Jiri Franek and his relatives on vacation

This photograph was taken at Easter 1930, in Brezove u Svitavy, where my uncle Otto Eisner [the husband of my father's sister Marie Frischmann] had a textile factory, at a family reunion.

Our father - Alfred Frischman - is sitting in the first row at the far right. It's apparently his last photograph, the following year, 1931, he died of appendicitis. In the upper row, from right, are standing my cousins Arnost Eisner and Oskar Eisner.

The last in the row is Hugo Reiner. In the middle row, from left, are Otto Eisner, Uncle Rudolf Frischmann, Aunt Klara Reinerova [née Frischmannova], my mother Hana Frischmannova [née Pfeiferova], Uncle Alois Frischmann and Ruzenka Eisnerova [later married name Weissova].

In the bottom row at the left sits our German teacher. I'm standing next to her. Next to me on the other side sits Marie Frischmannova [née Stukartova] - the wife of Rudolf Frischmann.

On Marie's lap is their daughter Eva Frischmannova. The smiling woman right beside her is my father's sister Marie Eisnerova [née Frischmannova].

My brother Frantisek and I greatly enjoyed holidays in Brezove, our uncle had a huge garden where we played, there were fruit trees there with loads of fruit.