author - Jaroslavs Orlovs

 

We all know that the war is merciless. In every country there have been events that forced people to search for a better place –  safer country. Many people have suffered because of the war and still do to this day. Only two wars have left a big mark here in Latvia, but both of them affected my realtives, family and their life paths.

My great-grandmother who had Belarusian nationality hid in a cellar for from the fascist army because she came from a family of Jews. The Holocaust as a plague moved around the world, only because of some kind of ambition and self-confidence of one authority. She hid for some time, but as happens in real life, sooner or later the army, which at that time was in the territory of Latvia, began to investigate the secret of her family. The Jewish family were fugitives from the strength of the Third Reich.

My great-grandmother was taken as a prisoner and was tortured, but as a woman who wanted to save lives of other on her own cost, she did not say anything. Recognizing nothing, the fascist army let her go, but after all this hell, she had health problems (a problem with the spine,  damaged psyche). Historically, the fascist army knew how to torture people and find the most awful ways to do what was needed.

Usually when the war ends, one of the both warring sides wins. But is there any sense in the war? Why is it really needed? Why was the first world war in which Hitler participated, and after which he wanted so much to retreat the Entente countries? Why do people have to suffer because of this? There are many questions that we can ask, but there are only a few answers...

Maybe I do not have all the answers to my stated question, but I do know one thing - my great-grandmother was a hero. Many people have not heard about her and her story, because there were a lot of families like hers, but for me she will always be special and iconic. Even during the war people helped each other, but what happens nowadays