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Kvasničková. After marrying, they continued to live with Kopská. In 1955, Brod got a job at the
Military History Institute, during which time Brod became disillusioned with the Communist Party and attempted to subvert it, conducting independent research into the activities of the Czechoslovak resistance during World War II, which resulted in him experiencing trouble with the government. He was eventually expelled from the Party and fired from his job, after which he worked as a water pumper, which was a miserable experience for him. He eventually received disability status and was able to live at home. During this time, a friend asked him to sign Charter 77, which he did, as one of the 150 original signatories of the charter. Brod and his wife spoke open of their anti-Soviet views and participated in many political demonstrations, despite their apartment being wired by the
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along with his brother and mother. Brod lived in one of the boys' dormitories and attended school classes, in which the teachers attempted to protect the children from the reality of life in the ghetto. Brod and his brother were able to visit their mother most afternoons. Kopská sent care packages to
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