Remembered by people who were there · 1949
Ester remembers the deportation train at Ülemiste in March 1949
As the March deportation of 1949 drew near, Ester's mother Helene-Vilhelmine left their home in Nõmme to hide, leaving her daughters Ester, born in 1925, and Valda in the flat. She could not imagine that the girls would be taken without her, but they were, and were put on the train waiting at Ülemiste station. When the mother found out, she gave herself up so she could join them. The women were sent to a state farm in Nazarovo district of Krasnoyarsk krai and were allowed to return to Estonia in the autumn of 1956.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
1949. aasta märtsiküüditamise lähenedes läks Esteri (sünd 1925) ema Helene-Vilhelmine Nõmmel asunud kodust peitu ja jättis tütred Esteri ja Valda korterisse. Ta ei osanud arvata, et tütred viiakse ära ilma temata, kuid nii juhtus ning neiud viidi Ülemiste jaamas seisnud ešeloni. Kui ema sellest teada sai, andis ta end ise üles, et nendega ühineda. Naised viidi Krasnojarski krai Nazarovo rajooni sovhoosi tööle ja nad said Eestisse tagasi pöörduda 1956. aasta sügisel.
Source: Eesti Mälu Instituut, Kogu Me Lugu (YouTube), video mp5QA-6kgoM ↗