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Grandma knew the Swabs well. She would go to visit them when someone in their families died, or when someone was born, and she also went to congratulate them on their holidays. She brought them gifts, and they gave her gifts, like shlachmones (any gift given at Purim). We never had a Christmas tree, but Grandma always went to congratulate the Swabs on Christmas. We celebrated Hanukkah, and if Hanukkah didn’t fall on Christmas, then they would come to congratulate us. They would bring us something, pears, plums, grapes. But they didn’t bring any other food, because they knew that grandmother and her family wouldn’t eat it, but fruit they would eat.
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Budapest
Hungary
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Peter Reisz