The recent postings on school life among Donauschwaben children has been of great interest to me because my parents as well as my maternal aunt were all teachers in both the former Yugoslavia and as refugees in Austria. My parents (Franz and Johanna Krewedl) taught in schools funded by the German government in several towns including Ruma, Erdevik, Essegg (Osijek),Kozarac (sp?) between the years 1937-1944. My aunt (Marie Keller) taught in Neusatz probably around 1942-44. After fleeing their homeland in October of 1944, they came to Upper Austria and taught refugee children in the Voeklabruk/Frankenburg area. Of course when the Austrian soldiers returned home, they lost their positions. This prompted them to seek a new life in the U.S.A. never again to resume their chosen profession in their newly adopted country. Dolores Krewedl Brooks Dayton, Ohio Sent from my iPad