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I - How was it to come out of Auschwitz, the first contact with the Polish population?
PL - People were different; The Poles had substantially gone from one occupation to another. From a savage one, which was that of the Germans, to another, perhaps more primitive, which was that of the Russians. They were suspicious towards everyone, including us. We were foreigners. We didn't understand one another; We were wearing this uniform of inmates, which to them was terrifying. They didn't want to talk to us, only some, a few, took pity on us. Those with whom we managed to communicate. Understanding one another is very important. Between the man who makes himself understood and that one who doesn't there is an abysmal difference: the first saves himself. This was an experience also of the lager; The importance which understanding and being understood has.
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