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Grandma Fought The Nazis For You

Vlado with his “Maminka” Olga Fabry, Geneva, circa 1948, after she had fled Czechoslovakia.
Letter from World’s YWCA Associate General Secretary Jacq van Stoetwegen, confirming the testimony of Olga Fabry.

“To Whom It May Concern

This is to certify that Mrs. Olga Fabry, of Bratislava, Haffnerweg 4, who is at present a refugee in Geneva, was formerly President of the Y.W.C.A. in Bratislava, Slovakia. Before and during the war, she carried faithfully and efficiently this important office in the Y.W.C.A. in Czechoslovakia. During the German occupation and Nazi domination, she was threatened and was sent away from Bratislava. In spite of protests made by Mrs. Fabry and others, no educational activities were permitted in the Y.W.C.A after the occupation, and although certain other services continued for a short time, the buildings were then confiscated, and the Association dissolved by the Nazis.”