Tag #107711 - Interview #101359 (Helena Najberg)

In 1974 I visited my Aunt Tola in Belgium. I’ve already said something about her, she was very religious. I stayed there for a month and a half. And we had to set some things straight right from the start. Because, for example, Jews cannot turn on light, or light a fire, since Friday evening. So I told her: ‘Listen, I can’t lie in the dark. I have to read in the evening, or I can’t fall asleep. So I’ll turn on my light. After all, you know that we didn’t obey all these rules at our house.’ There was this small 15-watt bulb in the bathroom that was on all the time, so you wouldn’t have to turn it on, but not in my room. And she allowed me to do that. But she followed all those rules herself.