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It was this small Jewish gymnasium with Polish the language of instruction. I can’t say much about that Jewish gymnasium, almost nothing. It was quite a long way out of the center of town, on the outskirts, and when you went in the morning and then came back you just forgot about it. We didn’t have any contact with the gymnasium.
There was Hebrew, but I didn’t pay attention, I didn’t work at Hebrew. One mistress I remember. The history teacher, I think, but I only just remember her, very vaguely. I don’t know any names. How I came to go to that gymnasium I don’t know, why I stopped going I don’t know either. I do remember the cap, though, because I had my photograph taken, quite a good photograph it was too. The cap was: blue trimmings, the crown was white, a round cap, white felt on top, colors nicely selected. There weren’t any uniforms.
There was Hebrew, but I didn’t pay attention, I didn’t work at Hebrew. One mistress I remember. The history teacher, I think, but I only just remember her, very vaguely. I don’t know any names. How I came to go to that gymnasium I don’t know, why I stopped going I don’t know either. I do remember the cap, though, because I had my photograph taken, quite a good photograph it was too. The cap was: blue trimmings, the crown was white, a round cap, white felt on top, colors nicely selected. There weren’t any uniforms.
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Julian Gringras