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She would bless the candles, the entire family would sit down around the table; Grandma’s sons had their heads covered – something that wasn’t required from me.
One of my father’s brothers would say what was supposed to be said on the occasion. He was very religious and went to the synagogue every Friday.
If I were to describe my own point of view on this matter, I would say that I understood that I was a Jew and that the holidays and the Sabbath represented tradition, but in my mind it was all very loosely connected with the issue of religious beliefs.
One of my father’s brothers would say what was supposed to be said on the occasion. He was very religious and went to the synagogue every Friday.
If I were to describe my own point of view on this matter, I would say that I understood that I was a Jew and that the holidays and the Sabbath represented tradition, but in my mind it was all very loosely connected with the issue of religious beliefs.
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Ludwik Krasucki