Hatam Sofer Mausoleum Shalom! World. Bratislava is the youthful, dynamic and busting capital of Slovakia. At the same time, however it is a historical town full of tradition, nostalgia and music, and proud of its rich past. This is where the languages, traditions and cultures of three different countries meet, (Hungary, Czech Republic and Austria) to produce something very pleasant and attractive, a veritable microcosm of Central Europe. However the beauty of the city, the people keep a dangerous sin, the antisemitism. I was a victim of this sick. By 1944, three-fourths of the Jewish community had been exterminated, and more than ninety percent of Jewish youth had been deported. Less zeal on the part of the Slovaks would have saved many Jewish lives. As early as 1941, Slovaks leaders Tuka, Tiso, and Mach negotiated the question of deporting the Jews. Documents attest that in 1941, "Slovakia was the first state whose Jews the German Reich was prepared to take ove...