▁A ran ka ▁and ▁Uncle ▁Jacob ▁did ▁not ; ▁they ▁were ▁deport ed ▁to ▁Aus ch witz ▁while ▁their ▁ 1 5 - year - old ▁son , ▁Thomas , ▁kept ▁walking . ▁He ▁never ▁saw ▁his ▁parents ▁again . ▁ ▁In ▁late ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁the ▁Germ ans ▁inv aded ▁Slov ak ia . ▁Ol ga ' s ▁cousin ▁Eug ene , ▁a ▁young ▁solic itor ▁who ▁worked ▁with ▁the ▁Under ground , ▁was ▁pushed ▁from ▁the ▁third ▁story ▁of ▁a ▁building ▁in ▁broad ▁day light . ▁With ▁the ▁invasion ▁of ▁the ▁Germ ans ▁came ▁more ▁deport ations ▁to ▁death ▁cam ps . ▁In ▁early ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁Hor ak ▁and ▁her ▁family ▁were ▁told ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁Marian ka , ▁another ▁area ▁outside ▁of ▁Br atis lava . ▁After ▁two ▁weeks , ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁SS ▁gu ards ▁and ▁H link a ▁Gu ards ▁surrounded ▁the ▁building . ▁ ▁Aus ch witz ▁Ol ga ▁was ▁transport ed ▁to ▁S ere ď , ▁a ▁collection ▁point ▁for ▁Slov ak ian ▁Jews ▁located ▁ ▁n ortheast ▁of ▁Br atis lava . ▁There ▁the ▁commander , ▁Alo is ▁Brun ner , ▁would ▁entertain ▁himself ▁by ▁shooting ▁prisoners ▁at ▁random . ▁Ol ga , ▁her ▁parents , ▁her ▁grand m other , ▁and ▁about ▁ 1 2 0 ▁other ▁people , ▁were ▁sh oved ▁into ▁a ▁cattle ▁car ▁that ▁normally ▁would ▁have ▁held ▁eight ▁horses . ▁Hor ak ▁does ▁not ▁know ▁how ▁long ▁she ▁was ▁in ▁the