Erika Stark

In 1944, as the Nazis were invading Hungary, a member of the Black Arrow, the Hungarian Fascists, warned ten families, including Erika's, to flee in order to avoid being captured. The family ran to an aunt's house in Budapest for safety. Her father, who had sustained a wound while in Ukraine, eventually returned.

Following the war, the family returned to Budapest and the surrounding area. As more refugees came back, they began to rebuild their lives in Hungary. However, in 1956, the family decided to leave Hungary. They traveled separately to Vienna, where they reunited and then traveled together to the United States.