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Jews came to Nagyborosnyo from other villages too, from Rety as well, because there was only this room, arranged like a synagogue [prayer house], only for this two-days holiday [Chanukkah], and for the day when they fast, on Yom Kippur, it was occupied only for these three days.
They put in benches, chairs, where people would sit down. In one part only women, in the other men. I don’t know whether it was separated with a curtain, I don’t remember. And the distillery owner was religious, he was from the surroundings of Zilah, he could pray very well, and he knew the religion very well. And he led the service, and my aunt, aunt Gizella, who adopted my sister, told [me]that I was welcome, if I wanted to celebrate the holiday, I could go if I wanted to.
They put in benches, chairs, where people would sit down. In one part only women, in the other men. I don’t know whether it was separated with a curtain, I don’t remember. And the distillery owner was religious, he was from the surroundings of Zilah, he could pray very well, and he knew the religion very well. And he led the service, and my aunt, aunt Gizella, who adopted my sister, told [me]that I was welcome, if I wanted to celebrate the holiday, I could go if I wanted to.
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Location
Nagyborosnyo
Romania
Interview
Alice Kosa