This is an interesting discussion. I am from Hodschag, was transferred to Gakowa on Palm Sunday 1945, where we survived until we escaped sometime in the spring of 1947 to Hungary, Burgenland and finally to Vienna where we lived until we migrated to America. I attended school there until 3rd grade. I never felt discrimination while in school but the surrounding community of Viennese did not particularly like these “Schwowa from Southern Europe”. One thing that I always remember during those school days was that there were no public libraries. The local school permitted only the “smart students”to take books out. Luckily I was one of the “smart”. Anyone out there with similar experiences. Tony Selinger Blauvelt, NY Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 2, 2018, at 11:34 AM, Henry Fischer via DONAUSCHWABEN-VILLAGES <[email protected]> wrote: > > Actually