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Jews got along well with other residents and respected their faith. People’s virtues were highly valued and people didn’t care about nationality. Jews in Tomashpol dealt in crafts: they were tailors, shoemakers, hat makers, barbers, tinsmiths, saddle makers, etc. Most of bakers were Jews. The Russian and Ukrainian population made farmers. There was a big market open in Tomashpol on Sunday. Farmers from neighboring villages brought their food products to sell at the market. Jews didn’t trade at the market.
Jews lived in the central part of the town. There were streets populated only by Jewish families.
Jews lived in the central part of the town. There were streets populated only by Jewish families.
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Interview
Arkadi Yurkovetski