This is my mother, Rifca Kaiserman. She must have been 60 years old.

This is me, Rosa Kaiserman and my brother Pincu Kaiserman.

This is me, Rosa Kaiserman, in the first grade in primary school, with a black uniform – it was made of some black satin, like a frock, which was buttoned at the back and had pockets and an embroidered collar.

My mother used to embroider my collars. I wanted the collar to be perfect, so when I went to school I didn’t put it on, but put in a copy-book in my schoolbag, and only when got to school I took it out and buttoned it on my neck.

The uniforms were made by dressmakers, you couldn’t buy them ready-made, like nowadays.