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==Early years== Capa was born Endre Ernő Friedmann to the [[Jewish]] family of Júlia (née Berkovits) and Dezső Friedmann in [[Budapest]], [[Austria-Hungary]], on October 22, 1913.<ref name=Kershaw/> His mother, Julianna Henrietta Berkovits was a native of Nagykapos (now [[Veľké Kapušany]], Slovakia) and Dezső Friedmann came from the Transylvanian village of Csucsa (now [[Ciucea]], Romania).<ref name=Kershaw/> At the age of 18, he was accused of alleged communist sympathies and was forced to flee Hungary.<ref name=Davenport>Davenport, Alma. ''The History of Photography: An Overview'', Univ. of New Mexico Press (1991)</ref>{{rp|154}} He moved to [[Berlin]], where he enrolled at [[Berlin University]] where he worked part-time as a darkroom assistant for income and then became a staff photographer for the German photographic agency, Dephot.<ref name=Davenport/>{{rp|154}} It was during that period that the [[Nazi Party]] came into power, which made Capa, a Jew, decide to leave Germany and move to Paris.<ref name=Davenport/>{{rp|154}}
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