Martin Petrasek - Martin loses his family
Transcript: You were told, told, they need people to go out, go out, in the, in the country, wherever there are mulberry trees, pick them up, and feed, feed the worms, right. So, I was one of them, of course, so, so I was young and I was not so much useful in the, in the factory there, so then I saw a opportunity, okay? Number one, I was thinking to run away, okay? But at that time, to run away, for me, I have no money, I have no, any false documents, and clothes, and so, where are you going to run away? I don't know where to go. And, but at that time I still didn't believe that my parents are not in my hometown.

So one day, when we were very close to my town, I ran away in the morning, my friend was picking up for me more of leaf, and I came to my house and I see the house is empty. Then I already believe that my parents are gone. That was the first time that I really convinced myself. Even so, I heard from somebody that came from my town that your parents were taken on July, I think July 2 or July 6 or so, and I still didn't believe it, you know, because you know people are talking maybe, so I wanted to make sure, absolutely sure. I run away, and I came back at the time when they were moving back to the camp, and I, then I knew that that's it.