged (35-54)Accents
North American (General)Transcript
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The two Children set out for the train station in hopes of making it to Mko without star of David Armbands adorning their arms. They confidently purchased tickets and took the first train to Krakow. They arrived at their destination without incident and patiently waited at the Krakow station for the train to take them to Mko. During that wait, they watched four freight trains loaded with people come through the station. They had no idea where these people were coming from or why they were crammed into cattle cars. These trains were not typical passenger trains at all. The passengers seemed to be in distress and suffering. Nathan and Fila heard Yiddish and Hebrew being spoken in the cattle cars. They could also hear Jews praying inside the tightly packed cars. The two did not react to what they saw as the trains came and went. The two had questions but they had to stifle them. What they had seen, shook them to their cores. Where were the trains going? And for what purpose? They stayed silent. The train cars were cramped for space and were without much air circulation. They heard heavy breathing babies, crying, panic and pleas for food and water. In the summer of 1942 neither Nathan nor Fila understood why people would willingly travel under such conditions. But they quickly realized the trains were holding people against their will. The first rumors in Poland were that the Germans were sending trains full of Jews to resettle. Another set of rumors were that overpacked trains took Jews to killing centers. It was hard to know what they were looking at. Nathan saw names painted on some of the box cars. He saw the names Auschwitz Treblinka and belts on the cars of three of the four trains, they saw the two Children knew Ashvin was approximately 68 kilometers or 42 miles from Krakow, but had no idea what Treblinka and belge was or where these places were even located. Nathan and Fila had no idea what areas were assigned for the resettlement of the Jews regardless of the questions they had Fila and Nathan had to be careful not to react. They could not show worry, fear or confusion. They were posing as Christian poles and so they knew they had to remain in character, indifferent and unmoved by what they saw and heard on these trains. Nathan felt helpless watching. He asked himself, was running away, increasing or decreasing the odds of survival. Did I make the right decision to leave home? Was it better to be on the run and risk being caught or smarter to stay in town and obey the incoming deportation orders. Maybe they would send us to a safe resettlement region. He had no way to know the answers to any of these questions. Gustava too asked if she had made the right decision in sending her son and daughter away. Did she increase or decrease the chances of their survival? There was no handbook for any of this. There was only a gut instinct to follow.