The Game of Their Lives

“Without Béla Stollár neither I nor any other member of my family would have survived. At the end, it was he who died for us and for humanity.” Prof. István Deák
Holocaust survivor

“I hope that our Swaythling Club will continue to develop and promote that which money cannot buy: friendship, health, love, faithfulness, loyalty and tolerance.” Žarko Dolinar
Acting President, 1972

"It is thanks to Maria Friedlaender that my father survived the war. By taking and keeping my father in hiding she risked her life" Drs. Paulien Bruggeman-Citroen,
the daughter of Paul Citroen, Holocaust survivor

"Tadeusz Gebethner should be a model for a patriot, a sportsman, and a man - for every Pole and especially for football fans" Lukasz Chmielewski,
a Polish fan of the Polonia team

"Jan Kasper Klein, the inspired leader of this dangerous hiding practices, has completely devoted himself to his task, without fear for his own life" Bob Denneboom,
Holocaust survivor

"Pola was crying and asked if anybody would be willing to take her daughter. Then Danielius said me: "Maybe WE can take her"?"
Ona Žilevičienė

"That we owe our lives to this family is obvious. The motivation of the Wetemans was a spontaneous offer of help during this horrible period and resistance against the enemy"
Harry de Wolf
Holocaust survivor

"Martin Uher took a great risk. Had the Germans discovered what he was doing, they would certainly arrested him and confiscated his property"
Imrich Rosenberg-Hajny
Holocaust survivor

"The underground news in Budapest spreads rapidly. We hear of a new sport called: 'Jew hunting'..."
From Gita Mallasz' book, Talking with Angels