Szia, my name is Margarita. My parents were born in Budapest. They managed to survive WWII and escaped Hungary, together with a few family members, in 1945 before the borders were closed. The small group crossed the Alpes and took a ship in Italy to go to Argentina, where I was born. We were surrounded by Hungarian speaking uncles and aunts. My father’s parents (both born in Dunajska Streda (was Dunaszerdahely), Slovakia, arrived in Argentina in 1948. My mother’s mother (born in Gyöngyös, Hungary) arrived in 1957. My mother’s father (born in Miskolc, Hungary) had died in 1941.
The first time I went to Hungary was in 1975 and met the family that was not able to leave the country. It was very difficult times. I still have family there and have been visiting many times. It takes me a few days to catch up with my basic Hungarian.
I have been working on my family tree and doing genealogy for about 26 years, when I discovered that the family was Jewish. It is a fascinating hobby.
