The Kallos Family Book 2022

PART 1: THE KALLOS FAMILY • i
Dedication
This book is dedicated to the Jews of Ťačovo,
Czechoslovakia, who were cruelly murdered by
their German and Hungarian oppressors during
the Holocaust. Their story must be told and
retold by present and future generations so they
are forever remembered. As Elie Wiesel said: ‘To
forget the dead would be akin to killing them a
second time.’
Dedicated also to those who survived. This
book bears witness to their courage, resilience
and determination.
It is particularly dedicated to Barbara Kallos,
whose remarkable memory for detail enables
readers to gain a glimpse of an innocent, idyllic
life before the Holocaust, and her descendants to
know their family history, which is rooted in East
Central Europe. Despite her huge losses, Barbara
maintained her warm, exuberant spirit and was
somehow able in Israel to re-establish her life, to
hold on to the values she was raised with and still
maintain her Jewish faith.