FOOD
FOOD ON
FOOD ON THE TABLE. AHEAD OF THIS HOLIDAY, SHARON
SAT DOWN WITH A WOMAN WHO WILL
BE DOING THE SAME AND SHE
WANTS TO SHARE HER HISTORY
TOO.
TOO.
TOO. >>
TOO. >> ANY GOOD THANKSGIVING MEAL
ENDS WITH DESSERT.
>> THEY ARE NAMED AFTER A TOWN
IN AUSTRIA.
IN AUSTRIA. >> Reporter: THESE TART JAM
FILLED COOKIES AND THE
LUXURIOUS SLICES FREQUENTLY
GRACE EVA'S TABLE.
>> MY MOTHER MADE IT VERY
WELL.
WELL.
WELL. AND
WELL. AND IT ALSO HAS LAYERS OF
WALNUTS AND LAYERS OF JAM AND
CHOCOLATE ON THE TOP.
>> Reporter: JUST LIKE HOW HER
MOTHER USED IT TO MAKE IT.
>> HER NAME IS ETEL YAMBOR AND
SHE GAVE A RECIPE TO MY MOM.
>> Reporter: THESE CARDS ARE
NOT ANY OLD HEIRLOOMS.
>> SHE WAS IN AUSCHWITZ WHERE
THEY ONLY TALKED ABOUT FOOD
BECAUSE THEY WERE STARVING.
AND PEOPLE WERE DYING AROUND
THEM.
THEM.
THEM. AND
THEM. AND AFTER A FEW WEEKS IN
AUSCHWITZ, THEY WERE PUT ON
TRAINS, SHE AND HER YOUNGER
SISTER.
SISTER.
SISTER. WITH MANY OTHER WOMEN AND
TAKEN TO GERMANY TO A SUB
CAMP.
CAMP.
CAMP. WHERE THEY WORKED IN THE
AMMUNITION FACTORY.
AMMUNITION FACTORY. IT IS CALLED THE REGAL MINE
43.
43.
43. >>
43. >> Reporter: BECAUSE THE WOMEN
DIDN'T HAVE ACCESS TO
STATIONARY AT THE FACTORY.
>> GIVEN TO HER.
>> Reporter: EVEN SAYS SHE
COLLECTED AMMUNITION PACKING
SLIPS AND FOUND A PENCIL ON
THE GROUND.
THE GROUND. >> SHE PILFERED THESE PAPERS.
AND IN THE EVENINGS WOULD
WRITE RECIPES THAT WOMEN
SHARED AMONG EACH OTHER
BECAUSE THEY WERE HUNGRY.
THEY TALKED ABOUT FOOD ALL THE
TIME.
TIME.
TIME. >>
TIME. >> Reporter: ONE SIDE, AN
IDENTIFIER FOR GERMAN-MADE
BOMBS THAT KILLED THOUSANDS.
>> AND ON THE OTHER SIDE, MY
MOTHER WROTE A RECIPE, FIG AND
NOT SLICES GIVEN TO HER BY A
HUNGARIAN LADY.
HUNGARIAN LADY. >> Reporter: AT THE END OF IT
ALL, THE CARDS ENDED UP IN THE
HUNDREDS.
HUNDREDS.
HUNDREDS. A WAY OF SURVIVAL.
A WAY OF REMINDING THEMSELVES
THAT ONE DAY WHEN THEY ARE
FREE, THEY'LL EAT AGAIN.
>> THESE WOMEN TRY TO IN THE
MOST INHUMANE CONDITIONS, THEY
TRY TO REMAIN DIGNIFIED,
CIVILIZED, AND HOPEFUL.
AND THIS WAS MY MOTHER'S WAY
OF INDIRECTLY RESISTING THE
NAZIS.
NAZIS.
NAZIS. THIS WAS HER INDIRECT
RESISTANCE THAT SHE HAD TO BE
VERY CAREFUL AND HIDE IT.
HIDE THOSE RECIPES.
>> Reporter: TWO YEARS AGO,
EVA DECIDED THESE CARDS
COULDN'T STAY IN THE DARK.
>> MANY OF THE RECIPES WERE
GIVEN BY MEMORY.
>> Reporter: NOW THEY ARE AT
THE HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM
IN WASHINGTON, D.C. SOME OF
THOSE RECIPES MEMORIALIZED IN
EVA'S NEW BOOK CALLED HIDDEN
RECIPES.
RECIPES.
RECIPES. >> WERE YOU NERVOUS ABOUT
DOING THAT?
DOING THAT? BECAUSE YOU'LL NEVER HOLD IT
AGAIN.
AGAIN.
AGAIN. I
AGAIN. I KNOW YOU HAVE COPIES BUT
IT'S SUCH A BIG PART OF YOU
AND A BIG PART OF YOUR MOM
THAT YOU DON'T HAVE ANYMORE.
>> IT WAS SO HARD FOR ME TO
PART WITH IT.
AND I TALK TO MY HUSBAND.
I TALKED TO MY THREE CHILDREN
AND WE DECIDED WE CAN'T KEEP
IT INSIDE OUR CLOSET.
IT'S TIME TO DONATE TO TELL
THE STORY.
THE STORY. THE STORY MUST BE TOLD.
IT'S IMPORTANT.
IT'S IMPORTANT. >> Reporter: HIDDEN RECIPES
ISN'T A COOKBOOK.
IT'S THE STORY OF TWO PEOPLE,
THEIR SURVIVAL, THEIR
RESILIENCE, AND HOPE.
>> I USE THIS PHOTO ON THE
FRONT COVER OF MY BOOK.
I DIDN'T WANT THIS BOOK TO BE
SAD.
SAD.
SAD. I
SAD. I WANTED TO SHOW THAT AFTER
THE WAR WHEN MY PARENTS MET,
THAT THEY STRIVE TO CREATE
LIFE, START ALL OVER.
I WAS BORN A FEW YEARS AFTER
THE WAR.
THE WAR.
THE WAR. AND REALLY JUST WANTED TO LOOK
AHEAD AND MAKE THE BEST LIFE.
>> SO THIS IS HER BOOK.
IT'S AVAILABLE ON AMAZON AND
IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS IT WILL
BE AVAILABLE IN DIFFERENT
BOOKSTORES WHERE YOU MIGHT BUY
YOUR BOOKS AT.
HERE ARE SOME OF THE COOKIES
THAT SHE INSISTED WE TAKE SOME
HOME WITH US.
THAT SHE USE THIS AS A VEHICLE
TO TELL THE STORIES AS A WOMAN
WHO DIDN'T MAKE IT.
>> IT'S AMAZING WHAT PEOPLE
WILL DO TO KEEP THEIR HUMANITY
IN THE FACE OF HORROR.
>> IT IS INCREDIBLE.
IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT, SUCH --
I ASKED HER WHAT WAS IT LIKE
TO LOOK AT THE CONTRAST?
IN THE FRONT IT IS JUST BOMBS
AND AMMUNITION AND ON THE
OTHER SIDE, ALMOND CAKE
RECIPE.
RECIPE.
RECIPE. SHE SAID THAT'S ONE OF THE
WEIRDEST THINGS IN THE MOST
WEIRDEST WAY THAT SHE CAN HOLD
SO MANY CONTRASTING THINGS