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Jews, even if they weren’t religious, I think those too had a Star of David hung out on the entrance door. And I saw it at my grandmother’s too, on the door, the packed Star of David was fixed with two small nails, it was packed in a small piece of leather I think [one inch large, 10-15 cm long].
[Editor’s note: The packed Star of David is supposed to have served as a mezuzah, perhaps it replaced the usual parchment. Presumably it would have been very difficult to purchase a real parchment made by a scribe.]
My grandmother told me that every Jew had one on his door, he entered [the house] after kissing the Star of David. Nothing could be seen [from the outside], just a small package, with something in it. But I asked my grandmother, and she told me that the Star of David was painted on something. And if a Jewish person came, they kissed it.
[Editor’s note: The packed Star of David is supposed to have served as a mezuzah, perhaps it replaced the usual parchment. Presumably it would have been very difficult to purchase a real parchment made by a scribe.]
My grandmother told me that every Jew had one on his door, he entered [the house] after kissing the Star of David. Nothing could be seen [from the outside], just a small package, with something in it. But I asked my grandmother, and she told me that the Star of David was painted on something. And if a Jewish person came, they kissed it.
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Romania
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Alice Kosa