Marta Pasternakova with sisters and friends

Photo taken in:
Presov

Year when photo was taken:
1930

Country name at time of photo:
Czechoslovakia, 1918-1938

Country name today:
Slovakia

Here you can see all the three daughters of my grandparents, my mother Marta Pasternakova, nee Preisova, and her two sisters, Nely Gellertova, nee Preisova, and Katarina Samolovicova, nee Preisova. The other people must be some of their friends. The photo was taken at a swimming pool in Presov. It was a very nice swimming pool with benches and interesting geometrical shapes. The Jewish youth used to meet there.

Interview details

Interviewee: Ivan Pasternak

Bratislava, Slovakia

KEY PERSON

Marta Pasternakova

Year of birth:

1916

City of birth:

Eperjes

Country name at time of birth:

Austria

Year of death:

1962

City of death:

Kosice

Died:

after WW II

Occupation

before WW II:

Housewife

after WW II:

Office clerk

Family names

Previous family name:
Preisova
Year of changing:
1940
Reason for changing:
Marriage
Previous family name:
Preis
Reason for changing:
Assimilation
Decade of changing:
1920s

Other Person

Katarina Samolovicova

Year of birth:

1911

City of birth:

Eperjes

Country name at time of birth:

Austria

Year of death:

2000

City of death:

Presov

Country of death:

Slovakia

Died:

after WW II

Occupation

after WW II:

Assistant in health care

Previous family name:
Preisova
Reason for changing:
Marriage
Previous family name:
Katalin Preis
Reason for changing:
Assimilation
Decade of changing:
1920s