In February 1946, we got married in the Russian zone of Germany. Like any other young married couple, we did not bother about the world. We had each other and we were happy, but soon enough we found out it takes more than love to live.

Our ration cards promised each person about three slices of bread a day, fifty grams ( one and a half ounces ) of meat a week and very little fat. Many times we got fish or cottage cheese as a substitute for the meat. It was not enough to live on but a little too much to die on.

Most of the time I had to go into the country to get some more food for us from the farmers. There was nothing to buy, and the money wasn’t good, so we exchanged bed sheets, clothing, household goods or the like. This was a pretty fair deal.

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