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Life in Sighet, Romania - 1920-1939
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Life in Sighet, in some respects, recalled the popular images of Anatevka, the shtetl made famous in "Fiddler on the Roof".

Many of Sighet’s modern Jews worked in shops and offices, schools and synagogues, were musicians, students, doctors and businessmen. But there were still those who carried out the traditional basic tasks.


Yeshiva boys studied the Torah, but also learned the weaving trade...
Yeshiva boys studied the Torah, but also learned the weaving trade...
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