Uncle Josef Šimek and his wife Elen's family. (During the liberation of Trnava by the Red Army there was a confusion of names, the uncle's family were considered to be members of the bourgeoisie - in Trnava there was another person with the surname Šimko - and they were to be arrested. Elen was shot in the leg while defending her family and bled to death before a doctor arrived.)
Uncle Josef Šimek and his wife Elen's family. (During the liberation of Trnava by the Red Army there was a confusion of names, the uncle's family were considered to be members of the bourgeoisie - in Trnava there was another person with the surname Šimko - and they were to be arrested. Elen was shot in the leg while defending her family and bled to death before a doctor arrived.)
Marie Kolářová (centre) with her family: father František Šimek (first from left) and mother (second from left), older sister and her boyfriend (second from right, first from right) and two other sisters (bottom row), Rozseč, summer 1954
Marie Kolářová (centre) with her family: father František Šimek (first from left) and mother (second from left), older sister and her boyfriend (second from right, first from right) and two other sisters (bottom row), Rozseč, summer 1954
Marie Kolářová (centre) with her husband Josef (top row second from left), their son Josef (bottom row second from right) and daughter Stanislava (bottom row first from right), undated
Marie Kolářová (centre) with her husband Josef (top row second from left), their son Josef (bottom row second from right) and daughter Stanislava (bottom row first from right), undated
