Clara Frank and Margaret Frank
Clara Frank and Margaret Frank Clara Frank and Margaret Frank

Clara Frank and Margaret Frank

Recorded June 6, 2008 53:01 minutes
Clara Frank and Margaret Frank
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Id: LMN000293

Description

Clara Frank tells her daughter Maggie Frank about her childhood in Hungary, growing up during the war and under Soviet occupation. They also talk about their relationship, and their love for each other.

Subject Log / Time Code

5:45
Clara’s father was taken to a labor camp during WWII, and Clara’s mother aided him in a failed escape.
10:10
Gambling, though Clara didn’t know it at the time, caused the family to move to smaller apartments or outlying parts of Budapest.
19:30
Stalin’s death, and the opening up that it allowed many of the countries under Soviet control.
24:00
Clara’s family escaping after the Russians invaded to re-take Hungary.
35:30
Clara’s pride in Maggie, and remembering her happiness at being pregnant.

Participants

  • Clara Frank
  • Margaret Frank

Recording Locations

StoryCorps Lower Manhattan Booth

Venue / Recording Kit